There are a lot of social issues that affect our communities today. Mental illness, physical disease, and global warming are but a few of the ones that seem to affect us all. They’re big problems, and it often seems like they are so big that there’s nothing that anyone can do to solve the problems. It’s very easy to be lulled into the belief that we are too small to make a difference. But what if?

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Ask not what your community can do for you, ask what you can do for your community! I’m sure many of you will recognize the spin on that famous line from a John F. Kennedy speech. For me, this version is really resonating right now. And the timing is pretty good too. I have spent the last few months meeting people that I would call Social Catalysts. I didn’t know or appreciate that term until one of my colleagues brought it up and it really...

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I just got off the phone with a colleague in Guernsey. I was connected to him through a colleague Dr. Lissa Rankin after hearing that he has initiated a project “to make Guernsey the best place to live on earth by 2020”. I have written several blogs, Facebook posts, and tweets on twitter sharing my “big audacious dream” to make our community the “World’s Healthiest Community”. I originally wrote about this on January 25, 2013 and...

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I was at a local screening of the movie “Vanishing of the Bees” last night, and two weeks ago saw a screening of the movie “Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives”. The message that is incredibly clear to me is that, because very (make that VERY) large companies are focused on bottom line and shareholder value, there is little or no thought to the consequences of their actions. But the Side Effects of their actions...

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It's not about whether we become famous or wealthy, it's not about whether we're given the recognition of changing the world, it's not about any of that. Those are all side effects that may or may not happen. I believe it's simply about living life to the fullest, giving it all we've got, and being happy with our efforts.

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