"How vital that we make room in consciousness to think about the things that are actually worthwhile, that are generative, creative and contribute positively to the well-being of the whole."

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by Sanford Baran
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We are living in extraordinarily distracting times. For many there is an almost non-stop experience of interruption that can easily hijack one’s ability to focus and to think. Increasingly we are bombarded by emails, texts, smart phone notifications, social media feeds; not to mention a never-ending stream of sensational news headlines tailor-made to capture our attention.  Is it any wonder that there is so little room in consciousness to think about the things that are actually worthwhile?

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"We have moved into a phase in our collective destiny in which it is our individual honest experience that is of utmost value."

by Volker Brendel
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We have just launched the Tone of Life website (www.toneoflife.org). This took considerable effort, both technically and in producing the content. It was not the easiest of births, because of the nature of what we are trying to do and convey. I suppose if you have a business, let’s say you are a car dealer, and you need to set up a website, it is pretty straightforward to determine what should be on the site. You tell your potential customers what brands of cars will be available, what types (new or used or both), what models, your opening hours, maybe some characteristics of your approach to business, and so forth; all fairly straightforward, and there are many examples to follow.

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