People First has a big vision and is moving forward on a variety of initiatives. Life is too short to record it all in detail here ... so I am choosing to reference a few (in alphabetical order);

Some are large far-reaching initiatives some are small ideas. Some I am just interested in, others I am helping get established. I believeĀ all are designed to help 'move the can down the road' in different ways. (The can beingĀ that which we each need to move forward to create a better world where people and their humanity are not afterthoughts but at the center of thinking, decisions and action.

And that human-centered perspective got me to thinking about people - and their stories.

So, in parallel with these initiatives, we are also pivoting the site, including moving the blog front and center and dropping the 'WhoWhatWhenWhereWhyHow' pages to a supporting role on the site.

Microphones

We are also announcing the introduction of a new theme of posts categorized as 'Travels Without Charley' -Ā tipping cap, doffing hat, nodding head vigorously towards one John Steinbeck.

Steinbeck is one of 4 literary ā€˜Johnsā€™ that I reference from time to time. Steinbeck, of course, wrote ā€˜East of Edenā€™ and ā€˜Grapes of Wrathā€™ ... but also a lesser-known work from 1962 that records a journey in 1960 through America with his dog Charley. The book ā€˜Travels With Charleyā€™ is lovely, containingĀ such delights as

ā€œI suppose our capacity for self-delusion is boundless.ā€

... still true 60 years later!

Me? I donā€™t have a dog to travel with and would not even begin to compare myself to someone like Steinbeck. I am just borrowing his idea because there are stories I hear from people. All kinds of people. All the time. So ā€˜Travels Without Charleyā€™ is my modern day, far less skilled contribution to the storytelling that in my mind has never been lost by people that care - but that corporations and punters constantlyĀ reference as if they have just learned of the 'second coming'.

Thinking Allowed

This is a People First post that was originally on the People First domain. It has been moved here as part of my domain consolidation program. Itā€™s a steady and slow WIP as I check each entry, so do please bear with me.