by Laura Piening | Nov 12, 2023 | Moving Forward, Substack Sampler
In my August 2nd essay on Substack, I drew on the well-known passage on commitment written by W. H. Murray to ask: “What if we committed to being and acting from the conviction that society as we know it could definitely change for the better for most people and life...
by Laura Piening | Jul 30, 2023 | Clarity, Power, Substack Sampler
My knowing that we all play a role in the Greater Pattern comes from the writings of Joan Grant, who is the author of seven historical novels based on her ‘far memory’ of lives she lived prior to her incarnation from 1907 to 1989. I have read Grant’s novels a number...
by Laura Piening | Apr 21, 2023 | Moving Forward
Note: I wrote this story as a contribution to the Solari Backcasting project. Wikipedia defines backcasting as “a planning method that starts with defining a desirable future and then works backwards to identify policies and programs that will connect that specified...
by Laura Piening | Jan 2, 2023 | Moving Forward, Power
As we explore our potential as physical and energetic beings, we become aware of the creative energy of life coursing through our bodies and everyone and everything around us. Our job is to use this life force to bring the best of ourselves to each other and to the...
by Laura Piening | Nov 11, 2022 | Clarity
We can do anything, once we are clear on why we are doing it and where we are going. Clarity drives us. With clarity, we thrive. Given all that is going on in the world today, it is challenging to rise above current thinking, listen with your knowing, and grasp...