Last resort

These are tough times. But the world has never been free of tough times.

New challenges for us, perhaps, but just another blink of the world’s eye.

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History tells grim tales which begin, “We have resorted to …”

If we ourselves are “resorting”, it may be time for us to begin re-framing.

When we resort, we fall back on well-known, undesirable measures.

When we re-frame, we expand the map. We draw new boundaries. We play a new game. We embrace possibility. We discover better ways.