A collection of good reads I haven’t completely read yet

I have a little folder of starred articles in my NetNewsWire feed reader that contain links to pieces that deserve a little more thoughtfulness and which I haven’t had time to dive into. Here are a bunch from the last month or so. Maybe you could read one or two of them and share your thoughts here. I’ll get to these eventually.

• Minding Positivity. Richard Rohr on the theology of neuroplasicitry.
• The Narrative Alchemist: How Story Shapes Reality. And another version of the above, this time seen through the lens of magic and narrative alchemy.
• The Lost Art of Organizing Civic Groups. Peter Levine on how democracy depends on participation, and why we need intentional containers for participation if we are to hold on to democracy.
• When matter came alive: the physics of life’s emergence.I will never tire of reading about how the lifeless atoms in my body became part of a living creature.
• Watching and waiting. Chris Lysy, who specializes in evaluation and visualization, is feeling the change in his professional life.
• How Alike Are We. A short story.
• The Practice of Strategy. Cameron D. Norman begins a “Fall into Strategy” series with a refreshingly simple take on strategy. Don’t let his linearity fool you. He’s worth reading.
• What a Mamdani-Style Agenda Could Look Like in Metro Vancouver. Khelsilem reflects thoughtfully on how Mandani-ism might look in Vancouver where, God knows, we need it. Khelsilem is one of the few leaders who is able to think clearly and express himself on incredibly complex policy issues. His blog is worth a follow.
• “Good Heavens what insect can suck it?” A fascinating meditation on co-evolution springing from the story of how Darwin deduced the existence of an undiscovered moth simply from examining the unusual nectar spur of an orchid.
• Ecological Football- not just to know more (knowledge about) but to know better (knowledge of). The latest occasional from Mark O Sullivan which will delight anyone like me who loves complexity theory, pedagogy and football.