Excerpts from "Global Governance in a Time of Transformation" by Ann Florini in Volume V, Number 1 of Kosmos: An Integral Approach to Global Awakening:

"Human destiny is not fixed.  Major stresses are inevitable given the sheer size of the growing human population and the need to adjust to technological changes.  But within those constraints, humanity has enormous freedom.  People decide which problems matter most and how, or whether, to try to solve them."

"We can confront the problem of growing income disparities, or we can wait and see whether such division really will rip societies apart, as many social scientists predict."

"The most important concept for global democracy in the twenty-first century is transparency.  If voice and accountability are to exist across borders, decision makers must explain their actions and decisions to the broader public and they must allow that public greater say in those decisions."

I'm committed to living this new dream.  Are you?