I am a dot
My Manifesto for a Moral Revolution — Part 1
What is the “impossible” you dare to imagine as “possible”?
What is the story about the future or an alternate reality your manifesto will tell?
What will help you sustain and thrive throughout this work?
Jacqueline Novogratz asks these questions in the Acumen class Path of Moral Leadership that partners with her book ‘ Manifesto for a Moral Revolution ‘.
It was the last of 13 lessons, the culmination of weeks of working alongside other wonderful souls committed to learning how to move more effectively through our world, leaning into learning new ways of being agents of change.
My mission: Offer hope to Generation Z. Make a difference in the climate crisis.
How do I find the right words to encourage individuals to test out their own version of change?
What could I do when there are so many other brighter minds and eloquent voices out there? Could I hope to make a difference?
I sat down at my keyboard. And just poured my heart out.
This is what showed up: (link https://youtu.be/jEJnb1bMgs8)
I am a dot
This is what I know:
I am a dot.
- I’m just one human in a world of 7.8 billion
- I exist at a specific point in time, stepping gratefully in the footsteps of those who came before
- Ours is just one of so many species that have covered this same earth for billions of years
- Our world is one planet, a dot in a galaxy and universe that is so wide and spans dimensions
I am a dot.
And like a dot, I believe in connection. Connecting with friends and family. Connecting a young generation with their elders. Connecting problems with solutions and opportunities. Connecting our future with our past. Connecting peoples across space, place and time.
I am a dot.
While a dot is small, it is not without impact!
You pile enough dots on top of each other, and suddenly you have substance and form, weight and shape which we can choose to use to move towards better.
I am a dot.
And a dot is a beginning.
Part II of the manifesto is titled “I believe” (link below)
This also exists as podcast episode 48 on my podcast Tilt the Future:
https://tilt-the-future.simplecast.com/episodes/i-am-a-dot
What does this say to you?
Does it make you think differently?
And what does it inspire you to write in your manifesto?
CREDIT & THANKS; DEFINITIONS & RESOURCES:
- In this series: Part 1 — I am a dot Part 2 — I believe
- Jacqueline Novogratz, author Manifesto for a Moral Revolution
- Acumen Academy — World School for Social Change, course The Path of Moral Leadership
- TILT the Future — my podcast discusses how little ideas, small shifts and minute moments can result in monumental changes in our lives https://karenadesouza.com/blog/
- Find a version of this thought for today article on LinkedIn and Instagram
- Photo, audio & video credits: Karena de Souza using Canva
Originally published at https://karenadesouza.com on December 16, 2020.
