Tag: conservatives

Metaphoric Surfing Part 2: Riding the Cutting Edge When the Environment Gets Conservative

Two nights ago I had another wild surfing dream where I was not only surfing waves, but also in all kinds of buildings and stairs. You name it, I was surfing on it. If you read the last post, https://dreamsforpeace.org/2025/09/22/my-surfing-dream-riding-the-way-of-the-cutting-edge/, you will know that surfing is a metaphor for riding the cutting edge of your …

The Strange Inner Life of Liberals and Conservatives

If you are like me, you may have a tendency to lean toward wanting an environment that is free and unrestricted. You want a supervisor who gives you a lot of leeway to experiment and go your own way. You get angry when a leader gets overly restrictive because you cannot expand what you want …