Getting There from Here highlights people, ideas, and movements that have sparked transformative change throughout history—
offering inspiration and practical guidance for contributing to the emerging worldview taking shape today.
Getting There Means Taking Action
Inspirations, Examples, Ideas
The world is evolving quickly, and will continue to do so. We can choose to drift along in the wake of the unfolding change, or we can take part in shaping the future that’s emerging.
What You’ll Find in This Section
This section highlights the many ways transformative change has taken place throughout history, and offers inspiration for what each of us can do now. Here you’ll find topics related to:
- steps we can take to move toward a more interconnected way of living
- individuals, organizations, and grassroots efforts working to create meaningful change
- How people like Martin Luther King Jr. pursued transformation despite resistance
- How scientists such as Einstein advanced new views of reality despite skepticism
Small Things Matter
We don’t need to be experts to create the future want to see. All of us can contribute through small, steady actions— steps such as:
- lending a hand to someone who needs support
- joining organizations that are working toward a better future
- strengthening our communities
- practicing the values we want to see reflected in the world
These things and more are the types if things all of us can do to help build the future we want to see.
Featured Articles
M.L. King, Jr. — Moral Clarity in a Nation Divided
In a time marked by fear, division, and entrenched inequality, M. L. King, Jr. held to a larger truth — that beneath all the ways
Einstein’s Persistence in Advancing a New Worldview
Einstein is now synonymous with genius, but in the early 20th century he was a young thinker whose ideas seemed too radical to be taken
Food for Thought
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
Small Things We Can Do
- Support people in need. Offer your time, skills, or resources to those facing hardship—not as charity, but as a way of strengthening the social fiber we all rely on.
- Seek out local or national groups working on issues like sustainability, democratic reform, education, or community resilience, and contribute in whatever capacity you can.
- Engage with people who hold different perspectives, seek to understand, and work towards reducing the polarizatoin that keeps societies stuck.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
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More Articles
M.L. King, Jr. — Moral Clarity in a Nation Divided
In a time marked by fear, division, and entrenched inequality, M. L. King, Jr. held to a larger truth — that beneath all the ways we separate ourselves, we belong to one human family. His moral clarity, grounded idealism, and courage in the face of resistance helped a divided nation
Einstein’s Persistence in Advancing a New Worldview
Einstein is now synonymous with genius, but in the early 20th century he was a young thinker whose ideas seemed too radical to be taken seriously. His breakthroughs helped accelerate a shift in how we understand reality, but his path was anything but smooth.
Gandhi’s Resolve in Redefining Power
In the early 20th century, Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership in nonviolent resistance emerged alongside a broader unfolding in how we understand reality—across science, society, and culture—each contributing a thread to the weaving of a new, more interconnected worldview.