Rotary

I recently attended a local rotary meeting. Quite a lively bunch. They are a group of people interested in expanding their horizons and helping people out. You may say they are doing it for selfish reasons, building business contacts, etc. While this is a great by-product of membership in such an organization I believe this group like many others have proven that they greatly benefit society. Contributing to this blog is an easier, less expensive way to start a creative, productive thought process with the goal of self improvement to benefit those around us.

Leadership

Recently we have witnessed some disasters which have dramatically different effects on the nation. I believe leadership played a large role in the outcome of each. From one terrible disaster in New York that unified the nation we see leadership that took a stand, handled criticism and people gathered around to rally the cause and the situation improves. On the other hand in a recent natural disaster in the south we saw leadership dodging responsibility and pointing blame which resulted in a whole region in turmoil and distress. What are your thoughts? Why such dramatic differences?

Welcome

This Blog is in honor of Benjamin Franklin's Junto. In his own words: I should have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, [1727] I had formed most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club of mutual improvement, which we called the JUNTO; we met on Friday evenings. The rules that I drew up required that every member, in his turn, should produce one or more queries on any point of Morals, Politics, or Natural Philosophy [physics], to be discuss'd by the company; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own writing, on any subject he pleased. Our debates were to be under the direction of a president, and to be conducted in the sincere spirit of inquiry after truth, without fondness for dispute or desire of victory; and to prevent warmth, all expressions of positive opinions, or direct contradiction, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.
Basically it is a mutual improvement blog, designed to improve the individual and society.