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change is not a white elephant but a grey one named Integrity
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Where 2014 was the year of Respect on chan6es, 2015 is dedicated to the exploration of Integrity and how it relates to Change.The word 'integrity' evolved from the Latin adjective 'integer', meaning 'whole or complete'. As such integrity can be thought of as an inner sense of 'wholeness'.
Human "wholeness" can be measured as behaviour of enacted values, standards, ethics and morality, belief, intent, creativity and honesty. The measurable behaviours of ethics is regarded by many as the honesty and truthfulness of one's actions. Ethical integrity supports internal consistency as a virtue, and suggests that parties, holding within themselves demonstrably conflicting values, should account for the discrepancy. As discrepancy is a active hallmark of human changes, ethical changes can lead to ethical conflicts as well as sound ethical relationships. In this way, conflict resolution, mediation and the supported and challenged cultural systems of all nations demonstrate the integrity of humanity. 
Real elephants are a large mammalian relative of humans. They used to live longer than us, but today the morality of humanity is such that poachers, traders and consumers are the reason why their lives are short. Elephants are being brutally murdered by people in the hope of gaining money and this hope is one reason for their extinction. Money is planet Earths biggest white elephant. Money does not oxygenate the Earth, it does not water it and it does not give it life, but takes it. Human want for money comes at a price, and that price is the destruction of life. The war money inflicts on the earthly bed we need to breathe, eat and sleep on, and on our cousins, is the integrity of the modern human. Money is a human belief. Elephants don't need money to live. They need life and so do we. Without life, humanity ceases to exist no matter how much money there is in a bank. Earth thrives without money. Humans revere money and trade brings them money and the choices of trade determine who lives and who dies. In a world where death is revered as an essential commodity, why should humans care about life? Is the end of Earthly life the ultimate integrity of humanity or does this not sit right with you? How can any human, who is dominated by a monetary system, bare witness to the life on Earth? Change can be such a difficult concept to grasp when thinking about issues of life and death. The power of any monetary system is choice, consumer choice, and you are that consumer. Anything that destroys the habitat, and the life of another, destroys the habitat and the life of the consumer. You can bet your life on it and you can change it by bearing witness to the deaths of others through changing and refining your consumer habits in favour of the quality of life of everyone that comes in contact with your consumerism. Not buying anything that comes from an Elephant (Ivory) or destroys an Elephants habitat (Palm Oil) is a good way to begin. Respecting the lives of others as you respect yourself can also be a good way to live, that is if you have any integrity.
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What is the truth about change?
The world change is brimming with human integrity yet a change message can confuse the integrity of another. Also feeling confused by a change message isn't about the integrity of a communicator, but it is about message clarity. For example, lets say "change the world!" is transmitted and "change the world!" is in the minds of both the speaker and the listener. The ambiguity in "change the world!" now rests with the creativity of the thoughts of both parties. As change is a noun and a doing word, when it is used in a sentence, the transmission is generally about some kind of call to action. Without guessing what kind of world is being referred to, the action of " the world!" is opened up for interpretation. Einstein might call the physicality of that interpretation realitivity. Where the person is standing at the time the call for change is given, compared to where the person is standing when the call for change is received and digested. In Einstein's world both positions matter. A social scientist might interpret Einsteins theory of relativity in accordance to personal historical records of experience, culture, capability for understanding, belief and perception about what the term world represents to a thinking and feeling individual. So, while a statement calling for a changed world might feel perfectly at home with the integrity of the caller, the call may feel less appealing to the receiver in accordance to where the message has been received and how the message is being creatively interpreted. Any call to activate change in the orators perception of the word 'world' is full of integrity even if that integrity is not transmitted clearly enough to offer a listener clarity. A simple statement like 'change the world", could simply be a call from a mum to a teenager to action a regular picking up of dirty laundry from the floor of the teenagers bedroom. It could be a call to join a group, a religion, a party, a complaint, a revolution, a love in, an end to suffering, a meal, a war. When using the word change, clarity about the call to action is imperative if the orator wants the message of intent to be transparent. The more the intention of any message is understood, the more the integrity of the orator appears and in so doing helps to clarify message intent as moral or immoral, just or unjust, right or wrong, doable or un-doable, wanted or unwanted. So lets change the "world" by furthering our understanding of what it means to be called to action from those who are calling us to action it. Let us change the "world" by questioning the intent of the orator calling for action so that we may be clearer about how our integrity complies with their message. Keeping in mind that all messages about change reflect the integrity of the change informants, even when their calls to action sound unclear ~ Chris Kathryn
What in the world has been changing inner city food production since 1993?
Will Allen talks about Growing Power Inc., on Meet The Farmer TV.
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In this year of integrity, may your almighty bless you with courage, serenity and wisdom
