Tunes in my head.

     There are times when a tune or song will enter my head, apparently from nowhere. It may be an actual piece of music, or it might be a "tune" of thought about a specific thought. This morning it was the tune of electric cars.

  On NPR this morning, there was a piece about the California Legislature voting on whether to reduce the number of zero emission vehicles required for car manufactures to sell in California each year. It got me thinking about about people's resistance to change, even if the change has the potential to lead to positive growth and sustainability. Growth and sustainability is another thought trial I have traveled down, but that is for another journey.  

  So, main stream industry and government seem to be resisting changing our current paradigm of operation to a system that could make substantial changes in the quality of our environment, and as a result the quality of our lives.

  Now, I know that moving away from a fossil fuel based economy could reduce the amount of short term economic gain for numerous companies. And, I also believe that if people, organizations, and governments decide to make a change, and do so intentionally, a change away from fossil fuels to alternate power sources could not only make drastic improvements in our environment, they could also create opportunities for abundant economic sustainability.

  Do I know what the changes would look like? No. However, in the creative process, you do not always get to know what the answers will be at the onset of the process. I do feel that we, and by we I mean all of us, need to make a decision to change.
     The word "Decide" originally came from the word meaning "to cut off from". We need to cut off from the path of relying on fossil fuels as the main source of our energy needs IF we as a people want to develop in a sustainable manner. Just some thoughts born of a tune on electric cars. See you on the trails.