I'm in the final stretch of Madeleine L'Engle's Time Trilogy. It's been a really enjoyable read and this final book has a unicorn as one of its main characters. It tells the story of the brilliant Murry family learning about their individual gifts in order to save the world and sometimes the galaxy. Lots of fun and time and space travel.
Balance among all things is one of the strongest themes in the book. The fact that there's a ripple of consequences for all of our choices and actions and often it is hard to know where that ripple will begin or how far it will extend.
Madeline no doubt saw consequences of not observing balance in the world on an individual and global level. It's almost impossible to be able to anticipate all possible outcomes; however, there are ways we can reduce our blind spots.
Most important is the habit of reflective practice. The below is an example for teaching, but you could insert any profession and use this as a checklist to reflect on if you're making time for these kind of questions and thoughts in your life. By constantly questioning our assumptions, predicting outcomes and searching out learning opportunities, we're able to enhance our ability to see the connections between things.
Warren Buffet believes that as you acquire more knowledge it builds up like compound interest. It's the daily practice of learning and thinking that counts in the long run vs any specific learning moment. This is reflective practice in action and its an ever-learning journey that has no end (great news for all those lifelong learners).
p.s. get ahead of the game and read these books before the Disney movie is released in March!
Being a Force for Good 