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“Lonely Stranger”

I must be invisible;
No one knows me.
I have crawled down dead-end streets
On my hands and knees.

I was born with a raging thirst,
A hunger to be free,
But I've learned through the years.
Don't encourage me.

'Cause I'm a lonely stranger here,
Well beyond my day.
And I don't know what's goin' on,
I'll be on my way.

When I walk, stay behind;
Don't get close to me,
'Cause it's sure to end in tears,
So just let me be.

Some will say that I'm no good;
Maybe I’d agree.
Take a look then walk away.
That's all right with me.

'Cause I'm a lonely stranger here,
Well beyond my day.
And I don't know what's goin' on,
So I'll be on my way.
- Eric Clapton

Social Intelligence/Interpersonal Intelligence
    There are various types of intelligence. As society became more complex, intellectual competences became more sophisticated. This competence is social intelligence and can be defined as the intelligence that lies behind group interactions and this type of intelligence is closely related to cognition and emotional intelligence, and can also be seen as a first level in developing systems intelligence.

    Research psychologists studying social cognition and social neuroscience have discovered many principles which human social intelligence operates. In early work on this topic, psychologists outlined the kinds of concepts people use to make sense of their social relations (e.g., “What situation am I in and what kind of person is this who is talking to me?”), and the rules they use to draw inferences (“What did he mean by that?”) and plan actions (“What am I going to do about it?”)

    In 2005, business writer Karl Albrecht proposed a five-part model of social intelligence in his book Social Intelligence: the New Science of Success, presented with the acronym "S.P.A.C.E." - 1) Situational awareness, 2) Presence, 3) Authenticity, 4) Clarity, and 5) Empathy.  More recently, popular science writer Daniel Goleman has drawn on social neuroscience research to propose that social intelligence is made up of social awareness (including empathy, attunement, empathic accuracy, and social cognition) and social facility (including synchrony, self-presentation, influence, and concern).


    “For at least most psychologists, the sensory systems or modalities described in “Sensory  Processes” are the only means by which we can acquire information about our environment (both physical objects and other people). However, there are some phenomena that seem to involve meaningful exchanges of information between organisms and their environment, and yet at the same time appear somehow to exceed the capacities of the sensory and motor systems as they are currently understood. For these reasons, such phenomena are considered to be anomalous, and are commonly referred to as paranormal (or 'psi', short for 'psychic ability').

    Such phenomena include ‘extra-sensory perception.’ The term unambiguously implies that there are  ways of acquiring information about the world that don’t  depend on vision, hearing, and so on.  So, ‘paranormal’ is used for phenomena apparently lying outside the range of normal scientific explanations and investigations. However, most parapsychologists consider themselves to be scientists applying the usual rules of scientific enquiry to admittedly unusual phenomena.  Indeed, the term ‘parapsychology’ was first introduced in the 1930’s to refer to the investigation of paranormal phenomena.
    Ask Yourself:
How is it possible to believe in paranormal phenomena and be a scientist at the same time?” - Richard Gross, “Science of Mind and Behavior”

http://dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf

“Today, we are truly a global family. What happens in one part of the world may affect us all. This, of course, is not only true of the negative things that happen, but is equally valid for the positive developments. We know what happens elsewhere, thanks to the extraordinary modern communications technology. We are also directly affected by events that occur far away.” - the Dalai Lama

“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” - Fred Rogers

The intentions within our collective consciousness create an enormous challenge for us all, now and forever...  Somehow, someway, it is our great challenge to awaken the mass of humanity to a new and beautiful dawn.  Joining together our loving intent and choosing to change the way we think, we re-imagine what we are and how we can reach the future.  To grow and find peace, we need to nurture our collective, to care for it and help it mature...  I believe we can do this.