Reboot Alberta

Friday, March 25, 2011

Inspiration to Engage Progressive Albertans.

I really like politics, especially when it is about people using their skills and capacity in pursuit of a greater good that goes beyond self interest.  I meet those kind of people all the time, especially when I personally engage in that kind of transcendent behaviour.

I had the chance to meet someone online in the Glenn Taylor leadership campaign for the Alberta Party today.  They shared a quote at the end of an email that captured that power of positive politics and its potential for a personal transcendent experience beyond the self. The quote captures so much of what I think constitutes the core of the Alberta Aspiration.  It moves us beyond and above the lowered expectations inherent in the Alberta Advantage:


"If you're going to be passionate about something, be passionate about learning. If you're going to fight something, fight for those in need. If you're going to question something, question authority. If you're going to lose something, lose your inhibitions. If you're going to gain something, gain respect and confidence. And if you're going to hate something, hate the false idea that you are not capable of your dreams."

Daniel Golston

Albertans are looking for enlighten progressive political leadership.  We have a federal election upon us, a provincial election looming and three of our political parties in the throes of leadership campaigns.  There is lots of opportunity for Albertans to take the spirit of this quote and apply as we decide who to vote for and why we are voting for them with all these opportunities.  We can also use this spirit of this quote to judge the quality, character and integrity of the various candidates who are seeking our consent to govern.

Words to live by and apply.  Have a good weekend gentle readers.   

2 comments:

  1. That is a very cool quote. Words to live by.

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  2. Carlos Beca9:01 pm

    These are great words and somehow most of us seem to agree for a few seconds and then go back to our old tricks and predator styles. Only in moments of great crisis we seem to be able to put aside our dark sides and fight together for survival. I personally think that we are entering all over the world one of those moments in history but the outcome is still a great question mark. I am hoping that somehow we find our way and contribute to the world's positive wave we desperately need by making our province great and an example to all of those that like us are looking for fair solutions and sustainable futures.

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