Happy New Year 2009 from Edgewater Views!

In following a tradition that started on this day in 2007 ... and continued last year on this same day, may 2009 be the best year yet!

Whether due to serendipity or by coincidence, this young tradition has brought with it many positive results. As belief in it continues to grow, an expectation is set in advance that solidifies subsequent outcomes. For those who believe that one's current mental/emotional state influences results yielded in the future, the sky is the limit again this year...

Edgewater Views was created in 2006 both as a subject of photography and as an outlet for my expressing opinions on various matters of public policy. In the year that followed, thousands of edgewater photographs were taken and over a hundred thousand passionate words were written anonymously under this pseudonym.

Following a series of bizarre circumstances, I woke up one day in 2007 with a greater understanding of life, a powerful shift in attitude, and my very own edgewater view. It is from this domestic vantage point that I was able to create a collection of photographs made up of over a year's worth of photos that share a particular perspective ... a similar water's edge subject - approximately the same time of day - on many different mornings in 2008.

The above photograph is an aerial view taken in July 2008 of the Montreal West Island peninsula that lies in the background of all photographs making up this collection. As a part of the unfolding of 2009, some of the edgewater photographs from this collection will be made available in the form of a story. As such, a new genre of communication - combining both photography and philosophy - has been born.

May your journey through space and time in 2009 positively contribute to the fulfillment of your dreams.

Edgewater Views
January 1, 2009

Happy New Year 2008 from Edgewater Views!

In following a tradition set last year at this time at Views from the Water's Edge (and one that elicited many positive results), may 2008 be the best year yet!

Please consider the power of this young tradition from a philosophical perspective: ... that trusting it to be unequivocally so (and allowing it to unfold as such) is possibly the most positive action available to anyone seeking to maximize the chance of it becoming a reality. So for mature souls who can be happy today because they also trust in their future happiness, congratulations in advance for using the unfolding of 2008 to help in making your dreams come true!

Edgewater Views
January 1, 2008

Is Bill Clinton's approach to citizen activism pro-establishment or pro-justice?

Bill Clinton’s new book on citizen activism could define him as either pro-establishment, or possibly far more distinguished, like a Mahatma Gandhi (??) for example. This all depends on the approach he has taken to dealing with this topic.

Clinton’s new book was written by Clinton himself. His approach to this topic could tip the scales as to whether the "philosophical" interpretation of Bill Clinton's commitment to positive change via citizen activism is one that reflects a very common understanding of what is "activism", or something that is much more.

For those who are interested in considering the concept of activism though the lens of quantum physics, violent or adversarial protest to matters of injustice can attract more injustice than justice, and are possibly the strongest form of defence against positive change. Meanwhile, "peaceful" protest tends to generate more peace, positive momentum and resolution. It is at this level of subtlety that most activists do not tend to know.

This was a message not only held by Mahatma Gandhi, many great people through history have long understood that "like attracts like" when it comes to generating societal change. For example, the great psychologist Carl Jung wrote "what you resist persists". Who are these other people? The answer to that question will be dealt with in future articles.

This brings us back to the original question about Clinton. How does he really understand the world and did he write this book while considering methodologies that have defined the belief systems of some of the greatest persons in history? Apart from those who will have early access to his book, the rest of us will have to wait until at least September 4th to know. Even then, the answer to this question will also depend to what extent the public is willing to consider important such subtleties in approach.

Quantum physicians would tend to consider any recommendation by Clinton to proceed with "protests by marches" as being something that services exclusively the establishment ... something that could serve to define his legacy if he wasn't careful. However, if Clinton is shown via this book to have considered the subtleties that distinguish successful forms of protest from those that reinforce the status quo, much more will be known about those methodologies to which Bill Clinton most reverently subscribes. Or still, it may be neither. The other possibility is that this book will only reflect what "Slick Willie" is willing (or permitted) to share with the general public.

Either way, I look forward to reading it.