What are the sources of guidance for a thoughtful person amid political fractionation, animosity, divisive ideologies, and numbing distractions – time in which the individual has an enormous summons to social, psychological, and spiritual integrity? This lecture will challenge participants to assume responsibility for a thoughtful, discerned, and experientially verified authority. One which bases itself on respect for others, but also embodies a willingness to show up, to be different, and to stand for something real.