In my last book - Getting to the Better Future - I quote global thinker and philanthropist Lynne Twist on the subject of taking a stand. She says, "Taking a stand is a way of living and being that draws on a place within yourself that is at the very heart of who you are. When you take a stand, you find your place in the universe, and you have the capacity to move the world." Twist also talks about living "the committed life" and lives her own life from that place of commitment. She has definitely taken a stand with her life, inspiring anyone who is fortunate enough to know her.