Responding to Change. When historians look back on this period in central Indiana, they will be surprised that an area so steeped in self reliance adapted so well to so much change through bureaucracy. Two hundred years ago, central Indiana settlers crafted cabins near grist mills, stills and churches. Life was rugged. These pioneers hoped for bountiful harvest to carry through harsh winters. Our era is a Me Millennium. We pursue happiness. We strive to enjoy. And we feel our demands for security, health, nurishing foods, green products, and a safer and cleaner environment often are not adequately supplied through the market place. So, we welcome a growing system of administration with greater specialized functions, fixed rules and hierarchy of authority. In what shape will our self reliant natures persist? In what manner will our resilient selves probe and intervene in administration? How will our resilient selves identify and plan for life’s uncertainties? Resilience is an ability to tolerate disturbance without collapse. A resilient nature withstands shocks and rebuilds itself when necessary. A resilient self anticipates and plans for the future. This blog is about recovering purpose and hopes to present profiles in resilient change.