Don Shepherd

Don wrote Soft Landing in order to save the world. Or, maybe more accurately, Don Wrote Soft Landing with the goal of making a significant contribution towards the creation of a Critical Mass of people who want to transform our culture in order to save the world. When we achieve that Critical Mass of people who understand the need for change and stand ready to do it, we can actually transform our culture. Our world of today is in big trouble, and the only thing that can save it is a cultural shift away from our present insane culture that is based upon the false premise that everything is separate towards a sane, nurturing culture that is based upon the truth that everything is connected. And the only way a cultural shift like that is going to be accomplished is through the creation of a Critical Mass of people who understand the need for change and stand ready to make it happen. In Don's estimation, the easiest and best way to achieve a Critical Mass is to explain to people how things came to be this way, where we went wrong, where we are now, and how we need to change. Those explanations form the basic framework of Soft Landing.

Don grew up in Oklahoma and has spent 44 years in the oil and gas exploration business. He is hoping that the publication of Soft Landing will enable him to transition out of oil and gas exploration into being a full time advocate for the Community of Life. He lives in Austin, Texas.