Anyone who knows me very well knows I’m not really into sports.  Even though I have attended a number of sporting events in person—NFL Football, Lakers Basketball, Angel’s Baseball, Rocky Hockey, world-class tennis, golf and a few others—it was always about the experience.   I guess I figure that if I am going to watch others play sports, then I want to be present and not just passively  watching on TV.  Maybe that’s why even though I can appreciate some of the 2012 World Olympics—it only partially captures my interest.  It also makes me ask, why do we continue to put so much emphasis on what is physically possible, but very little attention on intelligence and creativity?  Why don’t we hold a “Creative” Olympics every four years?  Or what about holding a worldwide Olympics of Compassion?  One can only guess what an Olympics for the Mind might foster for the people of the world. [Read more…]