December 6, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Small creatures I received a call early this morning that Milly, our little dog, was very sick, her back legs not responding and very lethargic. As I was driving home, I distracted myself by turning on the news. What Israel is doing to the people of Gaza is horrific....
December 5, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
When criticism becomes a crime When a state goes rogue and commits terrible crimes, what do we do? Stand by and watch in silence? Or stand up and speak? If, when we speak, we are accused of being anti-semitic, racist, or traitorous to an ideal, should we stop...
December 4, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Those who risk I am sitting in a question that you might like to consider. If I were to speak up about something that felt risky and right, what would that be? I might start with the question, where is my heartache? Then, where is the intersection of injustice and...
December 3, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
The secret sauce that often happens with age I have my 90-year-old father staying with me. His mind is sharp. His body is failing him. I notice my swimming and running slowing, against my most strenuous desire for it not to. Sometimes I look in the mirror and do not...
December 2, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Syntropic Enterprise
Wanting to believe Sometimes, we want to believe something so much that we violate our code of conduct to do so. We may have invested years into the belief before we start to sense disbelief. The sunk costs of transcending the belief feel too big. Our identity might...
