March 10, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Sustainability
Out to play The pelican, the seagull and the fisherman. At the beach. Reminding me that there is fun to be had in surprising ways. Life wants novelty. Spontaneity. Surprise. Too easy do I fall into the shadow of the serious. Hard at work saving the world, or just...
March 9, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
Listen For We can listen for the world rolling in ecstasy at our feet. We can listen for someone’s judgement, real or not. We can listen for the personal pain that lies behind the judgement projected upon us. We can listen for opportunity, against the odds. We can...
March 8, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Woman I was lucky. I was brought up in a family that didn’t really have issues. I never considered that I could not do anything. I found myself the only girl in the class of boys doing geometric drawing. I took the maths/science stream. I never once considered this...
March 7, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Sustainability
Celebration Too many times in our focus on the distant horizon we forget to stop and celebrate the steps taken so far. The journey is long, filled with challenges. It tugs us awake at night, tossing us from question to possibility. Our whole being might be inhabited...
March 6, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice
Perspective It is easy to talk about billions and trillions as if they are stones on a beach. Like children without the developmental experience to know the difference between a day and a year, the majority of humans, myself included, have little capacity to...