July 17, 2026 | Syntropic Contemplations weekly e-news Archives
Compassion I have written about how my first words as a toddler were all spitfire and aggression…” bugger, bugger, bugger” and then I spat repeatedly as I chased my elder brother down the hallway, in full thottled crawl. I was born with a streak of bull terrier...
July 17, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Dare to speak At some point, the act of staying silent is no longer an option. We have to dare to speak about what has been burning within us. It becomes clear that not speaking will be a certain death, be that the death of our identity, our soul, our being, our...
July 16, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Finding our coherence Multitasking is not a good idea. There is no ability to do anything with care and attention when we multitask. Yet our lives often pull us in multiple directions simultaneously. We feel discombobulated, flung from one activity to the next, with...
July 15, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Meet the moment with boldness Do we not long for this from our elected leaders? To stand for something, unequivocally. To meet the moment with boldness, rather than cower under the pressure of the middle, the safe, the low risk. I watch as my Prime Minister, once...
July 14, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Reflections of the year so far My year started in turmoil. The unexpected death of my father’s wife – they married when he was 80 years old – and my father going blind at 92 years of age. The many responsibilities that come with being the enduring power of...
