June 8, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
Precious time with friends With friends from across the world. Conversations that meander – and focus. Time to roam the landscape that comes with physical proximity. Laughter around a table of shared food. No agenda. In a world crammed full of choices and...
June 6, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The skill of holding space The deep fatigue of holding space for others is unlike any other type of fatigue. It is as if every drop of energy has been spent. It cannot be restored simply by sleep. It requires an intense letting go of any mental effort or input. These...
June 6, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
Beauty knows integrity To be surrounded by such beauty is almost painful. To simply stand and allow beauty to engulf us requires being still. We are conditioned to be fidgety. To be distracted by screens and haptic hits. To be fully present to beauty requires the...
June 4, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
Gathering the broken pieces I find myself in the Swiss Alps. So many steps and events to arrive here, not just physically, but through a life of accumulated experience and knowledge. Untangling a year of trauma with a team committed to providing pathways for women...
June 2, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
Being with people in their context I am writing on a train heading to the airport to fly to Geneva. This trip was cobbled together at the last minute around a three-day retreat I am facilitating in Switzerland. I have been meeting, for the first time, people I have...
June 2, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
The Zone of Interest On my flight from Australia to Europe I watched the remarkable film, The Zone of Interest. As a person who centres everything around integrity, speaking with integrity, and standing for justice for all, I have also been fascinated by how evil...
