January 18, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Interdependence is life A child born without the support of a team of people will not survive. Life is networks, connections, threads. Yet we propagate the ridiculous myth of the rugged solo individual. This prevailing narrative is the anchor of our monetary system...
January 17, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Wise power Oh, I look around our home planet for wise power. It cannot be found in the corridors of government, where power has been corrupted, and wisdom is considered irrelevant. Nor do we find it in the ivory towers of corporatism. Power is with those who have...
January 16, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Syntropic Enterprise
A life flirting with Syn I was laughing when I realised that this could sound like a life flirting with sin. I composted the Christian idea of being born with original sin a very long time ago. This cruel shame based ideology cripples people. No amount of looking at...
January 15, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Debtor versus Creditor It is one of the oldest class divisions. The debtor and the creditor. When I was younger, I was told that debt and poverty only happened to the lazy and Riff-raff. The ‘lower’ class. There was such as stigma associated with being in debt, that...
January 14, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
Back to delight This morning, a dolphin jumped out of the water two feet from my surfboard. I have so many dolphin encounters, yet they never fail to fill me with delight. It is one of those perfect summer mornings. Not too hot, a gentle breeze. No requirement for a...
January 13, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
Begin differently “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C.S. Lewis This quote from C.S. Lewis captures the essence of why I started Beauty of Beginnings. Each day, each moment, is a precious...
