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...
December 1, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Syntropic Enterprise
Solid Foundations For so much of my life, I was a single mother, self-employed. My foundations – support networks, financial security, home security, collaborative networks – felt tenuous. I lived, as so many people do, in precarity. This is not all bad....
November 30, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
The end ‘The end is almost always the beginning of something better’ Kevin Kelly We can only know this is hindsight. What feels like the end can be painful, disruptive, confusing and difficult. The end of a project. The end of a relationship. The end of a community. ...
November 29, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
What are you afraid of? Consider fear. False Evidence Appearing Real. A sick culture is built on fear. Those who love power use fear as their weapon of choice. When people are lost in fear, they do silly things and make bad choices. They believe in boogie men and...
November 28, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The question we must ask I am reading Naomi Klein’s important book, Doppelgänger – A Trip into the Mirror World, as she explores our descent into irrational, unhinged beliefs and the grip of conspirituality. To quote Kevin Kelly, “You can reduce the annoyance...
November 27, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Do the right thing It is hard to do the right thing. We might have to pay a high price. We might lose an election. Or friends. To stand for something and to hold the ground for integrity in all things is the least walked path. Walk the least walked path. I watch as...
