July 18, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Have our cake and eat it too Free speech but no to hate, misogyny, trolling, or opinions contrary to yours. Fitness but no to strength or endurance pain, giving up sleep-ins, and certain foods. Consensus but also clearly directed. Going somewhere. Who gets to direct?...
July 17, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
No more rearranging deck chairs It is a gloomy mid-winter morning here in my little spot in the Southern Hemisphere. I read of unprecedented heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere. When I worked as a Doctor, I found it fascinating that the overwhelming majority of...
July 16, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
The burden of proof If I have enough fame I can make up preposterous stories and many will believe me. That does not make my preposterous story true. We have a scientific method for a reason. It is to test, retest and validate a theory. Our love of fame and drama...
July 15, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How do you get a turkey to vote for Christmas? You start a culture war and have people vote against their own interest by stoking fear of the minority ‘other’ stealing their job, house, toilet privacy or opportunity. With the great magician’s sleight of hand, as...
July 14, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
I want genuine wisdom It is easy to give our sense-making and power away to a ‘somebody.’ A ‘somebody’ with a title – be that a truly earned title or one created out of thin air – or ‘somebody’ with a gazillion followers. To think that this person,...
July 13, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
The substrate upon which we cry for diversity Diversity and polarity are essential to existence. We need a positive and negative charge to hold the shape. Singularity is no thingness. To witness the call for diversity of people is a monumental leap for humanity. Not...