August 8, 2011 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business
Of gifts and dignity, the antithesis of starving in our obesity The mythology of a market society reverses the picture of a gift society. In a market society…Getting rather than giving is the mark of a substantive person, and the hero is the ‘self-possessed’...
August 3, 2011 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Future of Business
Financial literacy, new friends, abundance as a way of being In the history of the world, it is often the seemingly small events that have the power to make the most significant changes. Rosa Parks refusing to sit at the back of the bus. Mohamed Bouazizi’s...
July 17, 2011 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Historical, Systemic and Political Context
Not Afraid Enough – naming ‘he who cannot be named’ “Instead of medicating ourselves on shopping, food, drugs, alcohol, eternal youth, gossip, reality TV, and intense narcissism as a way to avoid facing what we feel in our increasing fear, far...
July 11, 2011 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability
On a Sunday morning run It was freezing. Well, freezing for us from the Sunshine State of Queensland. About 6 C (42F). Our homes are built for the heat, so in winter they are often cold, and we do not use heating. Getting out of bed in winter on a cold, dark Sunday is...
July 4, 2011 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport, Personal Development
Gold Coast Marathon 2011 I have lost count, but counting is not that important. I am heading to 20 marathons in total, which have included New York (twice), Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Big Sur, Sydney (pre-Olympic, and on the actual Sydney Olympic Marathon Course), a...
June 30, 2011 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Who’s to Blame? Hmm-let’s start with the man in the mirror How did we get to this place? The place where the first response to anything we don’t like is to find someone or something to blame. Our complete abdication of any form of responsibility makes me...
