September 8, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Nature never tolerates monoculture I love the rich tapestry of living things. We know that our world relies on bio-diversity to stay healthy. Our gut is a city of diversity. When one organism rules, we become sick. The bacteria we carry around with us on our skin are...
September 7, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Affirmative action Stand for something. Speak to the world we want to see. Create a plan. Build a movement that is taking affirmative action. Affirm. Invite vision. Speak to possibility. OR Stand against things. Be the naysayer. The negative. The critique. Tear down....
September 6, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
The hard work of being in integrity A little personal check-in 1. List your beliefs about the world, others, global events, and things that make you mad, angry, protectionist, or righteous. I might list the following. *Our capitalist system, the way we consider...
September 4, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Yes to the Voice The Uluru Statement from the Heart is an expression of the majority of Australia’s First Nations people. Read it here. It is one page. It results from several years of collaborative work, by the First Nations People. https://ulurustatement.org/ For...
September 3, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Too big to fail Too big to fail means failure is both certain and a must. The irony of neoliberal doctrine is that the preaching is about free markets, the ability for the atomised individual to rise out of poverty and make it and for businesses to become empires has...
August 30, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Patronising Patronising – to be ostentatiously superior and condescendingly favourable. When I was a young parent my daughter informed me that I often made her feel ashamed. This came as a shock. It was not intended. By informing me of her experience I had...