January 25, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
A hierarchy of grief Acceptable grief for some. Nothing for others. The asymmetry is the injustice. In my country, domestic violence kills nearly two women a week. In the state of New South Wales, there were 12 deaths of our indigenous people in custody in 2025. Not...
January 24, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Governance for wisdom, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Kleptocracy Let us call it what it actually is. A kleptocracy. To rule by a class of thieves. Coined in the early 19th century, this term describes a government where leaders abuse political power to personally embezzle or expropriate a nation’s wealth. As the...
January 23, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Finding the strength I think of the women in Gaza who have been under siege for two years (and all the years before), almost certainly homeless, almost certainly moving from place to place seeking sanctuary for themselves and their children. I think of the men and...
January 22, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Ludicrous Imagine you are a community or city, and someone from far across the oceans insists they know better how to run your community or city. They have no interest in consulting you, asking what you think, or even being open to the potential that your community...
January 21, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Buying entry to the castle I have come to regard the Nobel Peace Prize as stupid tokenism. When the recent winner gave her prize to Donald Trump, it was clear she was seeking to fawn her way into power in Venezuela. Selling our souls. Another form of prostitution....
January 15, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Mystified I hear the talk about buying Greenland, the island. And I am frankly mystified by how this can even be a conversation, let alone one that is had at any level or accepted by a single person or entity. How would someone buy an island full of people? What...
