December 16, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The eternal victim If we find ourselves in a situation where we are repeatedly attacked, we can do many things. *Continue, blindly and persistently, to point the full measure of blame at the accuser. Blame is easy. Denying any form of culpability is immature. Yet it...
December 15, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Cide To kill or cut. Ecocide. Genocide. Infanticide. Homocide. Suicide. Bactericide. I wake up to the news of a terror act in my home country, quite an unusual event given our gun laws. The last mass shooting was nearly thirty years ago. I condemn any form of...
December 14, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Identity Theft I was at my father’s bank this past week, doing everything needed to get an Enduring Power of Attorney, when they discovered that someone had stolen my identity to open a bank account. Fortunately, it was recent, and they had not progressed far....
December 13, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
When I dare to be powerful “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” — Audre Lorde A mother or father will step into the fire without thinking about themselves to save a...
December 12, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Otherisation When we other people – politicising diversity and difference. When we make the other wrong. We do this in the school playground. You may have done it, or been the subject of it being done to you. The nerd. The ‘in’ group. The dyslexic. It hurts...
December 9, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Why big business needs regulation Before our surfing holiday to Taiwan, I rang EVA Air to check their surfboard policy before booking the ticket. I was not clear about what was on the website, and I wanted to confirm that our boards would be cleared to travel. I spoke...
