March 27, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Consent To agree, to accord, to feel together, consent is not dominance, it is an agreement between parties. To give consent is to agree to an action, allowing that action to proceed. When we are children we might learn that many objects are not ours, that another...
March 23, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Integrity. A small word missing in action Integrity. A small word missing in action in Australian politics. (And probably the majority of political parties worldwide.) To be your word. To speak truth. To not lie. To take on board the mistakes you make. To not pass the...
March 21, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
We can say no There is a cultural change in progress. It is messy. Men are learning to see the patriarchy they have been privileged to live in. Women are learning to no longer be subjects of sexual and predatory practice. It is very early days in this change. It is a...
March 17, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The character of a person will not be found in their words but in their actions over time We know words matter naught. Anyone can say anything and do nothing. Easy is it to sit in the stands and throw tomatoes and expletives at the person doing the work. Our whole...
March 16, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Our bias and blind spots – oh where art thou integrity? Everyone needs people in their lives who love us so much they are willing to put up with our push back when they point out our bias and blind spots. In Australia today, March 15th, thousands of women have...
March 6, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
As the pendulum swings When there has been an entrenched worldview and way of being, a polarity that negates all but itself, such as a patriarchal society, the pendulum of change is likely to swing hard in the other direction before finding a place of more balanced...
