March 5, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
Speaking differently We know more of the same gets more of the same. Yet we do more of the same. Someone said this was a definition of insanity. Or foolishness. Cultural change happens when we stop arguing well and start speaking differently, particularly in a world...
February 29, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
Betrayal and collusion When someone betrays another, when they deceive, lie to, or steal from another, they unintentionally (or sometimes intentionally) show their true character. A betrayer has the capacity to lie and cheat. They will continue to betray unless they...
November 7, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Progressing conversations Human relational dynamics are complex, not complicated. Complex is not a straight line, a slice-and-dice approach. Complex requires step by step. The conversation and relationship emerge from the full understanding of each position and...
September 26, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
When we stay silent we are complicit In general, our silence about issues of human import makes us spectators, not citizens. In our silence, we join the ranks of the noisiest spectators. Noisy spectators are often the rudest and most entitled. You can tell where the...
July 8, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
Mad as heaven I was told that my first words were expletives as I hurtled down the corridor in a full-throttled crawl after my brother. Anger comes easily to me. It is a particular type of anger. It roils from my gut when I see or experience injustice. It puts me...
July 6, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Acts of great love To dare to care enough to call people to account, to hold them to a better, yet to-be-expressed version of themselves, is an act of love. When people react with venom, when they blame, justify, and strike out, this is the soft wound they harbour,...