August 11, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
A clear distinction – Belief and Truth We all have beliefs that are not true. Beliefs that may be true. Beliefs that keep us sane when everything feels untethered. Nothing wrong with beliefs. But to confuse a belief as true just because you believe it is true...
August 6, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
Ego and Truth Ego says I am right. Ego needs to be right. Ego out of control will manufacture any means to be right. I know this egoic place. I do love being right. Righteous superiority is an old friend – one I am seeking to reign in. Truth requires us to step...
July 29, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
I made a mistake. I am sorry Why are these words so challenging? First of all, these words are hard to speak. And secondly, we make it hard for an apology to be received. When a political leader lies, cheats, or is hypocritical, it is easy to be enraged. But in this...
July 18, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Valuable Feedback Is a generous act. It supports the best in the person you are giving feedback to. Feedback that offers little opportunity to see limiting patterns or behaviours lives more in the category of criticism. We do not see what we do not know. Feedback...
July 15, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Finding the true charge When something happens that doesn’t feel or sit well with us, it may take time to get to the truth of the charge within. This is the inner excavation of self-awareness. What about this incident has me feel this charge? Why am I charged? When...
June 29, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development
To speak our thinking When we hold our thinking, puzzling, self-inquiry inside it has no mirror to reflect. Therefore we cannot see it from the eyes of the witness. To be able to see we need to speak our thinking and puzzling out. Or write it out. In our speaking...