September 10, 2018 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
But for my luck of birth There is a reason we have been invited through the ages to walk in the shoes of another. Not simply to stand and see what another sees, but to feel what another feels. To walk. To be with. So simple is it to dismiss a worldview. And in so...
September 8, 2018 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
The risk of taking a stand It always comes at a cost. You might lose your job. Suffer endless ridicule. Be sidelined for years. And years. If you do not take a stand, you face the slow inner disintegration of the most precious asset you have. Your own self-regard. I...
September 7, 2018 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Sustainability
Slow down In a world addicted to fast, what needs to slow down? Water needs to slow down when it lands on a damaged Earth. Otherwise it cannot sink deep. We need to slow down big decisions to ensure alignment and coherence. Perhaps the process of answering questions...
September 5, 2018 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
Lineage I stand here because of my lineage. My ancestors, my teachers, authors, friends, film-makers, artists, strangers. The ancestors of this land, never ceded. I stand on the body of Mother Earth nourished by the Sun. Held in captive delight by our greatest...
September 4, 2018 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
Reacting to a ghost There has to be a fractal pattern within us in order for words or actions to trigger a response or reaction. Our lizard instinct kicks in – developed over years of defence and protection. We strike out. Put up walls. Harden ourselves. To no...
September 3, 2018 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport, Personal Development
Flow As a multi times per week swimmer of over two decades the feeling of moving smoothly through the water is an anchor point for the experience of flow. It is also a feeling that I adore. Even in the pool, there are some days flow is present, and others that feel...
