July 22, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
In the details I am a big picture person. I see, with ease, the threads and connections between and within complex systems. My default is to look at the whole and not focus on the minutiae. Yet there are areas where the minutiae are all I see and hear. The little...
July 21, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Frozen. Enshittified. Emotional For no particular reason, I notice a rising tide of sadness. I was up very early to bring two amazing people together from across the most diverse time zones. Battling as I have for weeks, indeed the entire year, with tech issues, a...
July 17, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Dare to speak At some point, the act of staying silent is no longer an option. We have to dare to speak about what has been burning within us. It becomes clear that not speaking will be a certain death, be that the death of our identity, our soul, our being, our...
July 16, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Finding our coherence Multitasking is not a good idea. There is no ability to do anything with care and attention when we multitask. Yet our lives often pull us in multiple directions simultaneously. We feel discombobulated, flung from one activity to the next, with...
July 14, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Reflections of the year so far My year started in turmoil. The unexpected death of my father’s wife – they married when he was 80 years old – and my father going blind at 92 years of age. The many responsibilities that come with being the enduring power of...
July 13, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
What to do when you are stuck Life is designed to flow. Stasis doesn’t exist in nature. Even things that may look to the human eye to be still, like a mountain, are in a state of movement. The only difference is the time at which we look at it. Observe a...