April 20, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Deliberately Developmental Organisations, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Building agency Curiosity is often intrinsic to children. When a child is in a risky environment, they might shut down their curiosity. When we are educated in an environment that teaches at, rather than asks us to inquire more, we might begin, slowly, to lose our...
April 17, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
The Unexpected One minute, the direction is clear. The day planned. And, just like that, it becomes thoroughly unplanned. In that instant, everything changes. We learn, in these moments, to cherish the things that matter most. Yesterday, in the surf, someone said an...
April 16, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The synergy of thinking and feeling I am a person of high intellect. This is not a boast. It is. I read. I think. I consider. I learn from others. I was born this way, with books all around me from very early in my life. For years, well-meaning people have told me...
April 14, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
How do you hold this contradiction Against a backdrop of a deadly rampage in Sydney yesterday, the Middle East on the precipice of war, and Germany ejecting people for speaking for Palestine, this morning was beautiful in my local hood. The sunrise from the water was...
April 11, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
A melange and bricolage of thoughts Today, I received the draft ideas for the layout of my first book, Beauty of Beginnings. After six years and three months of daily writing, a collection of these contemplations is on the journey to publication. The layout has been...
April 10, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Out of my comfort zone It is such a beautiful morning. For the first time this year, the temperature dropped, and a touch of winter was evident. Blessed relief after a horrid, humid summer. My partner is recovering from surgery, unable to surf for six weeks. I go...
