January 28, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Happiness and despair, complementary pairs Much has been written about happiness in recent times. While I am a fan of being happy, why place the search for happiness at the centre of our existence? For one to know true happiness, one must also know the depths of...
January 27, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Crying over a chicken I am howling with grief as I write this. We had to euthanise little Stephanie, the chicken. She was such a fighter. One of her legs did not work, for a reason not known to us. We hand-fed her for nearly a week. And still she persisted. Even after...
January 26, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
There is too much to take in My heart is broken. There is too much to take in. In random order… The recent death of my father and his wife and all that comes with that. The terrible murders of two people in Minnesota and the knife-edge that exists politically, where...
January 23, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Finding the strength I think of the women in Gaza who have been under siege for two years (and all the years before), almost certainly homeless, almost certainly moving from place to place seeking sanctuary for themselves and their children. I think of the men and...
January 20, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Education for integrity, Governance for wisdom, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
To restore integrity to humanity First published April 29th 2012 Mark Nepo’s “The Book of Awakening” landed in my lap perfectly timed. Today’s read, which I did before arising, hit my heart with the force of beauty and truth that left me gasping. I had to re-read the...
January 19, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
A worthy reminder in all cases of change My body has changed shape in the last year. I am not enjoying it. I have grown boobs I am not used to, and a tummy I loathe. I have also increased my strength through heavy lifting, which I like. Trying to figure out how to...
