November 30, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The perpetual game A victim cries, poor me. A persecutor yells, it is all your fault. And a rescuer is endlessly looking for someone to help often sacrificing themselves in the process. This cycle of collective destruction was first described by Stephen Karpman in the...
November 29, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Smart Stupid I used to think being smart was the ticket to almost everything. That story about working hard, being smart and as a result success arrives on a platter, how I swallowed that story, hook, line and sinker. Like most things, these simple myths strip...
November 28, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Awareness arising It starts with a realisation that something held as true might not be. At first we might not like it, this creeping suspicion. So we do our best to block it. Truth and growing up are persistent and will defy our attempts to suppress them, even if...
November 24, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Changing rituals I was thinking about December the 25th this morning. Since COVID, it has changed for our family, and I am happy about this. As a woman, and baker, Christmas Day used to be hard work. A lot of cooking, a lot of cleaning. The expense of gifts, and the...
November 23, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
A bully needs a victim We spend our time focused on vilifying the bully. Perhaps we need to also invest our time working to support those who do not even know they are victims. A victim can learn to no longer be a victim. First to realise that they are presenting...
November 19, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
Adventure in the ordinary I write this on the road. It is 4:40 AM and the sun will rise in a few minutes. We are heading South in our van for a weekend away. Surfing, sleeping, reading, eating. Simple things. So good. I love adventures. Going to new places. Finding...
