January 6, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Sustainability
Tenuous A young man chooses to exit the world on New Year’s eve. Another young man is in a terrible accident – needing to make the choice to turn off the machines or keep going as a quadriplegic. A joyous gift is given that results in a crash and multiple...
December 28, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability
Too fragile I wonder about our extreme swing to the side of fragility. Our overcompensation for trauma. Wapping kids in swaths of protection. No trees to climb. No bones to break. Acknowledgement of trauma, and of conditions like Aspergers, is a great start to healing...
December 24, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Sustainability, Syntropic Enterprise
Beauty demands entry A sea eagle landed on the beach beside us this morning. This beautiful creature made me think of Nature, of its majestic complexity. How people like David Attenborough have translated Nature for our ready access. When we live in and close to...
December 4, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Pacing Sometimes you do not know the skills that are inherent within you until you are tested. One of my skills is the skill of pacing. I know how to pace myself at the start of a marathon to be sure I finish the marathon. I only learned this by running many marathons...
November 17, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How to design a life Begin with the acknowledgement of the privilege of the question. Consider the things that are most important. For example, for me, my morning exercise routine is non-negotiable. Given I am up at 4 AM most mornings to get outside I also must go to...
October 29, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability
Infused with beauty and restored with love Days like this. Where beauty is almost impossible to take in. Not a breath of wind. Not a cloud. A walk on the beach before dawn. The sun cresting the horizon. Gulls on the shore. Bare feet. Sandy toes. The feel of cool...
