July 24, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Invite the exiles home I remember, like most parents, the first time I looked into my newborn daughter’s eyes. I was not prepared, like most parents, for the overwhelming feelings of love. I was also stunned by the return look my daughter gave me. It was long,...
July 23, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Things I am not doing anymore The idea is to make a list of the things you are not doing anymore. Actual things, or thought patterns or responses. Want to give it a go? Here is my first round. Saying yes to meeting times that have me rushing to make it, which stresses...
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 20, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
A rare occurrence Sometimes, the best team does win. Even when cards are stacked against them through corruption and biased refereeing. That is all we want, isn’t it? If we are in a game of win-lose, which is the current game humans play. (I was going to write...
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...
