November 24, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Tumbling There was a lot of tumbling in the surf today. Inelegant. Arms. Legs. Higgeldy-piggledy. There is something truly magnificent about being tossed around like a piece of straw by the might of the ocean. She teaches respect. Something our captains of government...
November 17, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
I think about a good life Still dark. The first sounds are the kookaburras laughing. I can hear the surf, which means the winds have changed direction. There is a full moon, and a sunrise to view. All-be-it is rising at 4:45 AM at this time of year. Eager to make it...
November 12, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Masks are off I despise deception. I squirm when I watch a movie where deception is the major story. More often, I choose not to watch a movie about deception at all. I despise how people use deception masterfully to get others to do things they would not normally do....
November 11, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Tools to think and act differently You cannot change how someone thinks, but you can give them a tool to use which will lead them to think differently. — R. Buckminster Fuller I was thinking about this quote when my partner and I were chatting this morning about an...
November 10, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Not a word It has all been too much. We made an escape down the coast. A change of scenery. Seeking surf. On a back beach far from buildings, we found a messy little break. Not many waves caught, but beautiful clean water, fresh enough to have a cooling effect after...
November 9, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The answer is not more of the same I was awake too early, a thought trying to take hold through dreaming. As a active cultural anthropologist, I have spent the last few days scanning the edges for reflections on our current state of the world. I listen to brilliant...
