November 19, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
I love being right I have always loved being right. Often, my righteousness comes with a taint of smug superiority, especially when I am proven right. I have known for a long time that my righteous superiority is a fault line in my character. Righteousness removes...
November 17, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Comfortable with discomfort After seven days in Japan, we feel like we have crossed a threshold of ability to navigate and be with our experience. The first few days challenged us in so many ways. Confusion. Questions. Uncertainty. Getting lost. I cherish this...
November 9, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
A worthy investment I am about to board a flight to Japan for a holiday. There is excitement arising even though the dullness of exhaustion is the louder noise. I read the news feed. My heart cannot hold the horror. How does anyone justify the killing of so many...
November 8, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How easy is it to blame I am hurt. It is their fault. Look what they did to me. When we do this, when we point the finger at the other, we simultaneously give the other the authority over us. In so doing, we lose our agency. When the other is to blame, we become...
November 7, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Progressing conversations Human relational dynamics are complex, not complicated. Complex is not a straight line, a slice-and-dice approach. Complex requires step by step. The conversation and relationship emerge from the full understanding of each position and...
November 6, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Let us talk about justification This act justifies this act. Justify – to administer justice. Deal rightly. Declare to be innocent or blameless. Just – right-minded, good intention. Legal. Lawful. Right in law. When I seek to justify a behaviour, I might...
