September 18, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Slowly changing the needle Watching as men in positions of power are being brought to their knees, and hopefully imprisoned, for the exploitation of women, brings me a grateful sense of change. In my younger years, as a single attractive, woman, I knew the predatory...
September 16, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Paddling against the current This morning, I had a literal lesson in paddling against the current. Surfing at Kirra Beach. It was frustrating. Hard. I used too much energy. And essentially, I didn’t get anywhere. On the positive side, it was good for my paddling...
September 12, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Is there a connection When I reach out to people for the first time, or when someone outreaches to me, the thing I am seeking before anything else is connection. I want to know the human behind the voice, photo, profile and words. Is there a connection between us that...
September 7, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Affirmative action Stand for something. Speak to the world we want to see. Create a plan. Build a movement that is taking affirmative action. Affirm. Invite vision. Speak to possibility. OR Stand against things. Be the naysayer. The negative. The critique. Tear down....
August 30, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Patronising Patronising – to be ostentatiously superior and condescendingly favourable. When I was a young parent my daughter informed me that I often made her feel ashamed. This came as a shock. It was not intended. By informing me of her experience I had...
August 29, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Surrender To surrender – To give up, to deliver over. On one pole, we have helplessness, inertia, complete lack of resistance, care-lessness, disempowerment. On the other pole, we have a fight-to-the-death, against all odds, endure, never give up. The extremes...
