May 26, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Dehumanisation is the point Today, Pope Leo said this. Among these ideologies, I consider particularly insidious the one that suggests that every person must earn or justify his or her own worth, to the point of attributing greater value to those who are more...
May 6, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Profit and its illusions Profit – from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’. We seek as humans to advance. To make progress. This is a healthy impulse. But at what price? And is it acceptable that one person profits at the expense of...
March 18, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
The false economy of measurement What we love to measure now. In business How much profit we make, our costs, efficiency, performance, ROI, sales. In life How much money we make, how heavy we are, how much stuff we have, how young we look, how we compare with Jill and...
February 4, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Economic Statecraft Sounds exotic. Smart. But it is essentially bullying and blackmail. The use of financial and currency levers to get what you want, with the precessional effect being increasing hunger, homelessness and bankruptcy for the majority....
January 20, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Education for integrity, Governance for wisdom, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
To restore integrity to humanity First published April 29th 2012 Mark Nepo’s “The Book of Awakening” landed in my lap perfectly timed. Today’s read, which I did before arising, hit my heart with the force of beauty and truth that left me gasping. I had to re-read the...
December 4, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
The desiccation of our souls A small business relies on the relationship with its customers. The small scale means that when one person receives bad service or a shonky product, this can have an exponential effect on the whole business. When a large business gives...