Profit and its illusions – who is really profiting and at what price?

April 2, 2014 | Economies for justice, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise

Profit and its illusions – who is really profiting and at what price? 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...

Part 5. There is a difference between monetary debt and monetary credit. Do you know what it is?

March 28, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise

Part 5. There is a difference between monetary debt and monetary credit. Do you know what it is? In Part 3, I raised the example of a friend or family member lending you money (or time), coming from a place of deeply caring about you, wanting to support you, and...

Part 4. Debt – what to do when you are shamed by debt

March 27, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise

Part 4. Debt – what to do when you are shamed by debt If you have debt shame, then you are not alone. Take me into any cafe in any city in the Western world, and if we asked the question, “Who has debt and who has shame about that?” I would guarantee...

Part 3. Debt as indenture – the modern form of slavery

March 26, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise

Part 3. Debt as indenture – the modern form of slavery Today, we will explore debt as indenture. (a contract or legal agreement – historically, where someone signed something to agree to work for another for a period of time. Binding someone to labour.)...

Part 2. What is debt? And why is gratitude the place to start?

March 25, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise

Part 2. What is debt? And why is gratitude the place to start? What is debt? And why is gratitude the place to start? The origin of the word debt goes back to Latin, debitum, “something owed.” When we look at what we owe, we open up to infinite...

A short series on debt – Part 1. Our debt system thrives on shame and fear

March 24, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Personal Development

A short series on debt – Part 1. Our debt system thrives on shame and fear In this series, I want to look at debt, what it is exactly, how it affects us at a personal/spiritual level, how we can transform our relationship to debt, what it means at the whole...