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...
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...
March 19, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
When did we begin to assume that numbers are a superior reflection of truth? Take a moment to reflect on this question, for behind this question is a cascade of unexplored assumptions. Our current worldview is built on the numbers. Measurement. Comparison. Growth....
March 14, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Bucky Fuller-Critical Path, Economies for justice
All in cost accounting -delusions of modern life Take a barrel of oil. Currently trading at about $51 US a barrel. (2014) But what a delusion we live in with that price. As Buckminster Fuller quoted in Critical Path, “Scientifically faithful, synergistically...
March 12, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Arrange all the pieces around you “Arrange all the pieces around you” is a quote by Virginia Woolf. This quote has been haunting me. Simple as it sounds, it carries enormous resonant truth. Imagine this scenario. You are at a stage in your business where...
February 19, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The taboo subject of your money Money is a taboo subject. How do I know? Ask any human being to put all of their lifetime of financial statements down for public scrutiny, and you will get very few, if any, volunteers. We carry so much shame and fear around money....
