December 31, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
The myth of technology making our lives easier Sure, it is easier to drive a car than travel by foot or horse and buggy. And I love that the computer in my pocket gives me warning that it is about to rain. We fail to put technology into the context of the system that...
March 7, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Rituals and the cultivation of sweet joy In my relationship with Tony we have cultivated rituals from day one. Those acts and gestures you might take in the early days of a flushed-with-excitement-love, and then slowly drop as the relationship matures. These acts and...
February 21, 2020 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Rushing to nowhere Once upon a time I brought the story of busy. The rush. The hit from having a to-do list that never ended. The feeling of self importance that you were on a road to somewhere by being so busy. Fortunately, I woke up from this delusion. Busy squeezes...
September 2, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The Urgency of Stillness Stillness is possibly one of the most urgent things we might do to support a world with a future. How easy is it to get trapped in the world of busy, fast, too much noise, too many distractions. To believe that we must move fast, faster,...
July 31, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Stress Sport Some people just love the adrenalin hook. The drug of choice. When you just make it to catch a plane as the last call is being announced. To arrive at appointments, seconds to spare, or slightly late. To fill the day with wall-to-wall BUSY. Under the...