May 23, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How easy it is for the victim to become the perpetrator It is a beautiful day. The cool of a mild Southern Hemisphere winter. Fresh out of the ocean. Wet hair, bare feet. Warm sun. Bone-deep fatigue from weeks of focused work. A longing to puddle my body on the floor,...
May 12, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Balming with love Working for, working with, working against. People, life, humanity. Designing systems that work for and with, never against. Being used or being useful. Knowing the difference. Refusing to use, or be used. Occupying the story of the victim, or...
April 30, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Tangled in a state of being a victim Legitimate victims have bombs falling on them now and are caught in terrible events beyond their control. What we do with our being after the bad things that happen to us shapes our character. It is not a contest to see who has...
January 23, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The relationship between a bully and a victim A bully seeks their prey. They do not pick on everyone. Bullying comes in many guises. It can come with a smile and masterful manipulation. This type of bullying is harder to detect. It can come with physical might and...
November 8, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How easy is it to blame I am hurt. It is their fault. Look what they did to me. When we do this, when we point the finger at the other, we simultaneously give the other the authority over us. In so doing, we lose our agency. When the other is to blame, we become...
