Mistakes are like stains. Here’s a classic scenario: when you get a stain on your favourite shirt. You don't just throw it out. You're annoyed, and often you don't put dishwasher liquid on it strai...
Read MoreBelly laughs and giggles are not usually linked to big business decisions. Why have we created a world where serious equals important? Why so serious? What if the best decisions and the best teams...
Read MoreHow do you know when the time is right? It can be in small things, like when to buy that blender for the kitchen because the other retired ages ago, or for big things like when to have that important...
Read MoreImagine shouting DIGGER with as much enthusiasm as those boys. I felt like joining in, hanging by the window taking in the approaching city and the roadwork that as drivers, we may loathe as it drags...
Read MoreIt's been a minute since you heard from me here. Well, it was May, to be more specific. I shared how I was going to take a pause in writing and sending you my blogs. The pause served its purpose: My ...
Read MoreA clean slate can become scary when it's more of an empty canvas or an empty page than a slate. What to write, say, draw or do? ChatGPT and Open ai have taken some of that fear away when it comes ...
Read MoreDuring the pandemic lockdown I had my first ever cup of tea in the bush. Offered to me by someone crossing my path. Given with kindness and no request for company or barter. I normally travel ligh...
Read MoreThe tree looks like a Christmas decoration with LED lights put carefully at the tip of each needle. Merry Christmas. All year round. After rain. Isn't nature amazing? Looking at a branch on a pine...
Read MoreMy weekdays are packed and at full speed. Therefore, my weekends have no need for speed. Back in the bush taking time to explore, time to be curious, time to wonder, time to appreciate. And then o...
Read MoreIf something is working, don’t fix it. If something is not right, take a moment before you jump to fix it. Go where there is a need. Help those change who are ready to change. Focus where it ...
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