This is the thought I’ve been thinking since I learned the small branches growing near the bottom of tall trees in early spring are sometimes called ‘defender branches’. In his book ‘How to Read a Tree’, which I enjoyed reading more than any book in years, Tristan Gooley explains that these branches shoot out nearRead More
One of the deepest lessons I received about giving and receiving was when someone broke into the Volkswagon campervan I was living in in Europe and stole a bunch of my stuff. I was parked on a street in Prague, not far from the main square, and close to one of the public showers. OneRead More
We had our friends over for our second son’s birthday party—the one we named Rumi after the Persian poet. Until recently when people he met for the first time asked how old he was, he would say ‘seven’ since that’s how old his brother was. That is until he, for some reason, got the ideaRead More
The thing about having was something I figured out in my hammock on a day in which I’d been reading the dry philosophical work of Martin Heidegger. I like dry philosophy in the same way one might like dry wine. The displeasure of it is part of its character. There’s something pleasurable about what you don’t likeRead More
Last night, I had a conversation with a mentor. He is someone that I have looked up to and admired for a long time. We spoke about how conscious leadership is slowly making its way into realms where there is an absolute political and corporate power. The light is getting in. My mentor expressed doubtRead More
Using my foot to push off the column holding up my front porch, I rocked myself in the hammock. Not one of those lay-down kind of hammocks. It was one of the swinging chair types that hangs from above and in which you are sat more upright. I loved sitting out there and swinging gently inRead More
A couple of weeks ago, I privately shared an insight I’d had with a friend. They were impacted by it and suggested I share it more widely. I said that I would. But I didn’t. At least not yet. I’m telling you this to prepare me to share it with you, now and here. ButRead More
“We have the greenest grass.” This simple statement holds the prism of the Creating perspective up to the light. By simply speaking it, and allowing your mind to wander with all the things it might mean and do, you can discover all the angles for Creating. It came through me while free-writing last week asRead More
“That guy is grounded AF.” That’s what my British friend said over the phone the other day. Except he didn’t say ‘AF’. He went on to share that although he’d never been politically active, if he lived in the USA he too would support Robert F Kennedy Jr’s campaign for president. I’ve been thinking aRead More
“I don’t need money. I only need my mouth.” This is something I said to my father a few years ago when he was asking me how things were going financially shortly after buying our farm in Maui. Cash flow had gotten tight with the sudden rise in expenses both at home and in theRead More
I would love to create...
