Where once they stood, now they lay. Missing the ferns, the deck, the house, the fence, A miracle, nothing but they were damaged Or, protection we cannot see, My daughter mourns. “Please, don’t cut them” she begs, caresssing their twists and fissures. Their bark is smooth, warm to touch and so close to human skin […]
” I’ve been journeying into understanding our family’s greenhouse gas emissions. With a view to offseting them.” It’s a complicated, technical space rife with mistrust. The Australian Greenhouse Calculator (AGC) is one tool to help you explore how your lifestyle contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. So what have I learnt?* Use the […]
” I am left with pride and responsibility to make the most of the momentum we have collectively generated.” In August 2019 I was walking along the street near my home and my good friend Lizzie Webb called. She shared how she had been in discussion with Danny Almagor and others on the challenge that […]
” the safest way for someone to appear intelligent is being sceptical by default. We seem sophisticated when we say “we don’t believe” and disingenuous when we say “we do.” – Guillermo Del Toro I am proud to be an optimist for I think it is what is desperately needed. Optimism empowers us to try, […]
The following is my review of “Treading Lightly” by Karl-Erik Sveiby and Tex Skuthorpe. How to review a book which has so profoundly changed the way I view story, art and knowledge. And their relationship to place. I am not going to attempt to summarise this book for that you will have to read it […]
Net positive is a concept I try to hold myself accountable across my life I am not arrogant enough to believe that the contributions I make would not have been made if it were not for me being here. But none the less I strive that the contributions I make leave a more positive outcome […]
The National Climate Emergency Summit was held in Melbourne on the 14 & 15th Feburary. I was privledged to speak. Below is a roundup of my key takeaways. #AustraliaDeclares I am surrounded with rational individuals. My father a fitter and turner who can build just about anything and always has the right tool for the […]
A response to build on the Forbes article “Three best practices for embedding Purpose and Values into Culture” by Kathy Miller Perkins For many of the teams we work with merely (an yes it is hardly a small thing) articulating a purpose statement for their organisation is but the first step. In too many cases it […]
The following is my review of “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson. I claim no equivalence to the individuals whos stories are shared in this moving book. But it did cause me to reflect more deeply on why I choose to surround myself with the people I do and pursue the work I do. In Stevensons […]
I am a spiritual person. I descend from those who forcefully invaded this country. And I am sorry. This NAIDOC week I consciously sought ways to engage in celebrating our indigenous culture. As a result I have cried, laughed, squirmed, cringed and felt both powerful and hopeless. But I settle to an impatient feeling of cleverist; my thirst and commitment to continually seek small actions to stack upon one another has had […]