December 20th 2025 The brilliance of another’s light The brilliance of another’s light The beauty of this photo is that the sun is hidden behind the clouds. The moment it rises above the clouds, the definition and dimension of the clouds will be lost. As the observer of many dawns, I see the patterns of the clouds on the dawn horizon. Each day unique. Occasionally absent. Several hours into the day, if I look closely, I might still be able to discern the same clouds. Yet their features have...
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December 19th 2025 Hope and her two daughters Hope and her two daughters “Hope has two daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” St. Augustine of Hippo Oh, I know anger so well. Almost every time I turn on news radio, listening to the hypocrisy. I want to scream. All deaths are worthy of being humanised. All. All forms of hate towards others must be stamped out to stop any one form of hate. All acts of...
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December 18th 2025 Pause, breathe and step back onto the fray Pause, breathe and step back onto the fray My emotions are a jumble. I watched myself in the surf this morning, as tears surfaced. The requirement for release clearly evident. I watched my frustration peak as I struggled to catch a wave. I noticed how I loaded this frustration on me, my fault, my inability. I went back to that old mantra – what is wrong with me? Hello, old friend. Here you are. Back when I am vulnerable. My beat...
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December 17th 2025 Embracing, Editing, Removing, Ending Embracing, Editing, Removing, Ending I invite you to consider this process as we end 2025. For each category, pick one, two or three only. Embracing Before each surf session, a dedication to having fun no matter what. Anger as fuel, laughter as the ground, and kindness as the aspiration. What life presents with acceptance. All of it. Which means even the stuff that is hard, painful and not desired. Editing Where I spend my time, towards...
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December 16th 2025 The Eternal Victim The eternal victim If we find ourselves in a situation where we are repeatedly attacked, we can do many things. *Continue, blindly and persistently, to point the full measure of blame at the accuser. Blame is easy. Denying any form of culpability is immature. Yet it is the most chosen response. We contribute to ecologies of attack in so many ways. Silence is one of them. Allowing ourselves to be stepped over. Not leaving the room. Not gathering as a...
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December 15th 2025 Cide Cide To kill or cut. Ecocide. Genocide. Infanticide. Homocide. Suicide. Bactericide. I wake up to the news of a terror act in my home country, quite an unusual event given our gun laws. The last mass shooting was nearly thirty years ago. I condemn any form of violence. I condemn any form of hate toward any group of people. We live in a world where ‘…cide’ – add your prefix – is a runaway train. Killing our home planet. Killing people not like us. Killing children. I...
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December 14th 2025 Identity Theft Identity Theft I was at my father’s bank this past week, doing everything needed to get an Enduring Power of Attorney, when they discovered that someone had stolen my identity to open a bank account. Fortunately, it was recent, and they had not progressed far. But, like all things in digital life, it takes a lot of human labour to undo. I was told they used my Passport, which I have not lost, indicating they must have accessed one of the visa application...
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December 13th 2025 When I dare to be powerful When I dare to be powerful “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” — Audre Lorde A mother or father will step into the fire without thinking about themselves to save a child. When we are wittnesses to abuse in a public space, those of us who hold justice as greater than self, will step into the fray fearlessly. When we watch live streamed genocide...
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December 11th 2025 A few relational frames that matter A few relational frames that matter Every action has an effect. Do we consider the effect when we take the action? We are responsible for the effect as much as we are for the action. The majority of people and enterprises refuse to take responsibility. People write their own story. When we are younger, we are unaware that we have inherited scripts from others – parents, influencers and now algorithms, that are not our real story. Part of...
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