March 17th 2026 How we relinquish our authority to fear How we relinquish our authority to fear No one is exempt from fear. It comes in all shapes and sizes, from the wave of weakness that engulfs us like a tsunami, to the dull, sick feeling gnawing away on the fringes of our consciousness, to the prickle of skin. It keeps us awake at night. We eat and drink too much to try and silence its presence. Fear can serve us well or diminish us. Without fear, we would be eaten by lions. A healthy...

March 10th 2026 The false economy of measurement The false economy of measurement What we love to measure now. In business How much profit we make, our costs, efficiency, performance, ROI, sales. In life How much money we make, how heavy we are, how much stuff we have, how young we look, how we compare with Jill and Bob and Paul and Sue. How would life be if we measured things like.. Has any child gone hungry tonight? Has any child been sold as a sex slave? How many weapons did we NOT make,...

March 16th 2026 In our apprenticeship we stay young and vital In our apprenticeship we stay young and vital From Old French, apprendre- to learn, apprenticing as an act of reverence to life and our journey across its unexpected contours evokes much-needed humility. In medieval times, all craftspeople started as apprentices, bound to a master for at least seven years. After this time, they became journeyman, able to charge their own fee, still far from mastery. When we hold this context for...