September 17th 2025 What breaks you and why this is the key to your strength What breaks you and why this is the key to your strength We all have our breaking points. Our soft underbelly. The places we can be shamed and humiliated. But their flavour and access points are usually different for each person. One person may be iron-willed at work, and a puddle of emotion at home. Another may be able to stand many human afflictions, but break when she sees an animal in pain. (That would be me.) To...

September 16th 2025 Heartbreak as the generator function of a Syntropic Business that cares Heartbreak as the generator function of a Syntropic Business that cares A broken heart is a powerful lever. From our broken hearts, we stand more fiercely, leaving behind the small play of mediocrity. So much has been written about living on purpose. Finding purpose. But what if your purpose is not so clear, or constantly moving? Go then with the heartache. Go where your heart breaks again and again....

Sepetmber 15th 2025 Making things Making things I have always been a maker and creator. As a child, crafts like crochet and sewing. The ever-present writing. Baking, learning the craft of alchemy of weird ingredients, an apprenticeship in synergy. Over the last six weeks, my partner and I have been renovating the downstairs section of our 43-year-old house. We had to replace the entire floor after the March cyclone event due to water damage. This triggered a full renovation, on a skinny – we...