As the world spins giddily into a whole New Year we have a chance to press reset, to recalibrate and re-dream our vision for ourselves, our precious Earth and our collective humanity. This past year I’ve spent many hours in nature, calming my nervous system which picks up all the…
Solving problems through a change in perspective
“Distance lends enchantment to the view” Thomas Campbell Sometimes it seems much easier to solve other people’s problems than our own. They look so much tinier in comparison. This reminds me of the first time my son noticed a change in perspective. We were walking along a farm road with…
Thanking all my American Angels
When I left the advertising industry (many moons ago) my creative director at the time passed on some advice that he had once been given: “Don’t look back, otherwise you will bump into trees and create other obstacles in the road ahead that weren’t there before…” At least that’s what…
The love experiment
My son and I tried this experiment over a decade ago while he was in primary school. We have just tried it again, 13 years later with the same results. Each time, “love” jar forms a clear liquid at the bottom after a few weeks. Whereas the control jar goes…
Why reach out? Exercise your Expelliarmus
For many years we had a very special cat in our home. He looked like an ordinary cat but actually he was more like a cross between a wizard and an angel. His real name was “Expelliarmus” but most people only knew him as “Pelly”. How did he get such…
Personal security. Why is this important? What does it mean?
Our next Earthuni open interview with Markus Hirzig is this Friday, September 29, 2017 – Topic – the game of curiosity and safety In this call Markus will talk about safety and security as the base of our development. We will discuss the tension between curiosity and safety/belonging. What does…