Finding Mindfulness on the Way to Work
December 9, 2025
Finding Mindfulness on the Way to Work
By Sue Attar, shared by David Stewart For over a year, I’ve been walking the…
The Long Walk Home – One Day at a Time
November 12, 2025
The Long Walk Home – One Day at a Time
#Trigger warning - alcohol, addiction, grief, anxiety, shame, family and addiction treatment To my sons…
A Sacred Life – even for the cockatoo and ibis.
August 7, 2025
A Sacred Life – even for the cockatoo and ibis.
I am sitting in a traffic jam on William Street. It has taken minute after…
Steady Hands, Shaky Lives: How the RBA’s Charter Gives Way to Quiet Callousness
Have you noticed that the pundits and commentators who applaud the Reserve Bank of Australia…
The Wire Coat Hanger Conspiracy: A Reflection on Perfectionism.
There are days when things seem to be going too well, when I am content…
Entering an Alternate Reality — an Aussie Vedic Meditation
An ode to Sarah Susak and the quiet victory of coming home to yourself I…
The Mirage of Ultra Success: A Reflection
June 2, 2025
The Mirage of Ultra Success: A Reflection
During a fractured moment in time where pantomime characters for world leaders embrace conflict and…
A Thousand Miles from Nothing: Work and Ageing
April 21, 2025
A Thousand Miles from Nothing: Work and Ageing
https://youtu.be/boN94tAFqZM I love what I’m doing. I really do. There is honour in my calling,…
Charisma, Merit, and the Cost of Influence in Spiritual and Social Leadership
1cof In an age where influence is currency, the interplay of charisma and merit—ancient forces…
Uncharitable will change you: no, it did not.
March 27, 2025
Uncharitable will change you: no, it did not.
I was told the documentary Uncharitable would change my philanthropic approach, and well, it didn’t.…
Emotional Intelligence – hard sigh.
May 4, 2024
Emotional Intelligence – hard sigh.
I picture myself, with a hand on the tiller of my superbly polished wooden ketch,…
Finding Order in the Simple Things
April 13, 2024
Finding Order in the Simple Things
In the intricate dance of existence, amidst the challenges and complexity that often engulf our…
Strange isn’t it?
December 16, 2023
Strange isn’t it?
Strange isn’t it, how the discontent arrives uninvited when all is well, and you have…
Dana or the act of Giving.
November 25, 2023
Dana or the act of Giving.
Outside a Buddhist temple 30 kilometres southwest of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Dana, often translated as…
Yes and No. No or Yes?
September 11, 2023
Yes and No. No or Yes?
Yes and No. No or Yes. The words are bouncing around this ancient, red land.…
A Son’s Lament
September 2, 2023
A Son’s Lament
If I forgot about myself, would you still remember me? Maybe, as the last rays…
How to write a book (or two) with ADHD and anxiety.
August 28, 2023
How to write a book (or two) with ADHD and anxiety.
One Day One Life took three years to write and was finally published by Balboa…
The One Day One Life recipe
July 22, 2023
The One Day One Life recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup of profound introspection 2 tablespoons of courageous vulnerability 3 teaspoons of time…
Just Like That
July 10, 2023
Just Like That
A few months ago, I was invited to attend a function at the top end…
The Pilgrim Recipe
July 3, 2023
The Pilgrim Recipe
I published my second book Pilgrim in 2021 and wasn’t happy with the final product,…