When we watch weather patterns, we can see high pressure systems move East off of the Australian coast out into the Pacific. At the same time, we can see low pressure systems often moving up from the Deep South. Each system influences the others. The isobars warp and bend around as the pressure gradients push...

Sometimes, the difficult part is to start, or participate in the conversation: to comment, to make an assertion, to state a point of view. And at other times, the difficult part is to back away – to focus on your work, to opt out of gossip, and to zoom in on what matters. When the...

In January, 2020, at “the turn of the decade,” there was a certainty that this was the new beginning. The year to kick off all decades. In March, 2020, as we move into somewhat of a global lock-down, there is certainty for a lot of people that everything is off. That whatever plans we had,...

The default mode network runs through the midline of the brain. It “lights up” when the wandering mind is active. The “futurising” mind, The “self-reflecting” mind, the “distracted” mind. When we think about stress and anxiety, we again notice that there is a future element. It’s not “here,” it’s “coming.” It’s “up there.” A distracted...

Small service businesses are shutting their doors right now and it’s created a reactive rush to virtual platforms. When this happens, usually the main concern is “how do we continue to deliver our product or service?” As a customer though, what I’m usually buying is not just the product or service, but the feeling –...

It turns out that around 1 in 20 people truly have amusia, which is the technical term for “tone deafness.” While many people are terrible singers, it’s usually just a case of having a bad singing voice, or of course, a lack of practice. With those 1 in 20, there’s an inability to follow simple...

Your gym, your studio, your office, your café – what do you do? Of course there is the first level: help people train, get healthy, to move, to work, to eat, to drink. What about below that? Perhaps it for people to learn, to blow off steam, to socialise? What about below that? Maybe it’s...

Each word we choose has a different meaning, and so, as we change the way we use the spoken or written word, we carve up the world slightly different way. Over time, a different use of language provides the speaker with a reiteration of a different narrative or world view.We then see the world according...