The good that “ordinary” people do
I am privileged to have come into contact with some extraordinary people. I am even more privileged to call some of them my friends. None of these people is well…
Reflections on the path to forgiveness of self
My book, Postcards From Hell was a cathartic process for me. I never expected it to grace the New York Times Best Seller list, but found it vitally important to…
Memories of caught Marsh Bowled Lillee
In recent days, two of Australian cricket history’s brightest stars have passed away. One, Shane Warne, has lived life bigger than any Hollywood star. The other, Rod Marsh, has taken…
Heronswood Dromana – a place worth visiting
Heronswood is a rather unique property situated overlooking Dromana, which is situated on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The property is owned by the Diggers Foundation which is a type of gardening…
The Sisyphean pursuit of happiness
It seems to me that the pursuit of happiness is a classic three-card trick. We are consistently encouraged to seek happiness through a variety of channels. We are told that…
Everything goes to hell when the accountants take over
Accountants perform valuable functions. They can count, apply ratios, prepare reports and highlight areas of concern. Their profession is conservative and rightly so. Numbers are their domain. They’re very good…
Medium commits the cardinal sin of arrogance
For those that don’t know Medium is an online platform that published articles by independent authors. It is a highly successful platform. I recall seeing statistics somewhere that stated that…
Can the system as we know it survive cryptocurrency?
A couple of weeks ago I was commissioned to write a piece on banks and cryptocurrency. I intentionally kept it relatively light and didn’t dig too deep. The subject is…
Fear is to be embraced
Let’s talk about fear. The gut churning, sleep depriving, mind numbing demon that we all pretend not to know. It lurks inside our minds waiting to challenge us at our…
10 Books that changed my life one way or another
I was once an avid reader. A good book would have me immersed in a whole new world that allowed me to escape from whatever I was running from. I’d…