The reality of the fuel crisis has meant we are taking our international charity sailing plans off the agenda for
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Personal musings on life, purpose, and living more with less.
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Instincts 07: Status-seeking
Status-seeking is not a modern flaw. It is an ancient instinct woven into our evolutionary story that, like the other
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Book Review: The Good Life by Hugh Mackay
Wait, isn’t this the Good Life? I picked up The Good Life from a marina library enroute to Sydney. Surely
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Instincts 06: Reverence
Awesome. Awful. Awe-Inspiring. Wonderful. Overwhelming. Reverence. These are big feelings straddling an underlying instinct to respect some things as incomprehensible
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Book Review: The Wisdom of Frugality
The Wisdom of Frugality is an unusual book for our times. It sets out to rescue frugality from its reputation
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2025 Year in Review
As the year comes to a close, it worth reflecting on what we’ve accomplished. Even though we’ve slowed down by
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What Difference Can I Make?
What difference can one person make through individual actions? For most Australians, the answer is “quite a lot”.
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Instincts 05: Tribalism
The need to belong Belonging is not optional for humans. It is a deep need that shapes identity, safety, and
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Instincts 04: Playfulness
Taking a break for play It seems only too relevant that I’m writing about playfulness after taking a break from
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Instincts 03: Acquisitiveness
Explores our instinct for acquisitiveness, how it shapes saving, spending, and security, and the personal journey from fear and hoarding to community, balance, and living with enough in a world of environmental and social limits.