Reflections & Philosophy

Personal musings on life, purpose, and living more with less.

Expanding Our Empathy Envelope

Over the Christmas break, I had a conversation that’s stayed with me. It was with a close family member—someone kind,

We live in one of the most spacious countries on Earth, and yet we often feel squeezed. Squeezed by time,

A lot of people have asked us lately:“How can you afford to give so much?”($47,000 last year, approximately 25% of

We watched Minimalism together recently. I wasn’t sure how the kids would respond to a documentary mostly featuring adults talking

“Children come into the world burning to learn. What extinguishes that flame is often school.”— Peter Gray, Free to Learn

Living Better by Doing Less Imagine a world where neighbourhoods hum with shared tools and laughter instead of traffic. Where

What Yuval Noah Harari’s bestseller taught me about living more with less. When I first read Sapiens by Yuval Noah

“Effective giving makes a difference.” That’s not just a feel-good sentiment—it’s a truth we’ve experienced first-hand. Last year, our family