Meat as commodity

A strangely disturbing advertisement for ‘gourmet meat’ which caught my eye, in a recent Sunday paper. I’m not quite sure why, except for the way the meat is presented in digestible chunks, at reduced prices, as if it was a line of sofas. Complete with celebrity endorsement.

On Leadership

Still recoiling from a weekend programme run by David Norris at the Concord Institute, addressing the issue of ‘Leadership.’ Not from the perspective of ‘telling people what to do’ but in relation to accessing our own leadership, and manifesting our own heartfelt visions. Truly remarkable.

‘Whatever you can do, or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.’  – Goethe

McDonalds got it right, sort of

I went to a social enterprise seminar last night, hosted by CIDA. I met a lot of people who help finance social enterprises. It struck me that there is a huge future in teaching families and children how to cook, and more importantly to develop a healthy, supportive relationship with food. McDonalds understood this connection, and were ahead of the game by focussing on families as the breeding ground for their business. They focussed on fast food. Now is the time to do it with awareness. check wholefoodcooking.co.uk

Whakataka te hau

Whakataka te hau ki te uru
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga
Kia maakinakina ki uta
Kia maataratara ki tai
Kia hii ake ana te atakura
He tio, He huka, He hauhuu
Tihei mouri ora

Cease the winds from the West
Cease the winds from the South
Let the breezes blow over the land
Let the breezes blow over the ocean
Let the red-tipped dawn arrive
With a sharpened air, a touch of frost,
the promise of a glorious day
I am alive