Obstacles…what obstacles...? On Tuesday morning my year plan was mapped out before me.

Imagine 2,000 people around the world singing the same song at the same time.

“The greatest form has no shape.” ......Lao-tzu. I am very much enjoying a journey with Barry Lopez, while reading his book “Arctic Dreams”.

"Being thoughtful about our Earth." I’ve just finished reading a remarkable book: “Vanished Ocean: How Tethys Reshaped the World” by Dorrik Stow.

“The Wolf that you give your attention to is the wolf that will lead you to your destiny.”

“We can always learn new ways to be more responsible!” This morning I walked in Bold Park, enjoying the early morning sunshine and busy-ness of the birds.

Leading for the good of us all. When I first experienced the “vision” of this new leadership, in the spring of 1999, it seemed a heresy.

I've never "bought into" competitiveness as a long-term successful way of life. At some point the urge to win will inevitably be too seductive a choice to ignore, even at the risk of ruining choices in the future.

“Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.”........Mahatma Gandhi Flying home yesterday from Melbourne, I pondered on the weekend just gone. After arriving at Melbourne airport last Friday evening, my instruction had been to take the strategic planning sub-committee of a national board through a strategic planning exercise in one day!

Sitting in a cafe, I was waiting for someone whom I'd arranged to meet here. The tree stood tall outside, its leaves glistening in the sunlight. I loved the way the rustling leaves on our eucalyptus trees catch the light and send it on its sparkling way. Birds called as they flitted among the branches. Each tree supports so much life!

This morning I was inspired by a lady called Barbara Etter. Telstra Business Woman of the Year 2006 and Assistant Commissioner for Corruption Prevention and Investigation at the WA Police, she had been invited to speak to a breakfast meeting at the University Club.

“When you buy a business today, on average 71% of what you are paying for is intangible,” says Ramesh Thomas, principal executive officer at India’s largest branding company, Equitor Management Consulting. “Twenty-five years ago that was only 18%.”

“Kenny – A Knight in Shining Overalls.” I really enjoyed this movie. It's filled with Kenny's shining examples of kindness in real life, despite the unkindnesses loaded onto him. Inspiring.

The Yangtze river dolphin has been declared extinct – Washington Post. Does this matter?

“Acting on Conscience – - How Can We Responsibly Mix Law, Religion and Politics?” A book by Frank Brennan Well may you ask!

While watching a TV show on the “Space Race,” I pondered on the experiences of the astronauts who left our earth for a time.

There is a real organisation, a global organisation, let’s call it SR, which operates entirely outside the “normal” monetary world.

During a speech from Jillian Broadbent, then-director of BT Australia, she outlined her inspiring approach to life and work.

I wonder what JRR Tolkein’s vision was for his trilogy “Lord of the Rings”, and what part did the "one ring to rule them all" play in it.

Last night my husband Rob and I watched the Fremantle Dockers play the Sydney Swans in the Aussie Rules semi finals.