There's an eerie blend of calm and excitement when you decide and commit to go all in without a safety net to fall back on

Life has a way of pulling us into compartments: work here, family there, faith somewhere else. But what if wholeness isn’t about balance at all, but about integration? After a weekend hui and some personal turning points, I’m reflecting on what it really takes to live whole: courage, honesty and the willingness to face our own “frenemy” within.

The extent of our growth is limited only by our intention and our commitment to stay the course

Last week handed me a mix of reality checks: some subtle, some stinging and one or two that made me laugh out loud. They weren’t just about what was happening around me, but about what was happening inside me: listening to understand instead of defending, taking the front seat in my own life, building in the people who matter and remembering that liberty and justice are essential ingredients of lasting peace. Reality checks, after all, are really heart checks… with a hint of humour to keep us grounded.

If you sit in the backseat of your life, you significantly diminish your chances of getting to your intended destination

Sometimes the most meaningful thing you can do is… nothing extraordinary at all. Just hold the space. This week reminded me how environments shape courage, why some pain is amplified while other pain is ignored and how small acts: a pause, a gentle word, a listening ear, can shift the atmosphere. Because dignity, difference and humanity still belong.

Sometimes simply holding space for others is all they need from you

We stayed unbeaten all season. Beat the champions twice. And still didn’t win the league. That small frustration, combined with some couch-bound reflection on an old relationship, reminded me how often we mistake brittle armour for real strength. True strength isn’t silence, arrogance or even winning. It’s forgiveness over perfection, humility over pride and growth over grudges.

Weakness is not expressing that you have any, it's trying to make out like you have none

Not all relationships are made equal - some are for good weather only while others endure the harshest conditions

Being thankful is more than saying “thank you.” It’s about how we show up, how we use what we’ve been given and how we turn gratitude from words into action. From the story of an old man crying over a hospital bill to the simple challenge of noticing our everyday blessings, this reflection invites us to move gratitude off our tongues and into our lives.

Our health and our youth are two things we often do not appreciate until we lose them

683 days. That’s nearly two years of headlines that read like history’s darkest chapters repeating themselves. But beyond the heartache, there’s hope.

The heart is like the brain's gatekeeper, when it is shut, no amount of reasoning or logic will be allowed in

Three conversations this week reminded me of one of the hardest lessons in leadership, parenting and life: trusting the process isn’t passive. It’s active courage. It’s the choice to hold the space instead of rushing to fill it, even when every instinct says “jump in and fix it.”

Strength isn't about how much we can bench or squat, it's about how willing we are to sacrifice our desires for a power greater than ourselves

Racism. Integrity. Being the “only one.”
It’s been a week full of emotion and reflection, both nationally and locally. This one’s personal. But also universal. If you've ever felt outnumbered, overlooked or tempted to just go with the flow… this one’s for you.

Many, if not most, of life's interpersonal challenges can be resolved by conversation between open sincere hearts

We all say we value integrity. But what happens when it costs you something?

A short story from a football match, a post-game comment that stung more than expected and a reflection on leadership and showing up whole.

Knowing a good thing and not acting on it is worse than not knowing about it at all