PinnedKayleen WhiteHow to do good when you can’t directly do goodWhen I was in high school (here, in Australia — in the 1970s), we had to make a choice, in about Year 8 or 9, as to which programme of…Aug 28, 2022Aug 28, 2022
Kayleen WhiteI love thunder - and storms in general, provided we're safe (cyclones, as they're termed in this…However, we've often had dogs as pets and I would often wind up being the one comforting the dog during storms rather than going out and…Sep 9, 20231Sep 9, 20231
Kayleen WhiteThe empty pursuitThe empty pursuit of buying things to fill the empty inside …Aug 26, 2023Aug 26, 2023
Kayleen WhiteLearning to do nothingWhen I was a kid, like all kids I would from time to time say to my adoptive mother: “Mum, I’m bored”. She would usually come up with…Jun 3, 2023Jun 3, 2023
Kayleen WhiteEmotional competence and incompetence, work, and lifeWhen I was younger, into my late 20s and 30s, I could do what I termed , with one arm passed behind my back, low down, and the other over…Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Kayleen WhiteThe dangers of “Adversity Quotient”I recently came across a post on LinkedIn which was forwarding someone’s assessment that we have:Feb 4, 2023Feb 4, 2023
Kayleen WhiteFrom …From the ancient forests of Europe came my people to be here.Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Kayleen WhiteBack in the old days … a reflection on growth vs. existenceBack in the late 1970s, when I was studying engineering at Uni, I started arguing that (urban and industrial) developments should only be…Oct 29, 2022Oct 29, 2022
Kayleen WhiteThe Ethics of Power When You’re in the Mid-RangeMy experience is that it is easy to become aware of those people who have leading roles in organisations, and then either judge them for…Aug 15, 2022Aug 15, 2022
Kayleen WhiteThe Superpower Of … NoticingThe controversial author Carlos Castaneda wrote about what he termed “seeing”, which could perhaps be described as perceiving the world…Aug 8, 20221Aug 8, 20221