Daily Letter

A short, daily burst of inspiration in fewer than a 100 words.

  • "A thought-provoking collection of ideas and musings that if taken to heart, have the potential to add immense depth and richness (with compounding interest) to your life"

    Shane Dryden, co-founder Yuppiechef

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Burning

Over the weekend I went on a retreat, and we worked through the biblical story of Moses and the burning bush.

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What are you busy with?

Once, many centuries ago, there were three workers building a cathedral in a small town. A man walked past and asked each of them, ‘what are you busy doing?’

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Have a little faith

I believe that each of us has something unique that we bring to the world. A thing that is our calling, vocation, passion or purpose.

And it is more than a career or a specific job.

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today

It’s my daughter’s birthday today, so we are celebrating. We woke her up early with a bowl of ice cream with birthday candles.

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incomparable

We humans like to compare ourselves with those around. It is a remnant of evolution I suppose, to see who the strongest is, who the alpha is.

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shark

When you head out to your goal, it is like swimming in open water in the ocean. It’s a long stretch, it’s often difficult to see, there are unexpected currents, and sometimes sharks.

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