This is a piece from my Substack publication on sacred entrepreneurship and reconnecting with indigenous wisdom. It's built around a single decisive moment — losing an investor five days before closing on land for our sanctuary, because I wouldn't stay quiet on a subject that mattered to me — and uses that to open out into a wider reflection on values-led business. I write most of my long-form this way: a real moment first, the argument second. It's a good example of my editorial voice and how I structure a personal essay so it lands an idea, not just a story.