Wrapping myself up in a blanket of aroha and warmth, feeling the need to hybernate for a little bit, heal some more and regroup for the new journeys ahead. There was an amazing frost this morning – I have not seen one like this for a long time. I remember them often growing up in […]

“Ko hūpē, ko roimata hei whakamauru noa i te mamae e kai kino nei, ā, mā te wā rawa te rāwakiwaki e whakangaro.” “Mucus and tears will ease the intense pain and eventually in time the depression will recede.” Death is something that challenges me. My grandmother passed away on my ninth birthday and it […]

We had a massive time at Matapuna training centre today. We were there to tautoko the Tomorrow People concert – an awesome kaupapa presented by Te Urunga Tū – a group of parents who want to create a future for their tamariki (children) WITHOUT fossil fuels. There was an amazing lineup of musicians which included […]

I learnt three things today… 1. Now I see that I must give what I most need… 2. The mystery of wood is not that it burns but that it floats… 3. Those things that we need to work on most, are right there in front of us, the lessons, the challenges, the experiences are […]

We had a lovely whanau come over tonight and bring us some kai (food) as a koha (gift) for something that Todd did for them today. We were pleasantly surprised because we were not expecting them to come over and say thank-you let along bring us some kai! It was really lovely to have this […]

I want to say THANK-YOU to everyone who has stopped by these pages to share your whakaaro, your thoughts… To those who have followed the journey right from the very beginning and those who have recently joined the ride – thank-you!! I was thinking today how people come and go in flows, they’ll stay for […]