Detour

I got lost today. It took me three hours to travel from Hamilton to Miranda – I actually ended up driving in a BIG circle! But it was interesting…I travelled to parts of the landscape I had never been to before. So as frustrated as I was driving round and round in circles it reminded […]

Rough Around the Edges

I want to talk about this photo today. It reminds me of being “rough around the edges.” You know when you’re not exactly perfect and you are perceived to be less, but you have heaps of other amazing qualities and what you don’t have in intellect or education you make up for in life experience […]

Water is Life

I’m on the road again soon, on a journey to another land, to experience the spirit of that land and to connect with the hearts and stories of those who will be there. I feel like I’ve been preparing for this journey for a long time. It’s going to be special, very healing for me, […]

Sounds of Hope

I was reminded today that it is really important to pay attention to our tamariki… Many of our tamariki are being let down by those who are supposed to be caring for them. And caring is not just about providing those basic needs of food, shelter and clothing. Caring is about nurturing, paying attention, taking […]

Peas in a Pod

I’ve always been fascinated by how peas grow all in a row in a pod! Nature is so intelligent and perfect. How do peas in a pod grow like that? They remind me of sacred things, protected, to be nurtured and cared for, held in a blanket of love… I think we all yearn to […]