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	<description>Inspire, Uplift &#38; Heal Through Nature and Creativity</description>
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		<title>Kohatu</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rain keeps falling. The drive here to the river was a bumpy one, dodging rocks that had fallen from cliffs up high… but we got here! A swollen river beckons even though I can&#8217;t see it, I know it is there, flowing a strong current… We are at Ruaka marae beside the Wanganui river [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain to Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rain dribbles down a thick glass window &#8211; well worn it has had many eyes look out to contemplate with nature &#8211; like thin shreds of lace hanging down, some slow some fast, rain crystals, each one unique, shining reflections upon reflections, alive&#8230; We are in Ohakune at the moment &#8211; and this is my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marama</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/marama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know she will probably freak that I have called a rock after her &#8211; but Marama Davidson &#8211; rā whānau ki a koe e hoa!! I have no regrets hehe! And it actually illustrates very clearly what I want to talk about today. So thanks Ma for a beautiful name and the inspiration! We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Possible?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reflective time of year marks the beginning of a new… change, connection, relationships, healing &#8211; all have been strong themes this year, woven into life&#8217;s intricate web&#8230; I love the spider web &#8211; resilient and beautiful, it is one of nature&#8217;s many wonders that always amazes me. How could this be possible? What is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Matter Most?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kohatu - Rock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So we&#8217;re back in Rotorua with whānau and we&#8217;ve just come from Te Puke after spending the last few days with whānau and what a wonderful time it has been! I&#8217;ve said this before recently &#8211; there is something about this time, something in the air, so much aroha in the air, everywhere there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruising</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/cruising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a wonderful day today! Chilled out, relaxing and just cruising with good kai (all day!), great company and a great place in the country to be winding down at the end of the year. I&#8217;ve so enjoyed this &#8211; with minimal connection to the internet and no one really sending me emails wanting anything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I decided that I would write the story for this rock with my three nieces. And these are the thoughts that came to mind from all of us. It has been a great day &#8211; all the family getting together for a yummy hangi! We haven&#8217;t seen each other for ages and all the mokos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Response To Touch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was putting healing cream on my niece&#8217;s excema this morning and she just sat there, fluttered her butterfly eyelashes and was enjoying the touch and attention to her skin. Today I picked up my Mum from the resthome and she loved to have kisses on her face, me touching her soft skin with my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Into the Daylight</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/into-the-daylight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out of space into the daylight a brand new day, fresh, alive&#8230; brightness&#8230; I come alive again&#8230; Yay! So I&#8217;m here with whānau and looking forward to the next few days ahead. It was so lovely to come to Rotorua and to the sun! I love the rain and the coolness but my body was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It All Matters</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/it-all-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every little bit counts. Going back over the year, I am reminded of all the wonderful things that have happened! We remember the big bits because they stand out but there are those little bits that are just as important. In fact they are often the most challenging because the results are not so obvious, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gift of Aroha</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/the-gift-of-aroha/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/the-gift-of-aroha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This time of year has in the past been a time of mixed feelings. Xmas &#8211; overindulgence, consumerism over-the-top, extravagance, stress and expectation. I was down town the other day and I saw this family buying their Christmas presents and my first thought was, can they afford to buy presents or is there an expectation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Something In The Air</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/something-in-the-air/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/something-in-the-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again &#8211; the silly season has arrived! But this year is different. Can you feel it? There is definitely something in the air&#8230; The past few days have been quite different. My body is telling me it wants to feel warm, but outside it is cold and rain. We&#8217;ve had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crystal Mission</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/crystal-mission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the early 90s I read a book called &#8220;Crystal Mission&#8221;. Today, many years on, I started reading this same book but an updated version. And I&#8217;m like WOW &#8211; I was actually reading this at 20 years old! It&#8217;s an interesting book about a man&#8217;s journey, synchronicity, the power of crystals, the energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Of Us</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/all-of-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Man oh man &#8211; I&#8217;ve been going back through the year, reminiscing with rocks and words from all of us and I&#8217;m like WOW &#8211; there is so much awesomeness! Real gems! Such insight and colourful kōrero and I&#8217;m just buzzing at all the kohatu I&#8217;ve painted and the imagery that has been captured of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Search of Clear Waters</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/in-search-of-clear-waters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/in-search-of-clear-waters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thoughts today of swimming through murky waters, polluted, searching for spirit&#8230; A feeling of clearing out, the physical experience we have on earth &#8211; putting that aside for a moment and just searching, searching&#8230; And then there within the darkest part of water, a light&#8230; Spirit knows, and life does not always go according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nine Visitors</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/nine-visitors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/nine-visitors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well the house was a flurry of visitors today! From 10am onwards, we had nine people visiting throughout the day &#8211; so it was pretty full on and before you know it &#8211; it&#8217;s dinner time and the day is coming to a close! But it was a fantastic day &#8211; wonderful kōrero about all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wise Children</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/the-wise-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/the-wise-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting in a cafe today reading a wonderful book about indigo children &#8211; a book that made me smile from ear to ear. What amazing and insightful words had come out of children&#8217;s mouths, I was totally inspired. So as much as I don&#8217;t like to quote from books, I want to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acceptance</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/acceptance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/acceptance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know when you&#8217;ve forgiven someone. You totally and completely accept them for who they are. TOTAL ACCEPTANCE = FORGIVENESS = HEALING Today has been a wonderful time of healing and forgiveness. Often fear and pain block our pathways to healing, we fear something happening again and don&#8217;t want to have the same experiences over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live In The Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/live-in-the-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/live-in-the-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Often we question life &#8211; why me? Why now? But if we lived &#8220;in&#8221; the questions and really tried to understand life from an experiential level and continued to ask the questions with a sense of curiosity and wonder, perhaps we will one day find our way into the answers&#8230; Arohanui, Jo x]]></description>
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		<title>Know Thyself</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/know-thyself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been one of the most important things in my life up until this moment &#8211; to know myself and who I am. Why am I here? Where have I come from and where am I to go? And who am I in this moment? My life&#8217;s many journeys and experiences all contributing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interwoven</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/interwoven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Layer upon layer upon layer in between gaps and shapes and on top of layers &#8211; the paint went on to this rock. Even though the layers were going on, there was a feeling of taking layers off. Each strand, each line linking with the next to create a never ending flow of energy. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two More Stones</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/two-more-stones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s this lady that bikes past our house. She looks middle age from what I can see in the few seconds I see her as she zooms past! And she carries a big basket on the front, you know like those ones that can hold flowers or vegetables. She is dressed nicely like she&#8217;s ready [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ngā Manu Tioriori</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/nga-manu-tioriori/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s lovely waking up in the morning at 5am to chirping birds outside the window. And there have been a couple of new sounds I&#8217;ve been hearing lately &#8211; so beautiful! Sometimes there are birds that we ignore or don&#8217;t think are special because we don&#8217;t have stories or connection to them, but you know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kahawai</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/kahawai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were out again today capturing kōrero from a koroua about a traditional form of fishing. I&#8217;m constantly in awe with the way our tūpuna (ancestors) lived &#8211; they were very on to it! Anyway, we came home with three kahawai today and when we were given them we were like WOW &#8211; thank-you SO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Rock</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/my-rock/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/my-rock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mum, It was lovely talking to you today. You always remind me of what&#8217;s real, love, unconditional love and what I should be grateful for. I reminded you today of who I am, as I do each day I talk to you. And we reminisced about the old days when you would come and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>340</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/340/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/340/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter how hard you try to go against the flow of life, the wind will always turn you to the experiences that will carry you forward to do the work you were meant to do. Life is not always what we want it to be, and we do not always get want we want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wainui &#8211; Reflections of Wai</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/wainui-reflections-of-wai/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/wainui-reflections-of-wai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was out at Wainui today for a hui and man it was so nice to be by the sea again&#8230; The sound of waves roaring in, the wind blowing a warm blow and feeling the sand beneath my feet and in between my toes, grounded&#8230;ahhhh&#8230; Where have I been all spring? Geez, need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From The Outside In</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/from-the-outside-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/from-the-outside-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This rock is an extension of yesterday&#8217;s rock but instead of being focused on the outside, this rock is about looking in. Today another part of myself was revealed to me. I experienced again a releasing of the past and oh boy what a wonderful release and realisation it was. Many of us wonder through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Moment of Yearning</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/a-moment-of-yearning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/a-moment-of-yearning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a deep yearning today to be in other lands, it was only for a few moments but the yearning was SO strong. I thought about my time in Turkey and in that moment wanted to be there with the people and the land. And I thought about other places I had visited and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/share/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/share/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A gift to another &#8211; it does not take a lifetime for a gift given to have an affect on another. Sometimes it can happen in an instant where something given or shared can transform someone&#8217;s life forever. It may be a hug, a smile, a surprise visit, an unexpected gift, loving thoughts sent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Majic</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/majic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/majic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teia comes home from school yesterday and I was playing the beautiful sounds of Majic and her brother Robbie. She goes, &#8220;that&#8217;s that girl aye?&#8221; And I said, &#8220;yeah what&#8217;s her name?&#8221; And she says, &#8220;Majic! Aaaaaahhh!&#8221; &#8211; and a BIG smile on her face. Then she says, &#8220;she&#8217;s rich aye?&#8221; Me &#8211; &#8220;huh? &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tukutuku Kōrero</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/tukutuku-korero/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/tukutuku-korero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been in a state of excitement and tiredness today. Tired probably because I am full of chocolate haha but excited because I am inspired and uplifted and hopeful for the future. Some days are just like nah &#8211; so many things happen where you just want to go and have a moe and not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waimarie</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/waimarie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/waimarie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tō mātou waimarie kua tae mai ngā reo waiata ataahua kei waenga i a mātou. Kāore he kupu. There are no words for the beautiful waiata that are gracing our space at the moment. I don&#8217;t know how many times I have said this year I am in awe, but this time I really am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Ground</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/common-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/common-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3099</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, some people may be disappointed about a National led govt, I certainly was in the first instance but all that aside, we have some pretty talented, charismatic, intelligent Māori in the house! And I think we need to celebrate that. It&#8217;s unfortunate that we&#8217;re spread across different parties but this is how we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humanity</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/humanity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/humanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the end of the day &#8211; we are all human. We feel, we laugh we cry. We all have hearts. So why do some think that their lives are more important than others? Why are we so self-indulged? It&#8217;s all about us. It&#8217;s all about me me me. There is nothing that distinguishes you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political Landscape</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/political-colours/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/political-colours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I&#8217;ve just returned home from a 60th birthday and I&#8217;ve been having a nohi at the election results. My goodness, why am I not surprised? National are back in the house but I&#8217;m happy for one thing and that is my party vote for GREEN counted tonight. No longer can we rely on our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Right Now</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3079</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What matters today, right here, right now? So many things swishing around in this brain of mine &#8211; a realisation that this year is nearly over and in 36 more days it will be 2012! My goodness &#8211; time is so precious, every day we must embrace, each day has meaning, every minute important and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Feeling</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/a-feeling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/a-feeling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I remember the feeling of selling my first piece of art work, there was nothing quite like that feeling! I can&#8217;t remember the exact amount I sold the artwork for, it didn&#8217;t matter, but that feeling of satisfaction &#8211; wow, unbelievable, awesome, yay me! How does success feel? I remember playing a national touch final [...]]]></description>
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		<title>He Taonga Tuku Iho</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/he-taonga-tuku-iho/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/he-taonga-tuku-iho/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3067</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love it when I talk to our old people &#8211; they are just a big kete of knowledge. We visited a lovely koroua today to capture some wonderful kōrero about a traditional Māori way of fishing. It was so beautiful to watch. These gifts handed down from our ancestors &#8211; these are real taonga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Way of Spirit</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/the-way-of-spirit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/the-way-of-spirit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3059</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you let go of expectation, it&#8217;s amazing at how things turn out. I always feel so enlightened after I&#8217;ve painted a rock and have totally let go to the process. There is something about letting go that is so fulfilling and so hard at the same time! Most times I think I know what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>40 days</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/40-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/40-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You will know the truth and the truth shall set you free &#8211; I was reminded of these words yesterday, words I had learnt many years ago. I am not religious, but these words of Jesus really touch me deeply. And as a child I actually had a good relationship with Jesus, I thought he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crescent Moon</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/crescent-moon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/crescent-moon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Memories of a Crescent Moon&#8230; Sitting high in the sky on a crescent moon is like lying in a hammock, swinging your legs over the side watching the day float by&#8230; A crescent moon reminds me of a cup runneth over, full to the brim of goodness&#8230; A crescent moon balancing on another crescent moon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sacred Green</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/sacred-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/sacred-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3041</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Green green green! It&#8217;s been on my mind all day today! I love green &#8211; it is one of my favourite colours. I haven&#8217;t actually used green for a long time on my rocks because I haven&#8217;t had green paint so I just had to mix some green paint today to curb my desire for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Spite Of</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/in-spite-of/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/in-spite-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We were just talking tonight about learning in mainstream school and ahakoa te aha &#8211; even though there were so many things not good about mainstream school for us as Māori &#8211; I learnt to read, write and spell in english &#8211; in spite of everything. I read today that Te Reo o Taranaki won [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Weed Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/the-weed-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/the-weed-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3030</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, I really love weeds and just today we pulled all of our weeds out of the garden but not until the weeds had established themselves overtime and grown into big wild bushes! Weeds grow like forests do I reckon &#8211; that&#8217;s my observation anyway. First these plants grow and then those plants grow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Front of My Eyes</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/in-front-of-my-eyes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/in-front-of-my-eyes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I painted this rock today directly in front of my eyes &#8211; I held it up in front of my eyes and I painted it there. I wouldn&#8217;t normally do this of course but I had just been to the Osteopath and I was consciously holding my spine in place lol! Let me just explain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collective Words</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/collective-words/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/collective-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3015</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well &#8211; one of my lovely friends Jack Gray suggested yesterday that maybe one day, you all should write the kōrero for the rock of the day. And I thought that was a brilliant idea and so did a few others, so I said why not tomorrow which is now today &#8211; so here it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Demand &#8211; Not Always</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/on-demand-not-always/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/on-demand-not-always/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/?p=3010</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well today I thought I could just come to my blog and start writing my kōrero for the day but oh no &#8211; hullo &#8211; 8.30pm, no kōrero, 9.30pm, no kōrero and then 10pm is looming and here I am. So I thought bugger it, I will tell you about my lack of inspiration right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Circling Orange</title>
		<link>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/circling-orange/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handpaintedrocks.com/circling-orange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking back over the past 316 days I&#8217;ve come full circle and gone back to painting koru and circles again. It feels kinda nice actually, back to balance, restoring the passion and motivation that kick started me in the first place. When I stop for reflection times like this &#8211; each rock a reflection of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Transit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tetekura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been one of those days full of stuff! I don&#8217;t know what to call it &#8211; a mixed lolly bag, four seasons in one day, ups and downs, a roller coaster ride &#8211; haaaaa &#8211; āpōpō will be different I&#8217;m sure &#8211; ceremony, quiet, taking stock, redefining, planning, change, change, change&#8230; It&#8217;s one of [...]]]></description>
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