by Jamie | Oct 5, 2021 | Newsfeed
Kotahihanga – It ain’t easy, reaching outKia ora, e te Whānau,Always been the strong one? Find it massively awkward to ask for support? Are you caring for others? Sometimes it feels like a juggling act! Sometimes the hardest thing going can be putting up...
by Jamie | Sep 8, 2021 | Guest Contributed, Newsfeed
Yesterday I pushed myself to bike 10 km before turning around to return to the Retreat. Today I set out and as I commenced the undulating road towards the sea end of Hurford Road, my mind reflected on where I have come from and how similar my journey has been to...
by Jamie | Sep 8, 2021 | Newsfeed
Something I hear very often.It is often followed by a story about an art teacher or another influencing adult saying something that stopped us in our tracks. We could have been drawing away totally happy, and then that thunderbolt comes in and cuts us to the core. ...
by Jamie | Sep 5, 2021 | Newsfeed
Another week of changes announced and adjustments needed. We now know what Level 2 looks like and are all busy preparing for more change. Even though this change is a positive – another step closer to “normal” life without restrictions, it can...
by Jamie | Apr 1, 2021 | Guest Contributed, Newsfeed
2020 has been hard.Sometimes it felt like it will never end and other times you might have wished it would never end. 2020 has been eye-opening in so many ways. What I have learnt:1. It doesn’t lead to happiness if you try to please everybody around you. You...
by Jamie | Mar 12, 2021 | Guest Contributed, Newsfeed
Sometimes it’s so hard to just be and to enjoy the moment.How often are we mind-wandering in the past and the future and the here and now literally slips away.We are super excited when we do or see things for the first time. But when we start to get used to...