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 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...
by Jamie | Jan 11, 2021 | Guest Contributed, Newsfeed
KindnessMy mum used to say “Be kind to others” and as a child I had no idea that kindness will be so important to me one day.Being kind is the hug you give a friend who is going through a difficult time; the message you send to check in on your sister who is sick or...
by Jamie | Oct 11, 2020 | Guest Contributed, Newsfeed
A beautiful gift of writing kindly contributed by a recent Guest of Taranaki Retreat …make yourself a cuppa and…. ENJOY! I’ve been contemplating the grey mass of cloud obscuring Taranaki for nearly a week without a sight of the mountain now. I’m...