This week I want to talk about courage. Courage is defined as “the ability to do something that frightens one” and “strength in the face of pain or grief”. Over the past week we have witnessed real courage in Ukraine where people are fighting for their country and homeland. Men… Read More
Continue ReadingWe like to believe that we are “in control”. However, You’ve booked your flight but wake up sick and can’t travel, or A car hits you on the pedestrian crossing outside the airport, or You are seated next to a Covid infected person and consequently suffer long Covid, or Your… Read More
Continue ReadingWe’re six weeks into 2022 and much has happened since my last blog in December 2021. I had a beautiful extended summer break in Turangi, with stunning weather My husband and I sold our Grey Lynn home and moved to Mt Wellington, requiring much packing and unpacking, as well as… Read More
Continue ReadingIt’s been an interesting week. The National Party has a new leader and we learned that the Government ignored expert Covid advice and fumbled implementation. First off – the Ministry of Health advised that the hard Auckland border had no justification once NZ moved into the new “traffic light” framework… Read More
Continue ReadingOne off Transition Payment There will be a one-off Transition Payment to acknowledge the restrictions businesses have faced due to the higher Alert Levels in Auckland, Waikato, and Northland. The payment operates in the same way as the Resurgence Support Payments with the same criteria. Businesses and organisations with reduced… Read More
Continue ReadingAs Auckland’s extended lockdown grinds to a close and NZ transitions to a traffic light system, it is timely to reflect: What are you most proud of from this year? What was the worst thing or biggest learning? What is the most valuable thing you learned about yourself? Who were… Read More
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