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Why you should take your whanau to Ihumātao

Why you should take your whanau to Ihumātao

On Saturday, my husband, two sons and I headed to Ihumātao, to stand with those occupying the land near Auckland Airport. We parked our car 15 minutes from the site and joined hundreds of others who were either heading to,...

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the soul desires expression

the soul desires expression

we are all broken each one of us not just those who so generously let us let it witness it, but every human being tied to her human family with the pain, strife, war and famine that have lived before...

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My soul stones

My soul stones

When I was grieving my mum I found that nature was the only place vast enough to contain the raw and overwhelming emotion that washed through me. I sat on a lonely rock at the end of Karitane beach most...

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The Power of No

The Power of No

A few years ago the large W that spelt NOW in white painted letters, fell off the window sill and broke in two. At the time I was struggling, everything seemed to be crumbling around me, I felt panicked and...

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You are Enough

You are Enough

I wanted to remind you this week that you are enough, you have achieved enough, you have loved enough, you have contributed enough, you are enough. I don't know about you but I am sometimes pretty hard on myself. I'm...

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9/11 and the mission of Freedom Song

9/11 and the mission of Freedom Song

Today is September 11th and I am reminded of the many ways the world changed on that fateful day, 17 years ago. Mark and I were living in downtown Manhattan at the time, and when we were finally allowed back...

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Our Mother

Our Mother

  Our Mother beneath our feet blessed be your name.   Your wisdom come your love be felt on earth that we can make it a heaven.   Give us today our daily compassion and forgive us for loving ourselves...

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Trump, Tom and Freedom Song

Trump, Tom and Freedom Song

This week a dear friend shared with me that a brilliant young man we both know (let's call him Tom) has recently become radicalised to alt right philosophies and was keen to attend speaking tour of Canadian alt-right speakers Lauren Southern and Stefan...

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Our brokenness is a legitimate part of our humanity

Our brokenness is a legitimate part of our humanity

For some reason this sentence has been on my mind almost every day for the last few weeks.  We are all broken, just as we are all perfect in our imperfection. We have recently become aware of the suicides of two...

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