I loved to watch planes as a child. On the farm in which I grew up on we would often get fertilizer spread by aeroplane. It was exciting to see that noisy plane swoop low over the fields and hills and see trails of white powder spreading over the landscape. […]
Mental health
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They had crossed a line with me. Boundaries walked over. A line of the heart had been crossed. I felt so hurt and offended that they would be so disrespectful to me. It felt like there was no love or respect in their hearts for me by what they had […]
I struggle with the word ‘Boundary.’ Not because I don’t believe in the concept of boundaries or because I don’t think they are important. It’s just that the word ‘Boundary’ doesn’t convey any sense of relationship value. The word ‘boundary’ feels like it’s all about the one making the boundary […]
I always thought sheep were pretty dumb. But with the habits they I now realise that actually they aren’t totally woolly in their thinking. (sorry had to say it) As I child, on a New Zealand sheep farm, I remember asking my father a very simple question. What is this line […]
Problems! We all have them, and they can so often create incredible amounts of pressure and stress. A small problem for one person can seem like a mountain of stress for another. The problem can feel too big, and that there is no way of solving it. People also come to you with […]
It is only a hammer, but for me it is very significant because it reminds me of a time when I was entrusted with a huge responsibility. My Father had become very unwell and was unable to run our farm for a few months. It was a busy time […]
When a winter storm of life hits, are you prepared or prone? Your mental health can take a pounding if you not prepared for the inevitability of crisis. A few months ago, I was driving over the Auckland harbour bridge when just to the left of me was the mast of […]
Today, as you go about your daily business, you will encounter people. Depending on where you live it could be in the thousands of a busy city or the few of a country town. Regardless, this planet has billions and billions of people of which you are one. Often I […]
It was a place where I felt embraced, and others felt it too. It wasn’t so much a physical embrace like a hug. It was more a knowing that here in this place, this relationship I was both invited to give something of myself and to receive something. It wasn’t […]
A slippery slopes can be a lot of fun. As a kid, I used to love zooming down water slides, sand dunes, and just your normal everyday playground slide. They were safe because there was nothing dangerous at the bottom. But what if there was, or if you were not […]