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Three things to ponder this New Year

Three things to ponder this New Year

I really tried to avoid writing a New Year’s Resolutions article this week. It just seemed so cliché, something that I could write full of classic one-liners, but void of any real meaning..

  • A positive mindset

    2018 was an enormous year. A lot happened in my life, my family and friends’ lives and around the world. Amazing and wonderful things happened as well as sad and upsetting things. And with all these things that have happened, I have really come to realise how important our mindset, and more specifically, a positive mindset is.

  • Love before religion

    It’s interesting to see how views and approaches to morality have evolved through the ages. I was reading a thought-provoking article by National Geographic titled, “The World’s Newest Major Religion: No Religion”. In it, they highlighted the continual demise of religion in the 21st century.

  • “Going home in my mind”

    All over the world businesses closed down, shop owners locked up and farmers hung up their hats for THE holiday season.

  • Ctrl-Alt-Del: Rebooting Life

    In 1981, David Bradley was part of a team building IBM's new personal computer. Back in the days, programmers had to manually restart the entire system whenever the computer encountered a coding glitch.

  • The Uncertainties of a New Year

    After four years of being a stay-at-home mum with my two boys, I’m once again heading back to university in 2019… or so I thought. Things don’t always go as planned. Life is full of unexpected roadblocks and detours.

  • Lost and Found

    Previously called Missing Pieces, Lost and Found is a New Zealand documentary series currently in its fourth season. Hosted by David Lomas, the series not only helps people find missing relatives but uncovers cultural identities and discovers lost family heritage. 

  • A truth teller  -  what! 

    Maarametua Williams has been off the drug P for almost 4 years and is now helping others leave P behind.

  • Embracing the real Christmas

  • Strengthening the patient muscle

    Patience has gotten me a long way. I have to be patient for and patient with many things in my life. It is hard at times to have patience. However, I've come to realize how much I need patience to keep going.

  • The Original

    Original. There is something about the first of something. The new versions may be grander and more efficient, but they will never hold the place of the first. That original awe that develops into sentiment upon reflection.

  • Same story, different chapter

    YesterdayWhen I walked into church 13 years ago, I did not anticipate staying here for that long. To be honest, I had ...