Category Archive: books

05 Jan

Blank canvas

Blank canvas

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do …

 
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06 Jul

309 – The chain, unbroken

309 – The chain, unbroken

I’m feeling a bit sad tonight. After a great weekend, and an ok day at work, I come home and find some words that left …

 
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06 Jun

279 – Lyall Bay

279 – Lyall Bay

Beloved of surfers, swimmers, wind surfers, kite surfers, dog-stick-throwers, little-kids-sand-castle-builders, sea fishers, lifesavers, Maranui coffee drinkers, Nana icecream eaters, curse the wind bless the wind …

 
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16 May

258 – Work food

258 – Work food

What do you need to work? In between our jobs, housework, homework, writing, photography, and trying to find a moment just for ourselves, we often …

 
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25 Jan

147 – Cleaningzilla

147 – Cleaningzilla

Say what you will, I’m telling you, there’s some pleasure in cleaning. I’ve always found that many things that are ‘broken’ can be repaired if …

 
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09 Jan

131 – The new resolution

131 – The new resolution

It’s that time of year to make new resolutions – make a push to make positive changes in our lives. I’m not that good at …

 
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01 Jan

123 – New dawn, new day, new year, new decade

123 – New dawn, new day, new year, new decade

I woke this morning with the words of a song in my head … It’s a new dawn It’s a new day It’s a new life For me And I’m …

 
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11 Dec

102 -All in the name of?

102 -All in the name of?

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly. – Buckminster Fuller On my bookshelf I have a wordless picture book …

 
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09 Nov

070 – Successful you

070 – Successful you

I walk into the study to get something. I notice a book on the desk I hadn’t seen before. I pick it up and flick …

 
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01 Nov

062 – Where’s Wally?

062 – Where’s Wally?

You have a unique message to deliver, a unique song to sing, a unique act of love to bestow. This message, this song, and this …

 
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