Category Archive: spirit

22 Jan

144 – Everyday heroes

144 – Everyday heroes

My sister, Diana, and I were deep in conversation when one of her son’s, Mario, walked into the room. As an aside Diana has five …

 
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21 Jan

143 – Holes in your stockings

143 – Holes in your stockings

My sister, Diana, and her husband, Miro, wanted me to come up to Auckland to be with them when they got the pathology results following …

 
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20 Jan

142 – Trapped

142 – Trapped

Sometimes I can be my own worst enemy, especially when I allow my inner critic to have a voice. During these times I have felt …

 
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19 Jan

141 – Under the knife

141 – Under the knife

Surgeons must be very careful When they take the knife! Underneath their fine incisions Stirs the Culprit – Life! – Emily Dickinson For 28 days my family has been counting …

 
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17 Jan

139 – Seeing the light

139 – Seeing the light

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something …

 
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16 Jan

138 – Strangers No More

138 – Strangers No More

Seven days ago we arrived strangers. After being challenged, photographing only each other and a lot of critiquing … something happened. We discovered new perspectives of each …

 
By Marica
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15 Jan

137 – Surrounded by creativity

137 – Surrounded by creativity

Today we had an opportunity to get an insight into what other participants of the Wanganui Summer School of the Arts have been doing …

 
By Marica
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14 Jan

136 – Smitten

136 – Smitten

The Oxford Dictionary describes smitten as being strongly attracted to someone or something. In my case I am smitten with the town of Wanganui. After …

 
By Marica
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13 Jan

135 – Making dreams come true

135 – Making dreams come true

“Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion,” philosopher G. W. F. Hegel once said. Passion is not always fun. Like anything worthwhile, …

 
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07 Jan

129 – What do you say?

129 – What do you say?

Partings. We do it every day. Walk out the door. Hang up the phone. Go upstairs. Downstairs. In the next room. Babies will cry when …

 
By Lynsey
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