Article Archive for April 2010
It’s not possible to bring a big dream to reality on your own without either doing a sub-optimal job or having some kind of breakdown along the way. That’s something my life coach Clem McGrath …
It’s nine-thirty in the A.M. We’ve been up since around seven on this moody, rainy day. Still yearning for more sleep (the plight of the parent), I initially lay on the couch for half an …
Promoters of the walking and cycling pathway on the Auckland Harbour Bridge have signed an agreement to work in partnership with Hopper Developments.
GetAcross spokesperson Bevan Woodward says “We’re very excited to have Hopper Developments as …
How could a vacant space – be it an apartment block, the floor of an office building, empty land or a retail space – be better used to provide a more vital inner-city?
On May 6 …
Right now, all I really want to talk about is food. I’ve got hot water boiling on the strove for rice vermicelli pasta, into which I’ll soon throw some fish and basil and tomatoes and …
Honey bees snuggle-up during the colder months, they don`t actually hibernate like bears do, but gather into a ball-shaped mass close to the stored honey and pollen that they have collected, (supposedly plenty has been …
It’s time to ask the big question: what is hippydom? And how do you spell it? Today we’re chatting with one of Golden Bay’s big personalities – Annie Turner. She tackles the …
Around 150 young Aucklanders will talk about and take action on a range of topical issues such as the place of youth in the Auckland Council, the environment, our communities and the world of work …
Our first rainy day – hot chocolates on tap; apple crumble; stories under a rug; DVDs on repeat; time outside under a see through roof feeling the rain and the wind and the thunder booming …
Best take it nice and slowly… – Prince Charles & the Slow Food movement
‘I Went on a Cash-Only Diet’ – My Life on the Suze Orman Plan – Sound advice to save money
West Coast …
For the last few weeks I’ve been facilitating a 22 day process of transformation, building community and starting a new mentoring program for women leaders of the Whole New World, and that’s why you haven’t …
Today I woke with the urge to be kind. To give. I felt inspired to surprise someone with something good, just for them. And I knew the person at the top of my list: my …
Instead of working, working towards your goals why not stop, relax, and visualise / imagine having achieved them already.
On Saturday I was about to turn the TV on while we waited for friends to turn …
Tonight I attended the HANDS (Golden Bay’s complementary currency system, see Rebecca’s recent article here) Harvest Feast along with around 140 other people. I’ve got to be honest, I felt really emotional to be there, …
OK, so my passion for ‘eco’ doesn’t stop at fashion, but that’s pretty much where it began for me. I read an article a few years back on how fashion has become faster, clothes have …
So I’m nine days into my 365 days of Fun and Chillaxation (whilst raising my son and growing my site to a subscription base of 100,000, yeah!) and I’m looking back fondly at Week One’s …
Once upon a not so joyful time the Joyologist had lost her home, her business, had cancer, 2 lots of surgery , and …
believe it or not 10 car accidents in …
Do you know what happened today? A news paper was delivered to my letter box. I sat up straight in my camp chair (yes, I don’t have a couch quite yet) when I saw it …
No prescribing rights required!
With an impish grin Pat Armitstead said, “This is not a bitter pill to swallow and most interestingly, no prescribing rights are required! As a non-chemical alternative to Prozac it …
You can no longer save your family, tribe or nation. You can only save the whole world.
Margaret Mead
You are invited to participate in the internationally acclaimed symposium “Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream” which is …
Hands up. Who has left an umbrella or ipod on a bus, or some important business documents due to be given to a client the next morning on a train (er … that last one …
This is what I moved here for.
You know that saying ‘it takes a community to raise a child’? Let me reassure you. In bold type. It’s true.
If anyone thought they could ace the whole …
Today I ran. Did I run for love? Yes. Did I run for the sheer joy of being able to run? Yes. Did I run for freedom, for free expression of my firey energy and …
As Joseph Campbell said “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls”
How do we find our bliss – the thing we were born to do with …
Recently I have done a fair bit of research into which milk is best for toddlers as many mums seem to be concerned about whether their little ones should be drinking cows milk, low …
Join Popular Archeologist artist Dugal McKinnon and cocurator Mark Amery for a closer look at Popular Archeology this Friday lunchtime. Dugal will talk about the creation of the piece and its context as a sound …
Happiness. We all know it comes from within. Right? There’s a book I have called ‘The Astonishing Power of Emotions‘ by Abraham Hicks. It draws attention to the significance of our emotions, and …
When in doubt, bake ginger nuts.
Today it hit me. I’ve moved to Golden Bay and left my old life behind. Whispers of sadness crept through my heart, through the excitement and the joy of relocating, …
TODAY’S GOOD NEWS →
Born to be a Green Guru – Founder of Earth 2000 started young
Thank you, Iceland. Now I can hear a thrush – Every cloud has a silver lining
Honesty appreciated – …
Today, two small yet significant events made me smile – just little things, yet definitely worth ‘writing [to you] about’. Firstly, check out this harvest! How blessed am I? And that box of tomatoes and …
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With hydroponics, tubes and pumps, and plastic bottles all in a row.”
Such is the idea of Britta Riley and Rebecca Fray, two New York artists who …
This tip for success is one of utmost importance… Listen to your gut!
I am not referring to the grumbling noises when you haven’t had your breakfast; I am referring to your intuition, that physical urge …
Tonight I attended the must-do of Golden Bay culture – a pot luck at my friend Fi’s house.
It was a small affair, unlike some of the humungous pot-lucks I’ve attended here where dozens of …
Well. The first thing that I want to say is our house is silent and WITHOUT A TV! Ahhh! This is something I’ve decided to do for the year. DVDs are allowed, …
The Low Down – I’ve moved to back Golden Bay – my original home. Over the next 365 days I’m going to blog about my year in Golden Bay, raising my gorgeous son Kahu, and …
Music and Dance students from The University of Auckland will be showcasing New Zealand arts and culture this May at the Beijing Modern Music Festival.
Representing New Zealand for the first time on the large international …
We’re in the countdown to our opening day on Saturday 5pm 141 Willis Street. Love to see you there. In the meantime here’s some fresh updates.
BRING US YOUR CASSETTE TAPES
Dugal McKinnon’s Popular Archeology will operate …
Tension in the hip hop community is heating up as B-Boys and B-Girls put the final touches on their routines for one of Australia’s longest running dance events, Battle City, on Friday April 16 from …
I won Happyzine’s inaugural DreamtoReality competition with my dream of turning Auckland’s rooftops green. Since then, establishing rooftop food gardens on central Auckland buildings has moved from being my dream to being a goal that …
Pink Shirt Day 2010 is just a couple of weeks away on Wednesday 28 April.
SS4Q (Safety in Schools for Queers) has been asking organisations, schools and community groups to show their support by signing up …
