Relax. Now, more than ever, is the time to relax. Now’s the time to shift the focus away from any issue that doesn’t feel good. Now’s the time reclaim that old hobby that used to fill you with strength and wonder. Now’s the time to take a holiday, read a great novel, and eat chocolate. Nows the time to switch off the TV and make crazy and beautiful music with your family. In fact, I declare this month – Follow Your Bliss Month. What a fantastic quote Joseph Campbell provided us with when he said “follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls”. The irony of committing to feeling good is that when we relax, those things we’ve been asking for slip into our lives with ease. I’ve been astounded at how well this notion works this past month. My family and I moved from a city where we were based for work, to a town that we simply love. We did it on a whim, confident (much to the horror of some of our friends) that everything would work out fine. I was excited to put the power of positive thinking into action for this move, and so, when ever my mood began to drop, I would head out into nature with my dog and my son. We’d always go somewhere beautiful and I would always feel better, inspired by the sheer power of this land. And my grand, simple plan worked. I remained optimistic, we remained optimistic, and everything fell perfectly into place. We continued to feel wealthy and lucky and blessed, and we are. If you’ve just found Happyzine – it’s great to have you with us. As always, all feedback is welcomed, if you can see any way to make Happyzine even more enjoyable for readers, please get in touch. Thanks for tuning in this month. Charlotte Squire
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Inspiring Kiwi – For the love of Lolly How does she do it? Nelson based Lolly-Dadley-Moore has been a highly sought after multi-disciplined body-worker for two decades, this year. She spends her days listening to the often unspoken tales of the human body, reminding them to relax and realign. Her chosen vocation requires strength on all levels, in fact many body workers need to take a break after seven years in this field. But Lolly’s somehow managed to remain healthy and happy. She attributes her wellbeing to a range of factors: topping her list is the fifteen minutes of Yoga she does first thing each morning; she also rock climbs, plays with her children, loves going to parties, she dances, and she eats well, “generally I do things that keep my energy high”. It’s the little things… |
Join the Southern Seed Exchange
Seeds may not be the most glamerous and sexy subject, but they’re pretty hot in nature’s communication system! They’re everywhere, even inside us, and so it’s easy to take them for granted. But they’re one of our greatest treasures. Seeds are right up there with water – essential to life. Each seed contains the blueprint of its evolution and is so perfectly formed that, when supported with the right conditions, it will create something new – such as a tree, or a watermelon, or a human being. Seeds are quite obviously worthy of great celebration and ceremony. The Southern Seed Exchange is a not-for-profit group of volunteers coordinating the saving and distributing of vege, herb, grain and flower seeds from all over New Zealand. Membership is $15 ($10 unwaged) and entitles you to order as many seed packs as you need at no extra cost. Seed “guardians” have an even lower membership cost. Support is provided for those willing to save seed of varieties in need of being grown “seed to seed.” Once you join, you’ll receive the current seed list and the list of seeds for which guardians are needed. Write to Matt for a membership form: [email protected] |
News from Home and Beyond Night of the Conchords
The Dominion Post
Stuff – also included videos and pictures
The Flight of the Conchords not only cleaned up at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, they brought the house down without even being there.
Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who are in New York filming their next series, won the breakthrough artist, best group, best album and the international achievement awards last night. Allwhites Surge Up Ratings
Stuff
Coach Ricki Herbert believes the All Whites’ latest world ranking of 54 could be a catalyst for increased international opportunities.
The All Whites shot up 57 places to reach their highest position since 2002 when they were ranked 47th.
Read more Capital Caveman Finds Life’s a Beach
The Dominion Post
When 71-year-old Ross Collins got bored with sunbathing he picked up a hammer and chisel and smashed his way through metres of rock to create his own split-level cave.
Read more New Sustainable Apartment Development for Capital A new, green-thinking apartment development – Metropol – will be launched tomorrow in Wellington. Featuring environmentally sustainable design features, such as a wind turbine which generates energy on-site for common area lighting, regenerative lifts, solar water heating, sustainable building materials, and a 10th storey rooftop garden, Metropol has been heralded as a first of its kind in the capital. Read moreMoobs on Bikes
The Press
Man boobs or moobs of all shapes and sizes were unleashed today in central Christchurch.
Dozens of men took part in the first ever Man Boobs on Bikes parade through the city.
Read more New Zealand’s Top Towns
The saying goes “home is where the heart is” but two surveys out today would have you believe there’s more to it than that.
Carefree Rodney, “can do” New Plymouth and sleepy Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast can all claim the title of the top spot in the country to live.
Read more Kiwi Braves Sharks, Hypothermia in Ship Wreck
The Southland Times
A Southland woman and her two Australian travel companions are lucky to be alive after being shipwrecked off the coast of Fiji.
Read more Stranger’s Selfless Act Stops Attackers
Central Leader
A mother is praising the actions of a good Samaritan who stepped in to save her son from being beaten in a random daylight attack.
Read more All National Parks Now Protected from Mining
Scoop
All national parks will now be protected from mining, Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick announced today.
“The Labour-led government is updating the law to extend protection to Kahurangi and Rakiura national parks, as well as several additions to other national parks, 24 marine reserves, two wilderness areas and three reserves,” Steve Chadwick said.
Read more Christchurch Poo House Wins Top Prize
A Christchurch sewerage station has the sweet smell of success after winning an architecture award for its “sensitive” design.
Read more Now is the Time to Tackle Global Warming – Stern
The Guardian
Lord Stern of Brentford has suggested the credit crunch might provide an opportunity to invest in measures to tackle global warming as a way of stimulating economic growth.
Read more British Woman Returns Ancient Statues to Egypt
The Earth Times
Cairo – A British citizen has handed in several small statues believed to be antiquities to Egyptian cultural authorities in London, expressing a wish that they be returned to their homeland, a news report said on Thursday. “I received an email from a British woman called Rebecca Robinson saying she had several ancient Egyptian statues that she wanted to return to Egypt,” Maysa Nasr Farid, the Egyptian cultural attache in London told Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency (MENA).
Read more Wavecome Awarded Trophy for Excellence in Corporate Governance …
The Earth Times
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France – (Business Wire) Wavecom S.A. (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) received the distinction of being awarded the 2008 trophy for excellence in Corporate Governance from EthiFinance an independent extra-financial research agency dedicated to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment required by Socially Responsible investors (SRI).
Read more Major Plans for Energy Farm
Envirolink
A major tidal energy project is being planned for waters off the coast of Northern Ireland and Scotland.
ScottishPower has identified sites off the Antrim Coast, Pentland Firth and the Sound of Islay to test sea turbines which could power thousands of homes.
Read more Relax Mum, I’m not dead Bang! Showbiz Zac Efron’s mother was left devastated when she heard a rumour her son had died. The High School Musical 3: Senior Year star was the victim of an inaccurate story published by a foreign newspaper claiming he had been killed. He said: “I was really shocked to find out – and my mum was really upset too when I called and told her.” Read more Forests Play Vital Role in Fighting Climate Change
Scoop International consensus on forests’ vital role in fighting climate change Barcelona, Spain, 8 October, 2008 (IUCN)- The world’s forests have immense potential to lessen the impacts of climate change, but if this opportunity is going to be realized, unified global action is now required, according to a remarkable alliance of international forest leaders. Read morePilot Completes Jet Pack Challenge
BBC News.bbc.co.uk
A Swiss man has become the first person to fly solo across the English Channel using a single jet-propelled wing.
Read more Don’t Worry About Oil
Ode Magazine Don’t worry about oil. With oil and gas prices at all time highs, that seems a strange thing to say. Yet, we really shouldn’t worry. Solutions are available and well under way. Around 1880, visionaries in Paris painted a bleak picture of the future. If our city continues to grow at this rate, they argued, carriages couldn’t ride our avenues anymore in the near future. They will be stuck in mounts of horseshit. The respected elders of their times didn’t see that the solution to the problem was already coming. Henry Ford was about to introduce the automobile to the world Read more Emotional Rescue
Kevin Robert’s Blog I love that phrase. ‘Emotional rescue’ strikes the right note during weeks of meltdowns and bailouts. This is a time of high emotion indeed, so multi-billion dollar rescue packages can’t do the job alone. They need emotion. Read more |
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Celebrate the opening of Te Papa’s latest multimedia experience Our Space (www.ourspace.tepapa.com) with an alcohol and smoke-free gig on Saturday 8th November. Admission is free and doors open from 8pm so get in early as there is limited capacity. Refreshments will be on sale.
For one night only, The Electric Confectionaires be rocking the Wellington Foyer from 9pm with the progressive future-soul sounds Pacific Heights, featuring P.Digsss and Lisa Tomlins, taking the party on to midnight. Our Space, featuring the free experiences The Map and The Wall, will be open throughout the party and the popular High Ride and the Deep Ride will be free to thrill guests on the night.
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