The Hand that Feeds You
Is disliking tourists in the Queenstown area biting the hand that feeds you? Who is essential to make a place in which one wants to live?
Author: Jane Shearer
Empathy
Empathy – how we connect with humanity. However, there are signs the stressors of our times make sharing our thoughts and emotions risky, impeding empathy. Read on…
Bras, BBQs and beautiful homes
What do we want? Do we want more when more is offered to us? I wrote a song about the too many coffee options available and this oversupply of choices turns out to extend to bras, BBQs and homes.
Gratitude
How easy is it to get sucked into thinking that your body looks wrong while forgetting what your body can do? How do you get your head out of that space? It’s hard but the outdoors helps.
Tail of a Whale
When you see a stranded whale how do you feel? Different cultures can have different reactions. And should we be sadder than when we squash an insect?
Trigger Warnings
‘Trigger warnings – useful flag, cotton wool coddling or statements without impact? There are as many opponents as adherents. Which are you?
Finding Your Path
We’re all looking for our path, including when we are staggering up a steep slope covered with tree fall. However, there’s nothing that beats the satisfaction of getting to the top of the mountain.
Am I an Anachronism?
Creatives don’t have to retire, except perhaps they do when AI can do better than them. How soon will my role be redundant? Not yet…but maybe soon…
Microbial Mates
Who is in charge of your eating, your stress patterns, your emotions? You? Your microbiome? Or is it a joint effort?
Jibbitz
Approximately 270 toothbrushes are thrown away every second to live in landfills for (most of) the lifetime of the planet. I don’t know how many jibbitz are thrown away every second. Don’t know what jibbitz are? Read on …