Water as a deterrent?
The level of tension is rising in New Zealand, fuelled by the Parliamentary protests, the length of time we have been isolated, inflation stressing people’s budgets… How can we reduce the tension?
Author: Jane Shearer
Opening the door?
New Zealand has a schedule to reopen our borders – a major COVID milestone. The dates were pushed back with the advent of Omicron. How long will we remain cautious of COVID?
Adult aspirations
I was excited to go on a music camp to learn about songwriting. Why does a ‘camp’ sound like something for children…shouldn’t humans continue to learn and challenge themselves through their lifespan?
Ladders, snakes & lakes
We went tramping – a great rejuvenating break. Then we returned to an announcement of New Zealand going back into red light mode. The last two years with COVID has felt like a game of snakes and ladders.
Take me back to the mountains
We avoided COVID and discussions about it in the mountains with friends. The boundary between civilisation and desperation is thin – mountains make it more bearable.
Are we still not nearly there?
Who isn’t tired of the pandemic, while wondering how bad Omicron is going to be? When will the world accept the number of deaths caused by COVID and end the major restrictions? Maybe we should ask the politicians?
Connections
Connections are one of my favourite things – connections new and rediscovered between people, connections between ideas, and connections between people generating ideas.
Valuable rags & rusty nails
How do you have a congruent life, where what you want to do and what you think you ought to do are the same thing? And when might you wish someone would give you a rusty nail?
South American planning
So many uncertainties in COVID times. Should we take a South American approach to planning, see what comes, rather than my preferred plan-well-in-advance?
Vaccine certificates and choices
Traffic light COVID warnings and vaccine passport scanning have become the norm. How long will they make sense for? And will the government pay attention to getting rid of them as soon as they no longer are useful?