Ever got a scented owl candle in a Secret Santa exercise and wondered how soon you can dispose of it (like before leaving the party)? Christmas traditions are peculiar things. Whatever your Christmas situation, here’s wishing you a relaxing holiday break.
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?
Whanau – a Māori word now in common general usage. To me it has connotations of a broad concept of family, beyond the sense of a traditional western nuclear approach.
Christmas and primary school folk dancing are intertwined in my head as occasions where it is required to have fun. Being required to have fun is no fun at all. Why can’t I just relax and enjoy the season?