Wandering and Wondering

Inspiration

  • How Do I Stay Productive while Self-Employed

    I write lists (digitally). and the tasks on them roll over to the next day if something isn’t completed. I write them lazily in the morning and they rearrange them in priority order. Then I let myself rest, and attend… Continue reading

  • A Sojourn to Whangārei

    A few weeks ago, I got itchy feet. I was sick of being “stuck” in Auckland. Whether by my own psychological perspective or by the somewhat-expensive flight prices, I felt unable to leave and yet I knew I needed to.… Continue reading

  • Matariki Adventure

    Alongside mid-winter, which is celebrated universally (at least to some extent), here in New Zealand we also celebrate Matariki. Matariki is a specific astronomical event when the constellation of Matariki (Māori name), also known as Pleiades (to the Greek) or… Continue reading

    Matariki Adventure

  • Litha, Summer Solstice 2020, 2021 and how it contrasts with Now

    During summer, I feel the need to stay outside as much as possible. Summer solstice time is an excellent example of this. The past few years I’ve made a habit of using this time to bring friends together up my… Continue reading

  • Beltane 2020 and 2021

    A haiku for starters: Gosh how time has flown, Two years gone by just like that It scares me deeply / Beltane 2020 was a blast. I had a very busy weekend. Initially I attended the local astronomy camp where… Continue reading

  • Darkness

    The darkness calls me “No!” I say, not me today One more day I fight. Continue reading

  • Haiku #2

    Time to turn a leaf A new hope beckons me close Please don’t disappoint. Continue reading

  • Ostara – The Turn of Balance towards Light – Spring Equinox

    Ostara 2020 – 23rd Sep 1:03am Ostara 2021 – 23rd Sep 7:21am According to my journal, nothing much happened for Ostara last year….which seems unlikely. This year, in contrast, saw NZ, and Auckland in particular, in the middle of another… Continue reading

  • All the World is a Garden

    If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden One of my favourite films growing up, and indeed the book it was based on, was The Secret… Continue reading

  • Summer Depression

    Increasingly, mental health is a subject that is being broached more often, both online and in conversation. At this point is quite well understood how depression can be seasonally affected, particularly in regard to the shorter days and reduced exposure… Continue reading