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Truth & Connection are the Positive Benefits of COVID-19 without the Greenscreen & Business Shirt
Truth & Connection are the Positive Benefits of COVID-19 without the Greenscreen & Business ShirtToday I go on a rant about what is happening in the world and all the positive aspects of COVID-19, when I focus only on what I can control (which is not heaps...
The Benefits Of COVID-19
The Benefits Of COVID-19With COVID-19, as the planet shifts and awakens, there is a positive meaning (as I see it), which I share in this video - a chance to connect to our planet, community and real people, and the need for balance. To stop the facade, to be real...
WHY HOMELESS GUY TURNED DOWN A FREE MOTEL
Why Homeless Guy Turned Down a Free MotelI was going to the supermarket at Countdown but saw a massive queue, so I stopped to turn around and there was a homeless man sitting nearby. I stopped and said in a really low-key way "have you been to the city mission, I...
SELF-ISOLATION DAY 14 – THE SATISFACTION AND EXCITEMENT
Self-Isolation Day 14 - The satisfaction and excitementOnly one more day to go before the full 14 days are done, the final day feels exciting to be able to, soon, go to the supermarket. . While all the suffering from COVID-19 is horrendous, so many positive...
BENEFITS OF ANGER WE DISOWN
Benefits of Anger We DisownAs the massive COVID-19 fear epidemic moves people into self-isolation, anger is a common emotion, both getting frustrated with not being able to do all the same things and maybe also annoyed with the people we live with. Today we look at...
SELF ISOLATION DAY 13 – CHECKING THE HOMELESS PERSON IN THE TENT IS ALIVE
Self Isolation Day 13 - Checking the Homeless Person in the Tent is AliveWhile walking in my happy place, the amazing native bush at the bottom of the Auckland domain, I pondered this... Do the homeless even know about Covid-19? I have seen a homeless guy many times...
SELF ISOLATION DAY 3 – FRUSTRATION AND ANGER AS REALITY HITS
Self Isolation Day 3 - frustration and anger as reality hitsSelf-isolation has been an interesting roller coaster ride of emotions, initially being a bit blase about it thinking I could maybe play tennis, having been told at the airport that I can go to the beach and...
SELF ISOLATION DAY 1 – AVOIDING REALITY
Self Isolation Day 1 - avoiding RealityThe plane was almost empty, strange times and the reality had not fully hit home of the seriousness of it all. There was a huge queue of taxis and shuttles at the airport, as nobody was around when we landed in Auckland on Monday...
Technological Change and the Future of Work Submission to NZ Productivity Commission
Last week I made this submission about Society 5.0 to the Productivity Commission of New Zealand after their inspirational idea of looking at Technological Change and the Future of Work. Last year I wrote about Society 5.0, the more connected world. Society 5.0...
DEFINING EMOTIONAL FITNESS COMPARED WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Emotional Fitness is a newer term. Many people know about Emotional Intelligence, yet Emotional Fitness a subset of the broader category of Emotional Intelligence. As explained in the following table, Emotional Fitness is more focused on the internal use and...