I have trouble with being called selfish at times, and quite often forget to be selfish, because I have this opposition to being selfish. The concept of being selfish is always juxtaposed against being selfless. Selfishness has a lot of negative connotations toward it, as opposed to selflessness, but why? Is there such thing as [...]
READ MORE »Dear 16 year old me, By now you’re two years away from graduating high school, and while the world is your oyster you will have to work hard to live up to that potential that everyone says is within you. You’ll be presented with a plethora of choices, and some of those will be difficult [...]
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We awoke to a beautiful chilly morning in Queenstown, where we had a hearty pub breakfast down by the lake, and people watched. I’d imagine Queenstown to be a hive of activity when the snow fields are open, but today it was just serene and peaceful (something I much needed after a stressful week in [...]
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When I’m enjoying my time off outside of the office, I love to sleep in, however, waking up to this in the morning is well worth the few less hours of extra sleep… If day one was anything to go by, day two to Queenstown was going to take a step up in intensity. [...]
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“Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re beginning our descent into Christchurch. To the left of the plane you’ll have a great view of the (New Zealand) Alps, and Mt Cook may be peeking through the clouds on the right”. Despite my window seat in the emergency exit row, I didn’t dare look to my left, as the [...]
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