But in every awkward situation there is a choice. Do we run back to comfort, or do we stay in the moment, holding the awkward space...

...Yet in the hands of the powerful, what should be good news for the powerless, the oppressed, the marginalised, is instead a weapon...

I deleted some replies without publishing them because I decided I couldn't be bothered with the push back...But therein lies the issue...

I went for a walk yesterday, saying hello and smiling at those I passed. Elderly lady, head down, no eye contact. Business man, head down...

Waitangi Day thought: it's too easy for us to put our crap in bins at the gate and forget about it while someone else takes it away.