Editor’s Perspective: 12 September 2019
“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because her trust is not in the branch, but in her own wings. Always believe in yourself.” – Anonymous I’m a fixer upperer. I’m not sure where this desire for improving things stems from, but I seem to get a […]
Editor’s Perspective: 29 August 2019
“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” – Jennifer Dukes Lee Dear Friday night emailer, I usually start my email responses with ‘thank you for your email’. Unfortunately, in this case, I cannot do that. I’m unsure if I’m more shocked or saddened by what you chose to email me; […]
Editor’s Perspective: August 15 2019
“If I asked you to name all of the things you love, how long would it take you to name yourself?” – Anonymous At a recent team building breakfast, we had to open envelopes and discuss the questions inside as a clever way to invoke conversation between those present. However, it seems nobody […]
Editor’s Perspective: 01 August 2019
“Always remember that life is precious, you are precious and treat yourself accordingly.” – Dr Libby Weaver We live in a world of self-help books, of Google diagnoses and of armchair psychology. We’re constantly trying to be the best versions of ourselves and the highest bar often isn’t the expectations others set for […]
Editor’s Perspective: 18 July 2019
“In most cases, suicide is a solitary event and yet it has often far-reaching repercussions for many others. It is rather like throwing a stone into a pond; the ripples spread and spread.” – Alison Wertheimer There’s a poignant saying that ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ and, while it was likely […]
Editor’s Perspective: 4 July 2019
“Never underestimate the valuable and important difference you make in every life you touch. For the impact you make today has a powerful rippling effect on every tomorrow.” – Anonymous It is with heavy hearts that we heard of the death of Stephen Collins last weekend. One of the most passionate advocates for […]
Editor’s Perspective: June 20 2019
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi There’s somewhat of a workplace hazard in my line of work in that when you surround yourself with passionate, inspiring people every day, something sometime is going to rub off. This month it really has and I’ve made some […]
Editor’s Perspective: 28 March issue
“The only path wide enough for us all is love.” – Kamand Kojouri Friday 15 March started like any other day in Christchurch, but it ended like no other day has ever ended in this country before. The events that took place at 1:40pm that day have changed our country forever. But it’s […]
Editor’s Perspective: 14 March 2019
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” Arthur C. Clarke My pancreas is broken. Somewhere along the way I had a virus and, when my immune system has waged war, it’s fought perhaps a little bit too hard, killing not just the virus, but also the cells in my pancreas. Those cells were […]
Editor’s Perspective: 14th Feb 2019 Issue
“Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind” Dale Carnegie The extraordinarily talented Yale-educated actor Jodie Foster once admitted in an interview with 60 Minutes that she suffers ‘Imposter Syndrome’; that regardless of whether she was walking onto the college campus for the first time or accepting her Oscar, she felt everything she had […]