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Daoist concept of non action: Do nothing and there is nothing that is not done by Laozi. He means that if we come with fixed ideas and preconceptions, and try to impose our will on events, we are likely to fail. Action succeeds when it is, in a sense, non-action, when our acts are entirely in accord with the disposition of things, so that it's as if our desired outcomes just happen by themselves. Successful action depends on correctly perceiving the innate tendency of situations (what does 'the innate tendency of situations' mean?) and understanding the importance of timing. This requires full alertness to what is going on around us and within ~ Mountain Solitudes by Aat Vervoorn
Anonymity – the quality or state of being unknown...
Milford Sound and the Milford Track in Fiordland National...
Making billy tea, New Zealand bush style
Giving context to behaviours in marriage and relationships
I was thinking some years back as the web developed that it’d pretty near...
The Milford Track, known as “the finest walk in the world”, is in the...
To make “billy tea” is really just making a cup of tea not in...
We go through life perceiving events and objects and are mostly limited by not...
I was thinking some years back as the web developed that it’d pretty near be impossible for me to remain anonymous in what many call now cyberspace. Or could I remain a little wispy like these two angels… For a start even back then it seemed obvious my work...
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The Milford Track, known as “the finest walk in the world”, is in the heart of northern Fiordland National Park. People come from all over the globe to experience the grandeur of it’s mountains, the waterfalls that plunge to the valley floor and the immensity of the lush green rainforest. Milford Sound and the...
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At home here in Wanaka the nearby Nevis Valley often beckons and is one of my favourite weekend haunts. It’s remote and beguiling, and full of gold mining and gold dredging history. Apart from outstanding and unique landscapes, remoteness verging on wilderness, and historic examples of the gold era, the river itself is cherished...
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To make “billy tea” is really just making a cup of tea not in a teapot or with a tea bag, but in a pot, and traditionally the pot has a wire handle so it can be hung over a fire, and is called a billy. And be assured if you travel New Zealand...
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We go through life perceiving events and objects and are mostly limited by not only our 5 senses, but by the filters we’ve learnt to develop from childhood onwards. These filters do not always serve us well. Or to use the words of the Dalai Lama, all has an origination – everything! I know...
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Gold was the makings of early New Zealand in the 19th century and was seen by many from earlier “rushes” in California and Australia as a way out of poverty. In reality is was the suppliers of the necessary food and other items that really made the big money. In New Zealand from the...
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Serpentine Church on Rough Ridge to the east of Poolburn Dam seems to be one of those mythical places, but assure I you it does exist. It’s just hard to get to! I visited it about a year ago after quite a lot of research. The trip went well, but took sometime as it...
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From a landscape photography perspective I find autumn very challenging, but every year it’s the commemoration of ANZAC Day that really gets my thought juices running. Anzac Day is a national remembrance day in New Zealand and Australia, and some Pacific Island countries, of soldiers lost in wars since 1915. It is commemorated annually...
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Vital Facts and Statistics for New Zealand… NZ is 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+12). New Zealand operates daylight saving time and it commences on the last Sunday in Sept., when 2.00am becomes 3.00am, and reverts back on the first Sunday in April of the following year, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am, or...
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I was an early adopter of the Internet and back in those heady days on the early 90s I was immediately excited by the potential for communication, and then as time went by many friends and clients have told me I write well, and that I should use this skill augmented with photography more...
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