Music is a magical thing. In seconds it can elicit an emotional response, and before you can blink, a barrage of memories, feelings and thoughts can transport you to any time in your history, or make new memories. 2013 has been a good year for music. I love how my iPhone can tell me…
Author: Principally Mused
Beware the Sheep that Howls
Have you noticed how life seems to have quite a number of wolves in it, cheerfully running around the world masquerading as sheep? They come in all shapes, sizes and guises. With an election year on the horizon, I no doubt that there will be all kinds of new Canui Lupis pretending to be…
Hunger Games – A Metaphor for Life
Hunger Games – What can we learn from them? Hunger Games Trailer part 1: Hunger Game Trailer part 2: We went to watch the second movie in the Hunger Games story. It was great. In just the opening scenes I was reminded of why the Hunger Games is such a good all round metaphor for…
The Story Of Ada Green
Nursing Staff In Front of Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, about 1890Photo Credit – Archives.govt.nz Tonight I caught a show I had not previously watched. It captured my fancy within minutes and I found myself drawn into the show, developing an emotional attachment and empathy for the woman with whom the story centred around. The show is Family…
Len Brown and the Crusade of the Crucifying Counsellors
The Len Brown issue just won’t go away. Just when you think it has settled down and as a city we can move forward and let the man do what he does best, bam, the saga continues. It would appear now that his own counsellors have decided to turn against him and head down a…
The Dichotomy of Christmas
Christmas time is a dichotomy between peace on earth, and stress in the trenches. Let me explain. I will start with the ‘Peace on Earth’. Peace On Earth “Christmas bells, those christmas bells. ringing through the land. Bringing peace to all the world and goodwill to man.” (Snoopys Christmas) Snoopy sums it up well….
Nelson Mandela – Lessons for Humanity
Today we mourn a legend. Today the world lost one of the most influential civil rights activists known in our time – a man who inspired generations, and shaped our modern world. Nelson Mandela, a revolutionary anti apartheid activist and arguably one of the greatest leaders of our time. A hero of South Africa,…
The Naming of the GPS – A Political Comparison
Those who know us, know that I have had a love hate relationship with TechnoMans old GPS for quite some time. It is my experienced opinion that this particular TomTom is possessed. It has a mind of its own, and that mind, I am convinced, is determined to make me cross. There are many…
The Complexity of Educational Change
“Most change is unplanned” Fullan, 1993:138 This quote strikes a chord for me. In my experience, much of the change processes I have found myself managing as a leader – some quite significant (school reorganisation in a network, school closure, health and safety issues around buildings – to name but a smidgeon of processes) have…
The Self Esteem People Suckers
Some people suck the self esteem right out of you… Have you noticed these ‘self esteem suckers’ wandering the universe, preying on unsuspecting people going about their daily business? I am sure you know the ones I am referring to. They are the members of our society that you can trace back and find, just…