Looking at things this way
Many people wish to secure their destination in the future now. But the future is not here yet; that is why it is the future. It is amazing the extent to which we deceive ourselves, stretching ourselves to all sorts of territories and situations that are purely imaginary. It is as though the whole future is planned, and a planned time has been stretched all the way back from the present moment and all the way forward from the present moment. Then everything is overcrowded.
Looking at things this way, we manage to get ourselves into a great deal of paranoia and panic. But if one really sees the present situation as it is, it is always a quite simple one. Some people have noted that they have a little gossip narrator in their heads going on all the time, the person or the voice that is sort of writing the script of their lives. People may feel that this omnipresent script seems to keep the future closed rather than permitting it to be open. However, actually and strangely enough, nobody writes the script at all. It just mysteriously happens. – Chögyam Trungpa, The Future is Open: Good Karma, Bad Karma, and beyond Karma
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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74.4% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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13.8% Hmm, maybe?
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11.9% Yes!
A riddle to start the festive season 🌲🎁🌟
I'm a fruit. If you take away my first letter, I'm a crime. If you take away my first two letters, I'm an animal. If you take away my first and last letter, I'm a form of music. What am I?
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Poll: Should we be giving the green light to new mining projects? 💰🌲
The Environmental Protection Authority announced this week that a proposed mine in Central Otago (near Cromwell) is about to enter its fast-track assessment process. A final decision could come within six months, and if it’s approved, construction might start as early as mid-2026.
We want to know: Should mining projects like this move ahead?
Keen to dig deeper? Mike White has the scoop.
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52.9% Yes
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47.1% No
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