My dad and his 90-year-old best friend doing wheelies in the car park with dad’s new walker.

My mum’s garden in Rotorua, New Zealand

I drove from Wellington to Rotorua (a 5 hour drive) for a surprise visit with my mum & dad this weekend. My daughter - who lives 10min from me - spontaneously did the same thing arriving at Ouma and Oupa’s house less than an hour before I did. So now we have 3 generations together for the weekend!

“I will not rescue you,
For you are not powerless.
I will not fix you
For you are not broken.
I will not heal you
For I see your wholeness.
I will walk with you through the darkness,
While you remember your light.”

Project “rip up all the lawn and replace with boardwalks and NZ native plants” is going well!

For anyone in Melbourne this is a fun (and free) thing to do. And having a wardrobe of clothes - in colours that make you happy - and where everything goes with everything, leaves more time for the important stuff in life.

Good morning from Kapiti Island, New Zealand

Chairing panels of smart, interesting people is one of my favourite things to do - and this morning’s panel on “Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace” was no exception.

I quoted Dr Louise Stone on the resilience myth: “Even the bounciest ball can’t bounce in a swamp”.

Good morning from New Zealand. Thank you for inviting me to join you here.