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Young and full of love

My parents, god bless them. So young and fresh at 21 and 25 years old - the hope and love on their faces as they started their married life. They were together for 50 years. I always wanted a marriage like them but never found the right person. Guess it's too late now.
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We will remember

Happy Birthday Dad, I’ll always miss you. When we are weary and in need of strength, When we are lost and sick at heart, We remember him. When we have a joy we crave to share When we have decisions that are difficult to make When we have achievements that are based on his We remember him. At the...
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The Land of the Long White Cloud

New Zealand. Aotearoa. The Land of the Long White Cloud. My country. New Zealand is a stunningly beautiful country in the South Pacific, approximately 2,200kms south-east of the east coast of Australia. Our population is not large - approximately 4 million. There are three islands - the North...
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I still miss you

It's eight years since my father died. I thought I would get over it eventually but I haven’t. I have come to realise that i never will. My world changed when he died. He has left a space that will never be filled.  You see, once someone has been in your life you can't ever get over them not...
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Phantom earthquakes

Ever since the big 7.8M quake two weeks ago, I constantly feel as if the earth is moving. I'd check Geonet and find that the aftershocks were listed as weak or unnoticeable. So why on earth did I think there was an earthquake? Then I read an article on phantom earthquakes, which is apparently a...
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The Mountains Moved: 00.02 14/11/16

New Zealand woke to the terrifyingly familiar rumble of the earth moving beneath us on Monday morning and as we dived for cover under beds and in doorways the question on all our minds was the same: Is this The Big One? As two earthquakes merged into one massive seismic wallop measuring a...
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You are not for everyone

"The world is filled with people who, no matter what you do, will point blank not like you. But it is also filled with those who will love you fiercely. They are your people. Your are not for everyone and that's OK. Talk to people who can hear you. Don't waste your precious time and gifts trying...
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Happy Father's Day

I can't believe it's been 8 years since you left us Dad, it still feels raw and painful to contemplate life without you. I think of you every day and miss you like crazy. I would love to turn back time and hear your voice again.  I think of you every day with joy and sorrow Joy that I had you...
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Why not?

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.   ~Og Mandino
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