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He Māori Ahau: The lessons worth sharing!
Despite running a few events to date, we do not class ourselves as professional conference organisers. Just a group of friends who dream big, take the best of all our pūkenga and smash it together. Believe me, we do plenty of karakia and karanga to our ātua to guide us. We are hopeless addicts to the cause.
Fill my cup ‘til it’s overflowing II
There were also times when I felt like I was definitely missing out! I really missed that glass of champas whilst getting ready to go out, and the first couple of rounds with whānau and friends. I missed having a bottle next to me unwinding on the couch. I also missed visiting my favourite aisles in the supermarket. I swear those bottles with their cute little labels were calling out to me “hey girl, you know you miss us”.
Fill my cup, ‘til it’s overflowing.
The tears were for a whole mix of reasons. Relief that I was finally accepting my reality. Sadness that I had done this to myself. Anger that I had let this happen. Fear of whether I was ready to change, and what did change actually mean.
Are they Māori Māori?
Chances are, that if you’re Māori, you’ll have heard this pātai before.