I’m a fan of the folks over at All Right?

They do some great work in community Wellbeing promotion and make heaps of free stuff.

My favourite thing they make is their Downtime Dice. They ain’t free, but you get more than you paid for.

One of the reasons I like their work is they have Te Reo Māori everywhere, and even make Te Ao Māori specific resources like portraits of people talking about how Te Reo Māori supports their wellbeing.

They recently released a few lockdown-specific digital resources called “Whāia e tātou te pai tawhiti / Getting through together”

He aroha mau roa
Aroha from afar
Tinana tawhiti, whakaaro tata
Distance not distant
He hono tāngata e kore e motu
Isolation not isolated

I’d encourage you to share these.

Download the files and post them on social media.

Practice the principles.

Or learn the phrases and say them yourself.

The Reo Project | Day 214

Welcome to my little corner of the internet.

I believe that place matters.

Our connection to whatever little corner of the planet we find ourselves in, or choose to place ourselves on, matters.

I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

You’re welcome to follow along.