Write just one word. Then another. Write another. Draw that line. Mark that page. Make a dot, a squiggle, an imperfect circle. So what if it’s wonky? So what if it looks more like a weird elephant’s ear? Play that chord. Sing that note. Sing another. Sing three in a row. Start something. Do it. In the words of avant-garde composer John Cage: ‘Begin anywhere.’
How are you with time?
Different people perceive time differently. To some of us time is a finite, measurable,
tangible commodity. Like a loaf of sliced bread, it can be shared around very simply and
specifically. To others of us time is a much less tangible item. In fact, it is more like a large
bowl of soup, difficult to divide according to any set of rules and difficult to distribute evenly.
Lawar with Tanya Arnold – Do you want to wake up feeling the best you have ever felt? I guess the answer would be yes! Well, it’s totally possible and let me tell you.
Warren Lee Firefighter/EMT
Fourth generation Lee in Whitianga.
Now live in Alaska and have been here for 30 years
I left high school in December 1968 with no idea what I would do in the coming year. In fact,
I never even considered what I would do until my father asked me one day “What are you going to do son?”
Write just one word. Then another. Write another. Draw that line. Mark that page. Make a dot, a squiggle, an imperfect circle. So what if it’s wonky? So what if it looks more like a weird elephant’s ear? Play that chord. Sing that note. Sing another. Sing three in a row. Start something. Do it. In the words of avant-garde composer John Cage: ‘Begin anywhere.’
How are you with time?
Different people perceive time differently. To some of us time is a finite, measurable,
tangible commodity. Like a loaf of sliced bread, it can be shared around very simply and
specifically. To others of us time is a much less tangible item. In fact, it is more like a large
bowl of soup, difficult to divide according to any set of rules and difficult to distribute evenly.
Lawar with Tanya Arnold – Do you want to wake up feeling the best you have ever felt? I guess the answer would be yes! Well, it’s totally possible and let me tell you.
Warren Lee Firefighter/EMT
Fourth generation Lee in Whitianga.
Now live in Alaska and have been here for 30 years
I left high school in December 1968 with no idea what I would do in the coming year. In fact,
I never even considered what I would do until my father asked me one day “What are you going to do son?”
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