There is of course so much hurt and damage being done around the world right now, coordinated by such a small group of dangerously wealthy individuals.

I’ve recently forced myself to give up doomscrolling, try to focus on building communities with people around me, and try to reduce the amount of my life that can be controlled by others.

Then I read this quote today, that felt like it really hit the spot:

Despair is a tool of our enemies. We must never submit to it, no matter how seemingly bleak our minds may rationalize things to be. Revolutionary optimism is the radical will to imagine something better and more than the reality inflicted upon us — to resist its normalization.”

So today I had a great meeting with those involved with a new enterprise called yomo, aiming to bring one minute of mindfulness to everyone through their range of podcasts on a new app currently in development.

The meeting started with a lovely walk around the Otari Reserve just on the edge of Wellington, and continued whilst sat looking at this view:

Sometimes I do remember about business meeting locations in the UK, but not often!