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November 2007 - Richard Aston
We are still swamped with volunteers contacting us to become mentors, the effects of the advertising binge I did last month is still being felt.
Looking for office space on Auckland's North shore and we are planning an advertising programme for Rodney. Wellington is rolling along; I think we have found our man there and will be doing the initial interview this year. Aiming at starting in Wellington March/April next year. Been doing lots of funding work and need letters of support from Wellington organisations to make our case stand strong. It's so lovely getting these letters, such an affirmation that what we do is well received by so many. I have letters from the CEOs of Barnardos, Wesley Social Action, Paula Bennett MP and even opposition leader John Keys. John lost his father at an early age so he is well aware of the need for male role models in boys lives. He met with us (see pic) and I found myself liking him a lot, he is very authentic, but I have never voted for national in my life! He was very interested in getting a feel for social work at a grass roots non government level. It kinda shows me that politics is about people more than parties. In my ideal MMP environment I would vote for my own mix of politicians on a person by person basis.
Every year I like to make my own Chirstmas card and write a poem for the inside, did the same this year, the Christmas card list is up to 600 people now so getting them out was a major.
Here is my Christmas poem for 2007 .
Christmas rolls around again
Our planet has circled the sun once more
And here we are friend - still alive
Still wondering and occasionally
Very occasionally, finding stillness
Amidst the noise and traffic
What a privilege it is to be human
To be alive and kicking,
Licking our wounds, kissing our loved ones
Able to go outside late, on a fine clear night
Looking up to the shear beauty of it all
The vastness, the scale, the shining!
We seem so small, caught up in huge rhythms
Yet in every human heart there lives a flame
However tiny
That holds the possibility to outshine whole galaxies, to outlive light years
It offers the possibility of love
So, as we celebrate Christmas
Let us go straight to the heart of it
Let us celebrate the possibility of love
Give from our hearts,
Wherever, whenever we can
A couple a thousand years ago
A man got nailed for suggesting
Being human was this simple
Every year since then
Our planet has come around
To this point again
It pauses for a moment and waits
For our answer to the question
Is love possible now?
Big Buddy wishes you a wonder-filled Christmas
And all the love you so richly deserve
Go well friend
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