Monthly Archives: Oct 2024

God was lending me as a guide while I was not well and working through me, healing and slowing my recovery from day to day. God is a shield of amour to any human who is in trouble, not well, has financial issues, is trapped in the war zone or needs protection from people who harm. My mind is to stay focused by getting back on track with our health and well-being and stable financial security for our bills, loans, food, petrol for transport and equipment, prescriptions and mortgage with a roof over our heads as we are over sixty years old. We are not rich and do not have high incomes for many years. We budget and oversee our financial spending daily during weeks when prices shot up higher than before.

Under five years, I will turn sixty-five years old; there is a new transition when getting a pair of hearing aids and glasses by whom – the Health Funding or MSD (Ministry of Social Development) Superannuation benefit of one-third payment or full payment but to pay back to MSD. With my other disabilities – Cervical Spine Disc degeneration of my entire right side will become worse, and other health issues will change effect from time to time. My partner does have his ‘disabilties’ as well from his twice several incidents in the past, and he will develop new health issues unexpectedly without warning.

We can not foresee our future, what it will be like for us to live in our homes, what retirement will be like for both of us, how we will live on superannuation benefits, and how we will deal with increasing health issues. We do not have an answer, but we can consider our budget carefully and look after ourselves. We know our Government is making things worse for everyone by breaking too many promises that our country will improve. We have our leadership skills in our blood as we work together as a team to encourage family, friends and staff to learn from us so they will learn and develop their skills to pass on to the next generation. The government staff and MPs could have done better in their leadership roles.

New Zealand and many other countries, such as Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and even the USA, are seriously facing their worst economic conditions since COVID-19. The pandemic has led to job cuts, businesses foreclosing or going bankrupt, and a significant rise in homelessness and poverty. This global economic downturn has particularly affected the elderly and disabled, who are struggling to make ends meet and find affordable food and shelter. The Government tried hard to find economic solutions. Still, MPs and the Reserve Bank were made worse by the interest rates, ORC (Official Cash Rate), inflations and many other types of finance, such as funding for non-profit organisations and charities that cut back or reduced staff. Many wealthy and above-average businesses are of no help except to give little help to the communities.
https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/tony-alexander-what-the-ocr-cut-means-for-house-prices-and-your-mortgage-46380

https://business.scoop.co.nz/2024/10/11/food-prices-increase-1-2-percent-annually/

https://www.worldvision.org.nz/about/media/food-price-spikes-nz-joins-worlds-poorest/

“Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts.”

– Thich Nhat Hanh

Birds seek food for their babies and make nests elsewhere, while bees seek pollen and nectar from many bright-coloured flowers.

The sun shining on the ground warms the soil, allowing many thousand seeds to sprout from the ground below.

The apple trees, born from seeds, are now ready to spread their wings. They are starting to produce new growth from the pot, a sign that it’s almost time to transfer them to larger pots. A faithful companion, the sun shines down, though it occasionally hides behind the clouds.

Hey on, strawberries will produce more flowers in the coming weeks. It’s time for their food to be fertilised in a few days.

“Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. – Elsa Schiaparelli”

Wisteria is growing in the pot. I found a new seedling of a very young wisteria shoot near the carport and gently pulled it out by showing the root exposed for potting until it is more robust enough to replant in the new location near the water pump hut. Mm, not next to the water tank-water pump hut; otherwise, the wisteria’s root system is aggressive. Since the wisteria root system is so large and powerful, bother! Next plan where?

There does the chainsaw noise – “brrrr” or “vroom vroom.” This is an example of onomatopoeia, where the word imitates the sound it represents when my partner was chainsawing down a pair of fences, for he had some idea to make a way to walk across or to use his ride-on mower to the cherry trees field. That goodness for he did not damage the young tree in the Cherry Trees field.

I have been slowly recovering from a nasty illness for over two weeks. I am looking forward to a well-earned break, but my chest is not strong enough to do physical gardening, and my mental abilities need to think straight and calmly.