I have a beautiful window in my lounge that overlooks evergreen trees, and because we live in Waitākere, the sunset is always a special time. I can just cuddle up with my Mrs and we can dream up big dreams. We like doing that, talking, thinking, changing our thinking. We also realised that the one place where we see us living the best version of ourselves is in those daydreams, why is that?
But the reality is that I haven't been able to get to my window for almost sixteen days. I'm currently in rehearsal for my new show, Faces of Nature, that is part of the Pacific Dance Festival and, between rehearsals and teaching, there's not much time to stare out a window. When I get home, I get into daddy mode because I have a beautiful daughter who's 2-and-a-half going on 16 and she's my world.
It's cliched I know, but I do believe the eyes are the windows to the soul and, when I look into my daughter's eyes, that's another special window. Special too when that window closes for the night and she's off to dreamland.
To be honest though, there isn't just one window in my life.
When I was growing up in Ōtara, my window looked out onto the power lines. I couldn't imagine looking out on anything else because that's what I grew up with. Then I lived in Germany and most times it was during autumns and winters and I saw the colours and the seasons change and that was looking into another world too. It's important for me to always go back to Ōtara - my parents still live there - and just remember that view. It's from where I've come and in the same way, my friends come out to Titirangi so they can get a different view too. It all helps with thinking and processing.