Kerry Larby

Head of Well-being at St Andrew’s College, New Zealand.

[David Whyte @poetdavidwhyte]

Beginning well or beginning poorly, what is important is simply to begin, but the ability to make a good beginning is also an art form. Like picking up a new and unfamiliar musical instrument, the first necessary step involves taking the time to get a simple clear note, usually the simple clear note of forgiveness that comes in allowing yourself the right, at this stage, not to know anything at all. Beginning anything well involves a clearing away of the confusing, the cluttered and the complicated to find the beautiful, often hidden lineaments of the essential and the necessary.

David Whyte from 'Beginning' in Consolations

[Kerry Larby @kerrylarby]

How do we support our young people to cope with disappointment? https://t.co/bBQWnRT0Yj

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How do we build character in our young people? https://t.co/rW2W461QIu

[The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) @brainpickings]

On Jane Goodall's 90th birthday, her lovely letter to children about how reading – and a particular book – shaped her life https://t.co/XXrAXeNRBd

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@samuelmcneill Lol! I love this, Sam! 🤣

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@sbkaufman @LouisVuitton So beautiful.

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@WiljDekkers @tomadamschch @ImpactedNZ Lucky @ImpactedNZ 😊

[Scott Barry Kaufman ⛵ @sbkaufman]

"To live on a day-to-day basis is insufficient for human beings; we need to transcend, transport, escape; we need meaning, understanding, and explanation; we need to see over-all patterns in our lives. We need hope, the sense of a future. And we need freedom." - Oliver Sachs

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Happy twelfy-ninth (129th) birthday, Professor Tolkien ❤️ #tolkien

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

Trees, Zadie Smith, poetry, James Baldwin, science, Mary Shelley, love, Viktor Frankl, depression, Walt Whitman, creativity, Octavia Butler – the best of Brain Pickings this year, in one place: https://t.co/moChVTzKnf

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@samuelmcneill You must be so proud of your girls, Sam. Congratulations to Imogen. 👏🏼

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@WiljDekkers @samuelmcneill @nzannet Congratulations, Wilj. So well deserved. You are an inspirational colleague.

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@matthaig1 Sweet Caroline, Brown Eyed Girl...

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@suzannehorton11 @Waterstones Ooooh! Midnight’s Children and The English Patient for me.

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Last week, our student well-being committee hosted representatives from 22 Canterbury schools to participate in an appreciative inquiry about well-being in the current global context. You can read about the process here: https://t.co/xWpBmnXZgN

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@sivers Yay! Welcome back! ☺️

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Blog post considering the importance of our young people cultivating #EmotionalIntelligence when navigating global change. https://t.co/sivD2Eoylq

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Blog post considering the universal character strengths and virtues that shine through adversity https://t.co/xzQ3WpCfmh

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@DrawnAndDrafted @lithub Oooh, 4 for me!

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@neilhimself Oh, how wonderful! You are in New Zealand! @neilhimself