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Timeless Time

Ioana Martin

Time seems to work against us, it seems to be our enemy. We are used to consuming it, controlling, managing, and making the most of every single second.

“Don’t waste time!”

“Time is money!”

“Make sure to be there on time!”

“Time waits for no one!”

Time seems to work against us, it seems to be our enemy. We are used to consuming it, controlling, managing, and making the most of every single second. We seem to be slaves of Chronos, the old almighty Greek God of time. The linear time, whose arrow moves in one direction: a direction that brings stress, anxiety, nostalgia, regret, and rigidity.


But guess what?


Chronos has a younger brother, Kairos, the God of qualitative time, the time of being alive. Regretless, joyful, mindful, present. A time full of moments of ease. A time that brings the perfect momentum for you, the fearless archer, to find the perfect opening to shoot your arrow and reach for your dream.


Be on your toes, though, because Kairos has winged-feet and flies quickly! Especially when you are so used to hanging out with Chronos that you cannot even see who or what’s around you.


Kairos wants you to build a relationship with him. He wants to show you the beauty that lies just in your surroundings, the sky, the stars, the ocean, the birds, the shells, the sand, the trees, the flowers.


Open your eyes. Look around. Get ready for your archer pose, because Kairos can appear anytime!


It can be that sudden urge to take a walk in the middle of the work day. It can be staring out the window just because... It can be randomly entering a gallery to immerse yourself into art. It can make you turning the volume on and dance to your favorite tune.


It is always that instant when your intuition speaks and keeps you open and in sync with the present moment.


Team up with Kairos and ask yourself: "Why do I let a clock measure my life, my days?”


The past is gone, the future is unknown – yet, the present is yours to grasp, dear archer. Chronos has been ruling your life, whether you wanted it or not. Kairos is YOUR choice, your companion towards freedom. Find your arrow and go out and play!

#mindful #beinthemoment #enjoy #joy


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Ioana Martin

Timeless Time

Ioana Martin

Time seems to work against us, it seems to be our enemy. We are used to consuming it, controlling, managing, and making the most of every single second.

“Don’t waste time!”

“Time is money!”

“Make sure to be there on time!”

“Time waits for no one!”

Time seems to work against us, it seems to be our enemy. We are used to consuming it, controlling, managing, and making the most of every single second. We seem to be slaves of Chronos, the old almighty Greek God of time. The linear time, whose arrow moves in one direction: a direction that brings stress, anxiety, nostalgia, regret, and rigidity.


But guess what?


Chronos has a younger brother, Kairos, the God of qualitative time, the time of being alive. Regretless, joyful, mindful, present. A time full of moments of ease. A time that brings the perfect momentum for you, the fearless archer, to find the perfect opening to shoot your arrow and reach for your dream.


Be on your toes, though, because Kairos has winged-feet and flies quickly! Especially when you are so used to hanging out with Chronos that you cannot even see who or what’s around you.


Kairos wants you to build a relationship with him. He wants to show you the beauty that lies just in your surroundings, the sky, the stars, the ocean, the birds, the shells, the sand, the trees, the flowers.


Open your eyes. Look around. Get ready for your archer pose, because Kairos can appear anytime!


It can be that sudden urge to take a walk in the middle of the work day. It can be staring out the window just because... It can be randomly entering a gallery to immerse yourself into art. It can make you turning the volume on and dance to your favorite tune.


It is always that instant when your intuition speaks and keeps you open and in sync with the present moment.


Team up with Kairos and ask yourself: "Why do I let a clock measure my life, my days?”


The past is gone, the future is unknown – yet, the present is yours to grasp, dear archer. Chronos has been ruling your life, whether you wanted it or not. Kairos is YOUR choice, your companion towards freedom. Find your arrow and go out and play!

#mindful #beinthemoment #enjoy #joy


Ioana Martin

Timeless Time

Ioana Martin

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Time seems to work against us, it seems to be our enemy. We are used to consuming it, controlling, managing, and making the most of every single second.

“Don’t waste time!”

“Time is money!”

“Make sure to be there on time!”

“Time waits for no one!”

Time seems to work against us, it seems to be our enemy. We are used to consuming it, controlling, managing, and making the most of every single second. We seem to be slaves of Chronos, the old almighty Greek God of time. The linear time, whose arrow moves in one direction: a direction that brings stress, anxiety, nostalgia, regret, and rigidity.


But guess what?


Chronos has a younger brother, Kairos, the God of qualitative time, the time of being alive. Regretless, joyful, mindful, present. A time full of moments of ease. A time that brings the perfect momentum for you, the fearless archer, to find the perfect opening to shoot your arrow and reach for your dream.


Be on your toes, though, because Kairos has winged-feet and flies quickly! Especially when you are so used to hanging out with Chronos that you cannot even see who or what’s around you.


Kairos wants you to build a relationship with him. He wants to show you the beauty that lies just in your surroundings, the sky, the stars, the ocean, the birds, the shells, the sand, the trees, the flowers.


Open your eyes. Look around. Get ready for your archer pose, because Kairos can appear anytime!


It can be that sudden urge to take a walk in the middle of the work day. It can be staring out the window just because... It can be randomly entering a gallery to immerse yourself into art. It can make you turning the volume on and dance to your favorite tune.


It is always that instant when your intuition speaks and keeps you open and in sync with the present moment.


Team up with Kairos and ask yourself: "Why do I let a clock measure my life, my days?”


The past is gone, the future is unknown – yet, the present is yours to grasp, dear archer. Chronos has been ruling your life, whether you wanted it or not. Kairos is YOUR choice, your companion towards freedom. Find your arrow and go out and play!

#mindful #beinthemoment #enjoy #joy


Timeless Time

Ioana Martin

Ioana Martin

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Why is poetry making such a huge come-back? I think it is because our souls need more than the shallow to absent meaning-making of mainstream media. Poems are a reminder of what we hold within us. I am honoured to feature this poem by Dr Art Nahill. How did I come to connect with Ant? It goes back to a conversation with a wonderful, wise wahine, Aphra Green. She suggested Dr Glenn Colquhoun as a potential speaker for a Goodlife event, to speak of his book, 'Holding the ACEs'. We did host that event, which you can read about elsewhere on this website. What a humbling reminder Glenn's talk was. You might even describe him as a bit of a, 'Gabor Mate of Aotearoa'. At his youth health clinic in Levin, he continuously, courageously, humbly, painfully - turns towards what so many of us want to - and have the privilege to - just turn away from. But, when we do, we all keep this world small, we perpetuate the disconnection that erodes our collective potential. He reminded us that, 'we need to stop growling each other. To stop pointing the finger of blame at other parts of the system, and turn our attention toward what we CAN do. We need to WITNESS. We can all make a difference if we choose. It opened something in the hearts of everyone there, we held space for something deeply vulnerable. It melted away performative public personas and we shared feelings, childhood stories, and felt the healing of being witnessed in those stories. Just coming together in a group, has a magical power unto itself. And we acknowledged ofcourse who was missing from that room. Which is something I'd like to address in 2026. Glenn shared with us that he was organising a 'hikoi for health' with his friend, fellow medical doctor and poet, Dr Art Nahill. And that is how I connected with Art and how his poetry came to be here.

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