by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 29, Jul 2023 | All, Blog, Inspirational Quotes, Learning about te ao Māori
E huri tō aroaro ki te rā, tukuna tō ataarangi ki muri i a koe.Turn and face the sun, and let your shadow fall behind you.
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 30, Nov 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog, Inspirational Quotes
A reflection by Brian Knolles, chairperson of our Board of Trustees “Waking early I get out of bed knowing that the day will be busy. I’m on autopilot as I begin my morning routine. Sitting in my quiet place, I realise that I am tired and more than a little...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 14, Oct 2022 | All, Blog, Inspirational Quotes
“After a day’s walk, everything has twice its usual value.” – G. M. Trevelyan
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 25, Jul 2022 | All, Blog, Inspirational Quotes, Learning about te ao Māori
Thank you to Purapura Whetu Trust for giving us permission to share this beautiful whakataukī (Māori proverb) Whāiate iti Kahurangi ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei Seek the treasure you value most dearly: if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 22, Jul 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, All, Blog
“There are three ways of trying to influence the young: There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can preach at them: that is a hook without a worm. You can say ‘you must volunteer’: that is of the devil. And you can tell them, ‘You are...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 1, Jul 2022 | All, Blog, Inspirational Quotes
ROALD DAHL Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. He has been referred to as “one of the greatest...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 10, Jun 2022 | All, Blog, Inspirational Quotes
“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson