A very merry Kiwi Christmas

by Charis Klaudt on January 19, 2026

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‘Twas the night before Christmas in Gisborne, NZ,With Nevis and Sam and just-surfed-up me.Our boards were all waxed by the…

Life’s lull (now what?)

by Charis Klaudt on December 8, 2024

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From the moment you are born, you are primed to accept truths about how to live. Cry, and you are…

Detachment: let go and meet freedom

by Charis Klaudt on August 10, 2023

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Refusing to dwell on past experiences invites freedom and new discoveries, allowing fresh beliefs to form…

Father Time has silver hair

by Christianne L. Klaudt on July 19, 2022

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Old Father Time roared with laughter. Why, the audacity of it all! Calling the celestial lights grey! Of all the…

A disturbing year of grace with karma and God

by Christianne L. Klaudt on June 17, 2022

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The heart is disturbingly grudging about dislodging offences that, built over time like a fortress, strives like a searing poker to protect the mind, will and emotions of the soul by disabling pain and feeling, yet all the while hardening the heart into coal.

Living the smooth rich flow

by Christianne L. Klaudt on June 16, 2022

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Sometimes, I feel like all of life sits just below the horizon and the sand of time is always, ever-trickling downward … the unfaltering sift of tiny bits of crushed crystal