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thunder and marley.jpg are Siberian huskies, they are father and son. I decided to breed these dogs after I bought one for my partner years ago. I grew up on a farm and have always loved dogs.

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2018

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"The first shift away from criminality back then happened when I was around 22 years old after I had a few spiritual experiences. The biggest trigger, however, was my concern for the hole in the ozone layer. Spray cans were not ozone friendly at that point and that motivated me to stop using them. That was a giant lifestyle change for me because at the time most of my friends and I were graffiti artists. We were also smoking marijuana every day and drinking alcohol on a regular basis too. So, I quit everything in one go and for a while, I was just kind of doing nothing except eating and sleeping. That led me to meditation.  I eventually just learned to face my fears, that meant really embracing love and the idea that behind everything is a motivation towards love, toward our true self." - Richard/Pops Check out Richards full story on our Facebook page @humansofchch #humansofchch #streetartchch #christchurch #otautahi
"New Zealand is multicultural, but in Christchurch there are only two shops selling Indian garments. The mix of cultures here means that often some couples will want two different ceremonies, one with a more western style and the other with traditional Indian bridal wear, so we cater for that. We don't have many festivals like this in Christchurch, so its a good opportunity to see our community grow. Its great to be able to explain part of our culture to the people of Christchurch." - Vijay, Manjula, Dimpal and Payal At the Diwali Indian festival of Lights, Cathedral Square #humansofchch #diwali #indianfestivaloflights #yogis #christchurch #cathedralsquare
"I spend a lot of time at home crafting, and doing bits and pieces here and there. I’m a stay at home mum so I need something to fill in the time between looking after the children and I really like creating different pieces of art that people can enjoy. I’m passionate about anything crafty - clothing, feltwork, embroidery - I find embroidery really peacemaking for myself. I have a young family, I don’t actually know where I find the time to do this. I love how homely Christchurch is, we actually moved away after the earthquakes and moved back to have babies. I think it’s a really awesome place to raise kids, a really safe environment. I also love the pace of Christchurch, it’s not too busy but not dull and boring either. I like seeing all the new infrastructure as well as the boutique shops. I love seeing all the creative people we have here and finding out how many creative outlets people have." - Hannah #chch #hoconz #humansofchch #otautahi #people #portrait #honeststories #chchcreatives #crafty #christchurch #humansof
“I shaved my head on a mufti day one day. When you’re wearing a uniform and everyone looks the same, but then mufti days you get the opportunity to wear what you wanna wear and everyone judges you for what you’re wearing on that day. That sent me into an absolute shit-fit. I was so focused on what other people thought of me because of that. I can’t remember the thought process of that morning, I just remember thinking that I was done. I remember that I wasn’t sad, I was just like, “I’m done”. I remember waking up in an ambulance with my mum there in agony. I remember hurting mum, that’s what I remember the most. I enjoy my birthdays so much more now, on my grandmas birthday every year I think of her now, I think of the people I’ve lost. You always think of them on their birthday or Christmas day, I’m so im so glad that people don’t have to think about me like that on those days, it would forever hurt them. So yeah, I’m real fucking glad I’m still here.” - Jessie This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, to seek help: Lifeline – 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP) Or go to: www.mentalhealth.org.nz #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #suicideprevention #humansofchch
"Now that I am a bit older I don’t care about the image that I have or the image that other people have of me. If you like me, that’s cool, I will treat you the same way you treat me, really. If you are narrow-minded and stuff I just don’t have time for you. I feel like the boxing has helped a lot with the confidence. All that blokey stuff, what it really comes down to at the end of the day is ‘do you want to be a real man?’. The fact that I did the boxing gave me the confidence to like my girlie movies and slow music and stuff like that. If they call me less of a man I say let’s go see who is a man outside. Not that it needs to be that way but there is always that. Where I am from, if you really want to be a man, that’s what it is. I don’t tend to do things I don’t want to do. I have always been this way. I don’t get influenced really unless I want to do something I won’t do it. I will happily tell someone to get…. My dad told me when I was real young, he didn’t drill it into me but it has always stuck with me, ‘if you believe you are right then just stand up for yourself, no matter what’; and I always have. Be yourself, do what you love, be comfortable with that. It is ok to not buy into stereotypes, they don’t make us who we are." - Sergio Check out Sergios full story on our Facebook Page. #HumansofChch #AllRight #ManlyAs
“It isn’t common for men to be social workers, less than 10 percent are. I want guys to get the message that you can become a social worker or nurse and it is ok. Its dirty work or stressful work but you are able to go down the pathway that you are attracted to. Valuing what you do in your life is not just for women; it’s for men as well. The Men’s Center got me much closer to my passion. It's been beautiful for me because I get to create all kinds of neat things, use my skills and a combination of knowledge and hopefully wisdom to actually lead us toward healthy systems we are creating. Create a healthy environment for the crew and people get taken care of, teaching and learning from each other. I’ve done my own journey, with that; learning about and thinking about how men are and who they are in the world and appreciate what they do bring. I guess the dream is, our mission is: happy, healthy Canterbury men. So I would like to extend that to happy, healthy New Zealand men.” - Donald Check out Donald’s full story on our Facebook page. #ManlyAs #HumansofChch #AllRight

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