What if time wasn't a straight line?
What if the past was actually in front of us, and the future was behind?
That's the Māori view of time - and honestly? Its taken me fricken years to get my head around it... and I'm still trying TBH 🥴
In this episode, I unpack the two ways of seeing time that often clash:
Clock-time: tick-tock, straight line, deadlines, productivity, smashing out targets.
Event-time: a circle, a spiral, fluid, relational. Where you build the relationship first, and the journey matters as much as the destination.
Neither is wrong. They just prioritise different things.
I share how it shows up in the everyday, including my mahi at MindKai, from harvesting rongoā to working with clients and building intergenerational wellbeing.
I also share the hard lessons I learned the hard way - why time needs to bend to relationships, why you need backup in leadership, and why there's no perfect roadmap.
If you've ever wondered why theres a disconnect with how you view time - this kōrero will reframe how you see it.
Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua
I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past
Arohanui,
Kim
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Kupu Māori (Māori words):
kia ora – hello, thank you, be well | whānau – family, extended family | kōrero – conversation, discussion, to speak | rongoā Māori – traditional Māori medicine, healing | Māori – Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand | kaupapa – purpose, topic, agenda | pakihi – business, commerce | hui – gathering, meeting, assembly | mātauranga Māori – Māori knowledge, wisdom, understanding | rōpū – group, collective, party | mahi – work, activity, task | tohu – sign, indication, symbol | karakia – prayer, incantation, ritual chant | wairua – spirit, soul, spiritual essence | mana – prestige, authority, spiritual power, integrity | maramataka – Māori lunar calendar | mauri – life force, vital essence, energy | whakataukī – proverb, significant saying | tūpuna – ancestors, grandparents | whakapapa – genealogy, ancestry, lineage, identity | kupu – word, language | mua – the past; also translates to "in front" | potae – hat (in context, "with this hat on" – referring to a mindset or perspective) | pōwhiri – formal welcome ceremony | tikanga – customs, protocols, correct procedure | ngahere – forest, bush | whenua – land, placenta | rākau – tree, plant | Tāne Mahuta – god of the forest and birds | mokopuna – grandchildren, descendants, future generations | kaitiakitanga – guardianship, stewardship, protection | pūrākau – stories, narratives, legends | te ao Māori – the Māori worldview, the Māori world | kaumātua – elder, respected senior | marama – moon, month | mauiui – sick, unwell, ill | Te tau toru o Matariki – the three seasons of Matariki (the stellar calendar) | Matariki – Māori New Year, Pleiades star cluster | wero – challenge, to challenge | tino rangatiratanga – self-determination, sovereignty, absolute authority | whanaungatanga – relationship, kinship, sense of family connection