For Our Kiwis of Christchurch And Surrounds Earthquake/ Prayers and ‘Post-Trauma Recovery Tenets’ Letter

To all earthquake survivors of Christchurch and surrounds, hang in there… “we are sending in the linebacker angels”… Below this is the Letter to New Zealanders containing Post-Trauma Recovery Tenets… and here is this little prayer for your best possible health and strength from someone you know well… the kiwi.

The Kiwi, which is a New Zealand bird of time-honored rank, is endangered, like the souls of humans often are, from overgrown predators, and yet…

HEART OF THE KIWI

The little kiwi is a true survivor.

Kiwis are descendents
of the ancient ones
who lived literally eons ago –

like us and our own ancestors.

Although kiwis are vulnerable
for they are flightless –

like us –

they are also ace smart
and extremely alert
and are said to be able to outrun
and survive many dangers
via heart and endurance –

like us.

They shelter their young.
They stay near their own –

like us.

Beloved kiwis,
bearing so many traits
sacred to the stalwart soul-

like us…

who sometimes find
we too are kiwi-hearted,
like this little alma valiente,
this little vulnerable
but brave, brave soul
who trots onward,
keeping close to the earth,
no matter whatever else.
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Here too is an 8 page Letter about the tenets of Post Trauma Recovery used to deputize citizen-helpers at Disaster sites worldwide. Dr. CP Estes_PostTraumaProtocol_for NZ Wait for a few moments for it to load or click on pages to left within the PDF file.

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“Heart of the Kiwi”, poem by Dr. C.P. Estés, ©2011, Creative Commons license: may be reproduced non-commercially, granted that text runs as is, and author’s name and copyright remain attached. Other permissions; ngandelman@aol.com