Athena Art, Photography and Speech Writing Society

20/05/2026

When the sky paints a rainbow, your loved one is smiling with you

Look at the sky—
where colours gather after the storm.
In every rainbow,
a soft reminder glows:
love doesn’t leave,
it simply changes shape.
So lift your eyes,
let the colours hold you,
and allow yourself
to smile again.

17/05/2026

17/05/2026

12/05/2026

I rise from the first breath of earth, carved by wind, crowned in drifting cloud.
Rivers speak my name as they run to the waiting sea.
I hold the quiet strength of ages, unmoved yet always becoming,
the ancient heart of Aotearoa enduring.

10/05/2026

Whispers of Japan

A favourite holiday becomes a quiet kind of healing — temples breathing in the morning light, onsen steam rising like soft prayers, and every journey teaching the heart to travel gently. Wellness lives in the rhythm of slow steps, warm tea, and the poetry of being present.

10/05/2026

Golden persimmons at peak perfection — soft, sun‑kissed, and bursting with autumn sweetness. Nature’s candy that brightens every bowl and every day.

20/04/2026

Hyper vigilance is one of the most challenging symptoms when it comes to PTSD/CPTSD.

You’re so used to scanning your environment for threats, that you don’t even think about it, it’s instinctual.

You notice small details that others miss, and you feel the tension in your body. Your body is braced, it’s on guard and ready to jump into action at the slightest alarm.

Hyper vigilance became your super power to survive, hyper vigilance also became your cage separating you from living.

It’s important to listen to your body, and give it the time out, rest and space it needs. Most importantly, thank your nervous system for helping you get through some tough times.

Fatigue & exhaustion from hyper vigilance can creep up on you before you notice.

Do something nice for yourself tonight. x

Katie

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20/04/2026

New research from the University of Western Australia reveals young magpies develop complex, sentence‑like call sequences through social learning, mirroring how human toddlers acquire language. The birds combine simple sounds into multi‑layered calls, demonstrating the first known case of learned syntax in a non‑human species.

16/04/2026

Life becomes pure magic when you start noticing its colours — the quiet gold of gratitude, the bold red of courage, the soft blue of peace. Every moment paints you into something brighter.

28/03/2026

Law of Attraction Abundance Poem

Golden energy flows through me, drawing blessings with ease.

I rise in gratitude, aligned with limitless possibility.

Every thought becomes a seed of wealth, joy, and expansion.

Abundance surrounds me, grows within me, and moves toward me now.