You have a really strong mountain

Mt. Chokai above the sea of Japan

As if there were weak ones

Ko Chokai te māunga.

The mountain I affiliate to is Chokai.

Māori Mihi (introductions) start off with the mountain you affiliate to. Doing so quite literally grounds you. It shows your connection to the land. It connects you to the people to whom you are introducing yourself.

Not only are these connections to the land important for others to get their bearings about you, they’re important for you to always know your place. To always know you belong. To remind you of where you come from, and to remind you where you always have a home.

In other words, if you are lost, all you have to do is to find a new person to introduce yourself to.

When you are lost, remember your Mihi.

And remember, you have a really strong mountain.

As if there were weak ones.

ENJOYED THIS? HAVE MORE.

MOUNTAINS OF WISDOM

Subscribe to my yamabushi newsletter

RECENT BLOG POSTS

More on the Zone of Proximal Development
Weird Japan
Learning words by frequency

YAMABUSHI BLOG POSTS

young active skater leaping high in park
If and when necessary
man in white shirt using macbook pro
A case of The Resistance
photo of pathway surrounded by fir trees
Making the Most of That Compounding Interest

RANDOM POSTS

photo of women talking to each other
Language is culture. Culture is language.
gray monk statue in between plant pots
I got challenges, not problems.
Balancing video with writing
Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Get In Touch

Sakata City, Yamagata, Japan 

tim@timbunting.com

Share this:

Like this:

Like Loading...
Scroll to Top