Saturday, 2 January 2021

Reflecting on resilience and a promising future

    By Grant Miller
    1. Life & Style
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    Chris Hadfield, co-owner of Ritual Coffee Shop in Wanaka. PHOTO: MARK PRICE
    Chris Hadfield, co-owner of Ritual Coffee Shop in Wanaka. PHOTO: MARK PRICE
    The Otago Daily Times     asks prominent southerners how they have been getting through a year dominated by Covid-19. Reporter Grant Miller talks to cafe owner Chris Hadfield about the challenges.

     

    When I reflect on 2020, I think...

    Of the resilience of our staff, their commitment to our business, the support of our regular customers and the sense of the Wanaka community coming together.

    I survived by...

    Coming up with a personal and business plan to make sure our mental health didn’t suffer and we could make the best of every opportunity.

    I discovered I really liked...

    Spending time at home with my husband, exploring the neighbourhood and enjoying the slower pace of life in such a beautiful place.

    I discovered I didn’t like...

    Not a lot really but mainly the uncertainty of the future of both our business and of those around us.

    I think 2021 will be...

    I hope it will provide a new sense of the full potential of living in Wanaka where we can focus on lifestyle and the pace of life. We have the opportunity, as a community, to enhance what we have in Wanaka.

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    nivaman Sun, 03/01/2021 - 1:12pm

    "The Otago Daily Times asks prominent southerners how they have been getting through a year dominated by Covid-19", why doesn't the odt ask people at the lowest end of the scale instead of the affluent how they are coping?, you know, the ones who are doing it hardest, the ones on a benefit, pension or the low paid.