Last week was NAIDOC week in Australia.

We spent NAIDOC week attending celebratory events along with local and visiting Indigenous Australians, government groups, community organizations and politicians. NAIDOC celebrations give Australia's Indigenous peoples the opportunity to share the richness of their culture and heritage with the wider Australian community.

Not so long ago, we celebrated Refugee Week with people from countries very far away, who were still unfamiliar with our sacred land and the cultures it has nurtured - some for many thousands of years. Working with and celebrating so many different world views is a gentle reminder that each person has their own unique journey and holds heartfelt intentions for the future. With each human connection we made we saw a message resound on each face and heard a sincere desire to contribute to a future born afresh with respect, integrity and love. From this sincerity arose a wish for our collective circumstances to become better together. The whole experience enriched our deep gratitude and respect for the generosity and wisdom of this beautiful country, and its original Custodians.