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24.01.2022 We challenged ourselves this week to consider what it means to live out our message and core business of Mahana. Reality is, our product is supporting individuals, teams and organisations to lean into a new way of knowing, seeing and being, using the shared language, posture and competencies that we walk them through. If we aren't enacting these internally across the business ourselves and authentically exploring and challenging ourselves what it is to be a culturally respons...ive and a relationally based team, then for mine, we don't have the right to ask that of others. We unpacked what that would look and feel like as a team, we discussed structural processes to ensure we would be supported institutionally, culturally and personally, we were real about where we were as a team and dreamed where own stuff could take us. As with all the amazing people and teams we work with, the learning will be in the journey, the journey IS the learning. The journey isn't a bubbling brook or a warm fuzzyathon, it will be hard & gentle, shadow & light, joy & pain but our underpinning always is that in the journey there is dignity for all. How do you make sure you show up and live out your own ways of being?

23.01.2022 We are big fans of frameworks at Mahana...and when I say big fans, I mean superfans. The kind of fans who dress head to toe in their team colours, have the giant signs, know the harmony to the team song and could do the winning dance moves in our sleep kind of fans. For us, frameworks are a language in and of themselves. So as you can imagine...we have a lot of them! The framework at the absolute core of what we do is V. The V Conceptual Framework is our way-finder to a wor...ld where everyone is shown dignity and respect. V is an invitation to encounter cultural safety within yourself and to create it for others. V is our way of navigating the space between ourselves and one another, culture and the institutions we are impacted by everyday. This week, Tavale will be sharing his reflections on V when Gregg first shared it with him and how it has found it's way to the heart of Mahana. Join us for the facebook live this Wednesday at 1pm.

23.01.2022 Transformation is core to us at Mahana. We eat, sleep and breathe ideas, conversations and the enacting of transformation. We see the light in it and we see the struggle. We experience the pain of letting go of what was and the joy of stepping in to what's to come. This season of isolation has been an absolute playground for our transformation muscle. For the Mahana team, we've been forced to change so many things - working remotely, taking all our offerings online, shifting ...into different roles. When we talk about transformation, however, we mean something deeper than just the external changes in behaviour. We have experienced transformation as the becoming that happens within us as we adapt to change. The stretching within us of how we do relationships through tension within isolation. The swelling of our empathy as we sit in a wider understanding of one another. The expanding of our capacity as we hold and support more than we could ever even fathom was possible. It has been a significant time of inner transformation for our Mahana fam, and we know it has been for you too. So today, we just want to honour that in you.

21.01.2022 I have to admit that when the wonderful Dusk who drives our story telling and social messages gave me this one to write I really had to pause, reflect and check in with myself. Am I a seeker of truth, what does that even mean to me and others? So after some time to zoom in and out of me, here goes.... My definition of truth has been defined by a lifetime of experiences, conversations, mistakes and triumphs. It has been nourished by a fierce single mother Elena who instilled r...espect for difference and courage to fight for change. My truth is an aiga (Samoan family) in America who gave me belonging. My truth is a professional career in the industry of people that taught me humility, creativity and integrity, spanning across three countries. My truth is a wife who is down with me even though I'm me, kids who call me Dad and all that means to them, friends who laugh with me even when I'm not funny, work that drives me with a passion and an extended Mahana family who have been waiting for this movement to move. So, if I'm a seeker of truth then I acknowledge the shadow which makes the light shine brighter, I'm a seeker of peace, chill and happiness not just in me but for all that I'm honoured to serve and hang with. Phew! Thanks Dusk. So, whats your truth? T

19.01.2022 NAIDOC reflection from Tavale As I went to drop my six year old at school yesterday, we noticed all the kids were dressed in the colours of the Aboriginal flag. "Its NAIDCOC week" announced Kian "We're supposed to wear those colours today". Quick U-turn, zip home, superman costume change and boom Kians repping hard! Watching him walking off was a chance to reflect again using the Personal - Cultural - Institutional (PCI) lens. A school, a mainstream institution had reached in...to our personal lives to remind us to recognise this week. It prompted me to talk with him after school about the meaning and purpose behind NAIDOC week and some things we can do to always recognise First Nations people and their ways of knowing, seeing and being. But I was prompted at the Institutional level. Looking through my FB and LinkedIn feed so many workplaces were acknowledging, celebrating and promoting important conversations and thinking. Wonderful to see this being Institutionally embraced. I absolutely honour that for our amazing First Nations people and communities around Australia, the Personal - Cultural - Institutional layers were all working at the same time kind of like one of those fidget spinners when it spins around and the three nodes become one. For some I know that personally there was some real effort and time put into how your families embraced this important time of reflection. I do question at the personal and cultural levels how much further we have to go to truly embed a ceremonial opportunity like NAIDOC week and all that it means into our way of being. And unleashing the power of that posture. Thats the thing about the PCI lens, in order to create a dignified and respectful society it has to be at 100% always. Hoping that this week has been a reflective and safe one for you all. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOC

17.01.2022 This week in New Zealand a shift is happening in the mainstream media. After an investigation initiated by itself Stuff media and its partners are acknowledging the inherent racism that has informed how it has portrayed the indigenous Maori of Aotearoa/New Zealand through their various platforms. They are writing a specific series on how and where this has happened, a brave, vulnerable yet vital part of a reset. ... There is significant danger in the telling of a single story underpinned by ranksim, and the mainstream media has held such a monopoly on how those stories are told for decades. Fascinating to see this acknowledgement of inherent systemic and cultural racism happening in real time. In Mahana language recognising the ‘Va’ is the first step. As Stuff leans into this space it will be interesting to see how they respond in action and what differences we can look forward to in their story telling. Where are you seeing these shifts as we scaffold towards the return of a dignified society?

16.01.2022 One of our A-ha moments last year (on top of the Take on me ones!) was that our jam is building readiness for people to do the difficult and complex intercultural work. How often are we presented with new Inclusion strategies, Diversity initiatives and amazing sounding multicultural policies and told to just go... It's often assumed that the skills to navigate the complex relational spaces within these pieces of work are just within us.... Yet Cultural Responsiveness isn't taught at school, Cultural Intelligence is only recently being recognised as a core skill in the corporate world and in Australia First Nations people unfairly carry the burden of culture likes its not something we all have. Reflect on the preparation that a professional sports team goes through, hours of watching tape, learning your role, a shared language, deeply knowing your teammates, lots of stretching, a united approach built off the different skills that each team member brings and then they go... Imagine the return on investment if we prepared our people on the readiness runway with the skills they need to bring these strategies, policies and initiatives to life. Thats our jam!! Mahana Posture: I AM SELF AWARE Mahana CRC: I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I DO NOT KNOW

15.01.2022 Huge shout out to Hineani for the koha (gift) of her story. Through this interview, she shares her thoughts on the relational space and mindset that we need to move into in order to regain balance. This is the gold that Hineani brings to our Mahana family and we would love for you to listen and share in the light. Mauri ora e wahine toa

14.01.2022 At Mahana, we are passionate about transforming people. We want to create learning journeys that transform people's internal and external capacity. We want to create conversations that transform your knowledge of yourselves and others. ... We want to enhance your work, your experience, your outcomes. We want you to develop a set of Culturally Responsive Competencies that you live by We want your learning to flow into and enhance your life, your view of yourself and your cultural tale. We want to send people off on this kick-ass journey that you didn't even know you needed personally and professionally. Want to come along for the ride? This Wednesday at 1pm in our facebook live, Tavale will be sharing the origin story of Mahana and how we came to be so passionate about transforming people. 'Transformed people, transform people' - Richard Rohr

14.01.2022 One of the best parts of our work at Mahana is the relationships that we form. We often see relationships with people, but in biz we also have this strange and wonderful experience of being in relationships with other organisations. This Brimbank Council Neighbourhood Houses team came to Mahana to journey through our signatory LENS course. We met their fierce, gentle and innovative leader Liss Gabb over a period of months at their wonderful facilities. Liss is taking her team... on a journey anchored to a unique strategic plan and vision, sitting with Mahana provided an opportunity to create a common language and make the necessary cultural shift in order to truly engage in this journey and vision. Through training their team, We were reminded that some of the most important, creative and culturally responsive work happens in these vital community hubs, truly inspiring. If you haven't come across their work before, check them out and cheer them on. Massive shout out to that amazing team, we family now... https://www.facebook.com/bccneighbourhoodhouses

13.01.2022 We thought this was the right day/time/space to kick off our year of sharing, learning and being. At Mahana we usually take an approach of creating critical, self and holistic awareness on issues, happenings and knowledge without necessarily sharing or stating our stance. Today is different, the core of what we deliver is based on Indigenous ways of knowing, seeing and being. Ways that have been for thousands of years and provide us with so many ways to innovate and navigate... complex spaces. Today we stand with our beautiful and powerful custodians of the land we live, work and play on here in Australia. Today we honour their lens and worldview of what the 26th of January means. A day of mourning, reflection and hope. To our First Nations brothers and sisters, we see you.....

13.01.2022 We get to hang with some pretty cool people at Mahana and it has been really incredible getting to know Mark Yettica-Paulson and the crew at Super Native Unlimited. For us we've learnt so much from Mark's Intercultural Framework. It's a big part of how we invite people to develop a shared language and posture as we lean into intercultural spaces. For us personally, this framework has really helped us reflect on how we've been shaped by family, culture and the different places... we've lived and worked throughout our lives. We're conscious of how those deep stories shape us every time we walk into a room of people and we wonder, "What are their deep stories that have brought these people into this space?" We're diggin that posture to walk into a room with. https://www.supernativeunlimited.com/team

13.01.2022 If you have been following along the Mahana traps for a while, you'll know that we are passionate about awakening cultural dignity. We are part of the movement towards cultural justice, where everyone in our world is treated with dignity and respect. Within the movement, Mahana plays the role of an education provider, offering personal and professional transformative experiences. We invite people on a journey of self-discovery and awareness of their cultural grounding. Stemmi...ng from the process of discovering and embracing their own story, we encourage our students to embrace the cultural diversity around them and their connection to everything ~ including people and nature. Our current offering is The Lens Course, a five-week exploration of culturally responsive practice. If you are interested in learning more about the course, send us a DM and we can share more info with you.

12.01.2022 One thing I am missing in iso is road trips with my team. When you hit the open road with the likes of a Gregg Morris you get in the car one person and come out another. Gregg's brain is absolutely incredible and to be able to drive and listen to everything he's been thinking on and chatting with people about is a pretty epic privilege. As Mahana's Chief Cultural Intelligence Researcher & Educator, Gregg brings so much to our team. But personally in my role as the Director of... Mahana his company and wisdom is priceless. The way Gregg sees takes me out of the details of the biz and into the movement. He reminds me that we are part of a movement towards cultural justice. Mahana as the biz is the vehicle we're in on that movement journey. There's a lot I miss as we sit in these restrictions, but those car rides with you brother Gregg is definitely one of them. Who would you road trip with if you could to critically think about your biz with from a different lens?

12.01.2022 As part of NAIDOC week, we wanted to share our Culture chat from a few months back with the amazing Sue-Anne Hunter, a proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai illum wurrung woman, committed to self-determination and advocating for the rights of all First Nations peoples. We met Sue-Anne though the powerful Djirri Djirri Wurundjeri female dance group and have been hanging out ever since. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOC #alwayswasalwayswillbe

10.01.2022 We wanted to kick into this week using the lens of a posture (how do we enter, stand in and contribute to the space) and of the underpinning culturally responsive competency (CRC) that we've developed at Mahana. Posture : I am critically reflective CRC: I can recognise the cycle of rankism, which can lead to power imbalance and systemic inequity.... In Melbourne, the Collingwood Football Clubs report 'Do Better' report into systemic racism has been big news. We describe rankism as the mother of all 'isms'. The idea that someone or a group of people is less than and how that power imbalance plays out. Recognising rankism is a vital skill for culturally responsive leaders. A good example between rank and rankism is a pilot. We depend on them to have done all they need to obtain their rank which qualifies them to fly our planes. However if they come back to the cabin and start ordering us around to make them coffee, that's abuse of that rank...rankism. Left unchecked and allowed to grow we see is what's played out at the Collingwood Club and so many other workplaces. Systemic inequality thrives on rankism, if we are aware of this and develop the posture and competencies required we can begin to build a workplace and societal culture based on dignity and respect. #dobetter #posture #culturalcompetency #mahanaculture

09.01.2022 Language is pretty important to us at Mahana and we value the meaning of words. Gregg from Mahana has really helped us explore the meaning of the word "education". Often, when people think of education, they think jug and mug. I'm the teacher and have the knowledge, you are an empty mug that I'm going to pour that knowledge into. It's a common approach, but one that doesn't hold a lot of dignity for the student or the teacher. At Mahana, we like to go with the old latin appro...ach to the meaning of education - "educare". We see education as the drawing out and molding of what people already have. We know that every single person has a rich cultural tale...and sometimes that needs drawing out and an invitation of what to do with it. We know that everyone has experienced being recognised or unrecognised for who they are individually or collectively...so we acknowledge that and invite people to recognise themselves and others. We know that everyone knows what it is to be safe or unsafe...so we draw out that experience and mould it into an understanding of how to create cultural safety for themselves and others. Throughout our training, we honour the dignity of your experience and learnings, draw it out and shape into a contribution to awaken cultural dignity for all. That's what education looks like to us. What does education mean to you? We'll be chatting about this on Wednesday, 1pm at our Facebook Live. Join us.

09.01.2022 On Saturday night, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) honoured First Nations people through singing the National Anthem in Eora language, a powerful statement on where we are in the journey of reconciliation. It got people talking, thinking, debating, a key pillar in cultural transformation. We applaud the ARU for their willingness to step into this space. The very next day a number of national News outlets ran a story on Latrell Mitchells (a young 23yr old, proud indigenous NR...L player) thoughts on the Anthem. Thoughts that he'd shared on his personal Instagram account, a respectful reflection on how he saw this evolution of the National Anthem. This was not the narrative that the media stories put forward. "Indigenous star slams National Anthem", "NRL star fumes over anthem", "Mitchell slams Wallabies" were the flavour of the headlines. Even more disturbing was the unbelievable abuse that was handed down to Latrell through the social media platforms as the story was released. We often see the 'nodes' such as the singing of the National Anthem, but we miss what's happening in between. Such as the very next day media making a conscious decision to create an alternative narrative through its own worldview which has significant influence on others worldviews and perspectives. We posted last week about the steps that the New Zealand media is taken to acknowledge and hopefully address its inherent racism. Lets hope that media outlets around the world embark on the same journey. Work to be done good people.....

08.01.2022 Earlier this year, the Mahana team reflected on why we are part of the vision of Mahana. Between us, we found the common why that drives us is to do our part is to create a better world and a better future for humanity. That is our passion and Mahana is the bus we're on for the ride. We want children to feel connected, known and understood, as it builds better kind respectful humans. We want to do our part to create a world of peace, kindness, challenges, and respect for all.... We want to support people in their pursuit of wholeness for a fully developed self and community. We want to have the greatest chance of peace for the health of the planet and our species. We want to work towards the justice of shalom - the healthy, sustainable connection to everything. So you know, just the usual! How about you? What part of our why resonates with your own?

08.01.2022 Last week, we sent Dusk, our very own daughter of the west to facilitate the Welcome round for Western Bulldogs Community Foundation Daughters of the West program. This is such an incredible initiative that invites the community to connect, build relationships and invest in their wellbeing. We were filled with pride to send one of our own to explore with her own community the significance of their individual and collective cultural tales. It was an honour to hear the strength, struggle and joy of this fierce community of Daughters of the West. https://www.facebook.com//a.182320590456/2606345389582694/

08.01.2022 A Tavale tale..... One of the biggest attractions of running a small business was the currency of time. Time for me, time to breathe but most importantly time with my family. My boys reality are two parents who are very present and accessible in their lives.... On Friday after school we headed to the pools. When we arrived I started booking them into swimming lessons. Auto pilot kicked in, I told them not to touch things, paid for our entry, told them not to touch other things and got all the admin done. As headed into the pool, the lady said to me 'Geez you're onto it, you're just like a Mum'. Now I know that came from a good place and I think I know what she meant, but being the critically reflective being that I am, I critically reflected... Is there still a perception that Mums should carry the load of all the organising of stuff? Is there an assumption that Dads aren't going to be able to carry some of that load too? How about same sex couples? How has COVID disrupted how our households operate and the spaces we hold? How far has our culture moved in terms of gender roles? What other spaces hold a gender construct? Nurturing? Disciplining? I know that for my boys this will all shift as their season of being the decision makers and ground breakers comes into the light. What space do you hold at home? Is there cultural conflict?

07.01.2022 As we come out of NAIDOC week and into "business as usual", we want to recognise that every week is NAIDOC week. So we want to ask the question...how will you continue to celebrate First Nations people and also continue the work of decolonizing our work, our lives, our culture? #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC -... Reference: Lilla Watson - Lilla Watson is a Gangulu woman, visual artist, activist and academic. Aboriginal activists group, Queensland, 1970s. See more

07.01.2022 A Tavale tale.... One of the joys of life for me is entering unknown and unchartered spaces with curiosity, respect and wonder.... On Sunday through my much loved brother in law and his beautiful and welcoming family, I was invited to attend their Passover Seder meal.... At its core it was explained to me that the meal and ceremony is designed to pass on the story of Passover to the next generation. There were so many things at play for me as I listened, learned, participated and ate and ate! Being part of a ceremony thousands of years old, watching the kids every now and then look up and listen, literally watching the story weave into their little minds, hearing how time and migration has evolved how Seder is performed, exploring in my mind how the story intersected with my own Catholic upbringing. Cultural Intelligence is being critically aware of the water you swim in , Cultural Awareness is seeing that currents other than yours are at play, Cultural Responsiveness is knowing how to swim safely in those other currents. So for me, the generous and warm experience of my first Passover Seder meal, has deeply added to my own story and strengthens my unconditional determination to understand and see the water in which others swim.... What spaces are you brave enough to step into, or welcome people into?

07.01.2022 We pride ourselves on our attempts to be creative and innovative. To be laughing is to be learning. So when you ask Mahana to creatively present an idea, you better be ready for us to hip hop ya don't stop, get our harmonise on & move the crowd up on their feet...or at least give it our best shot! This is a snippet from our performance/ presentation last year when Mahana Culture partnered with NRL Touch Football to deliver ‘In Touch with Youth’, a VicHealth funded initiative focusing on getting 12-17 yr olds more active, celebrating the culture of youth.

07.01.2022 We are super pumped to be kicking off a 12 month project with the Bay of Plenty District Health Board in Aotearoa/NZ Delivering online workshops to multiple groups, we're helping to prepare their workforce to journey into the magnificent Te Toi Ahorangi - Te Rautaki a toi ora 2030 strategy. We’ll share our learnings and experiences along the way. ... We wanted to share our experience with their wonderful team in the lead up to kick off this week. It was evident from our first hui (meeting) in August that this journey was to be different than any other we've experienced with a large institution. Relationship building, sharing our stories and deep listening were all themes of the first few hui. Once we set the relational base we moved onto task and flexing into the language of proposals, budgets, logistics. Our proposal (over ZOOM) in November even kicked it off with our main man Jeremy Nikora and his con shell in Frankston and a mihi (Maori greeting/welcome). Procurement processes and tenders created through individualistic cultural lenses are often void of relational spaces. We were reminded in the most powerful way that a fusion of these ways of being can lead to something so much deeper which we know will transfer to their staff learning experience. We acknowledge the wisdom of the custodians of the land we will deliver this into another country from, a country with strong indigenous roots in the Maori people, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation Our posture: My approach is relational and holistic. #tetoiahorangi #relationalspace #mahanaculture

07.01.2022 Last week we watched The Social Dilemma and our takeaway was that the way that social media has shaped our opinions and models of connections with each other has created a massive divide. What we need to return to is genuine and dignified human connection. Mahana is bringing the gift of a way to be ready to do that work. We know, writing and sharing this on a social media platform is a little well.....ironic! As Mark Yettica Paulson shared in a yarn with us recently, we have ...forgotten the stories that form such important parts of our individual and collective being. And how all those stories connect together in relationship. Social media can be an algorithm that decides these stories and their relationship to each other for us, the danger of a single story... The work of cultural justice is such an important space and what we want to offer through Mahana can literally create the shift to allow people to change the world. It's a big call, but we're standing by it! What were your thoughts on The Social Dilemma? https://www.nytimes.com//m/the-social-dilemma-review.html

06.01.2022 During iso, there's a lot of pressure to develop a skill... grow the most perfect sourdough culture, learn the latest zoom dance routine or become the best banana bread baker. Here at Mahana, we are focusing less on the skill side and more on the develop part. Our expression of this...is developing people. We are developing people through our courses and project based work. We love to work with individuals, educational institutions and government bodies to reveal the connect...ions between everyone and everything. We are developing culturally safe environments where we create connection through the process of embracing our stories and unique identities, in turn embracing all those around us. We are developing an old new way of being, where our end goal is to transform the everyday experiences of those lives we touch and contribute to a kinder, more connected world. Now we're the first to admit that banana bread is pretty good, but we reckon a world where everyone is shown dignity and worth is pretty fricken awesome too.

05.01.2022 The in between space, the space in between. The Va that occupies the days between the 26th of December and the 1st of January. What day is it? What time is it? Is it lunchtime yet? Do we still have ham? Where are my socks? As you navigate this Bermuda Triangle week of the year, we just wanted to give a massive shout out to you our Mahana fam. ... We've bobbed and weaved our way through 2020 and we've done it on the shoulders and energy of our supporters, our community and our ever growing Mahana family. We've got a big year coming up and we'll get to that. But we wanted to make sure that we gave you all a shout out as we lean into 2021. Wherever you are, whatever you're celebrating, we hope that its with the dignity and respect that you and those around you deserve always. In the meantime....is it Ham o'clock? Peace - Team Mahana

04.01.2022 This week is NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) week which celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and recognises the contributions made by Indigenous Australians. This year's theme is 'Always was, always will be', recognising that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. So this week, we're going to be celebrating the oldest living culture in the world. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC

04.01.2022 Many of us don't identify as just one culture. ‘MULTI-NESIANS’’ explores this through a series of conversations around race, identity and mixed cultural upbringings in Aotearoa. It asks the question, how do we resolve a very multi-cultural identity? Would love to hear your experience as you wrestle with this question.

03.01.2022 Thanks Uncle Jack, Bunurong elder, for kicking off NAIDOC week with this beautiful meditation with @Smilingmind.com.au #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC

03.01.2022 Wominjeka (welcome, come with purpose) We've been doing some stretches ready to get our FB 2021 on and hear all the amazingness happening and continue to share the Mahana journey. We're framework kinda peops, so as we went into COVID styles last year, our challenge as a team was to build an anchor. A model that was our own and visualised and bought to life what we do and how we do it. ... What emerged was our Mahana Method. A Culturally Responsive Capacity Building model which spoke to the complexity of what we do and how we do it in simple terms. The Mahana Method is an internal tool which is seen not in its whole but in its parts by the brave and wonderful partners (clients) we journey with. So, we're going to speak from the Mahana method this year. A shared language is a vital part of any team or organisation. So we'll be sharing ours along with the tools we use to unpack all the juicy stuff and create a different way of knowing, seeing and doing. The beauty of this all is the team were actually creating a way for us to be us, which in turn becomes how we work with others. We're super pumped to run this LENS through the goings on of the world around us and reflect through our own personal stories as well. Bring it!!! #mahanamethod #culturalintelligence #culturalresponsiveness

03.01.2022 We had the wildest catch up at our Mahana Muster on Monday (yep, we're a big fan of words that start with M). It was the first time we'd met as a team for a month, so there was so much work stuff to talk about. But we put the professional aside for the first hour in order to be present to the personal. We simply asked everyone to share how they were and what they've been up to in their life outside of Mahana. And what we all got to listen to was such an incredible expression ...of personalities, passions and projects. There was sharing on community organisations coming together on the weekend to share, care and repair the world around us. There was conversations about motherhood enlightening us and the transforming invitation for us as parents to connect and play. There was listening to the "same old same old" that involves the most unique intersection of wellbeing, communities of practice and warm data. There was the recounting of walking on land with good friends and dogs and the unexpected calm that comes from culling venison to protect bushfire regeneration. Honestly, this team is something else. They create magic in their lives and they create magic in Mahana. And when we create space to invest in the personal relationships within our work culture, it flows into the professional magic we create together.