History demonstrates this repeatedly — often with significant consequences for those who attempt to pursue or retain it without limitation. The same principle applies, in a rather less dramatic fashion, to human physiology. Power requires resources. Resources require replenishment. No system can operate indefinitely at maximum output.
The scales of justice are not always in balance. Rather, they are a symbolic representation of the process of weighing evidence, not a guarantee of perfect equilibrium. In legal and mythological contexts, the scales may tip to reflect the greater weight of truth, evidence, or merit on one side over the other.
What did the Hollywood star have to do to get the mythic biceps on display in the film of the summer — at the age of 55? Our top trainer explains
Judges know sitting at the bench can be exhausting, but simply a bit of gentle exercise such as a change of position can transform hardship to workmanship, or body and mind resentment, to management, to contentment. Malcolm Hood encourages judges to invest in recovery.
For some, the most rapid road to high spirits is top-shelf (even bottom-shelf) food in quantity, which doesn’t necessarily bring as much joy as one anticipates. Without care, abundance during the New Year festivities may be more about the abdominal region rather than in the direction our merriment is aimed.
Health Navigator NZ has compiled a list of several mobile apps and online tools that are good to consider when monitoring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As stated by Health Navigator NZ, PTSD is a psychological reaction to experiencing or witnessing a severely shocking event. It means getting stuck in re-experiencing a traumatic event. Your body and mind act like the event is still happening, right now, even though it is in the past. It keeps your body in a fight or flight response.
Like doctors, lawyers and judges must seek the trust of those we encounter. There have always been similarities of approach as well to self-care, resilience, and wellness in our professional lives. With this in mind, JANZ has sought the approval of Health Navigator to make use of their newer content and information.
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While Judges have all the risks of sickness and injury like every other New Zealander, there are additional risks for judges as Malcolm’s first article discussed. In this edition, Malcolm pleads that there’s more we can do to improve performance before prematurely appearing before Mother Nature’s guaranteed end game of pain and joint surgery.
Just as we applaud the All Blacks for being actively expansive, fair, and achieving great results professionally, we also applaud our judges for the same attributes. However, judges are not expansively active, rather they’re often selectively sedentary. They select the active use of their brain but their body is often ignored.
