I sleep and dream of wananga with my Romiromi whanau and it's there that I hear the words of the Kaupare and there that I have learned what I have retained. I love the words and the way that they roll off the tongue and it was because of this that I decided and felt at ease in almost chanting, it makes me feel safe and more readily to mahi within the realms of the Whatumanawa. I know there is a birth present either within my immediate family or someone around me, as I feel it. I feel the growing in my puku (stomach) and hear the cries, yet I am still unaware of who it is or maybe they are unaware yet that they are carrying our future. Romiromi has encouraged me to be present when it comes to what surrounds me and the environment I am in. I'm finding that I am scanning the area, house and people when I meet them. Not as a means to degrade anyone but to ensure the safety of my family and myself. What I do feels right and feels part of my everyday life that I am considering Romiromi and Birth Attendance on a full time basis. I have no fear with this path and am comfortable in every way with what I do. I have always attended a birth in the right frame of mind and with the whanau involved in mind. My protection is the Oriori I compose and and now the Kaupare, Wai Tai and acknowledgement to all guides, kaitiaki and Io. I love what universal lore comprises of and am so fortunate to part of the acknowledgment process in my mahi Romiromi and mahi Tapuhi.
