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My Ten for (20)10: Priorities for a life well lived.

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I mentioned last month that I’d started on my Ten For 10 – the ten things I wanted to be a priority this year. The list is still fairly much as it was when I first jotted it down
1. Being [...]

A new year. Hopes. Dreams. Possibilities.

I love January. Like December, it’s hot, humid and not conducive to fervent activity. It differs however in that because so many are on holidays, it can be lazy month with days spent on the couch watching tennis and waiting for the afternoon thunderstorm to roll in. It can be a month where a whole [...]

Toodle pip 2009. It was swell.

The following piece was written at the beginning of the month for Design Notes. I’ve added a post-script to bring it up to date.
REFLECTING ON 2009
December is the time of year when we reflect on the previous 12 months. It’s a time to acknowledge what we’ve achieved and what we’ve learned, to celebrate, to let [...]

One hot day in December

Christmas for me is about choices.

What is your gift?

What gifts could we give that will truly help share the love, peace, joy and goodwill that we espouse?

Finding meaning and joy beyond the hype of the festive season

Christmas became a cultural experience for me where I ventured into a different land. A land I was quite familiar with, as I knew the customs and rituals, but I saw it with new eyes.