Just shy of a year ago I went A.W.O.L. (Absent Without Official Leave) …well at least as far as my blog posts, social media accounts, and networking activities were concerned.

Well hello there! Or in the words of Truman Burbank, “Good morning, and in case I don’t see ya: Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!”

Why do you get up in the morning? Why do you do what you do each day? Is what you’re doing making a difference that means something to you?

They say that Christmas is about giving, but what about receiving?
I did a search on the internet and found a list of articles about why Christmas should only be about giving, and not about receiving.

Routine – a sequence of actions regularly followed.

When I started my Three Rs blogs, exploring ‘routine’ had been the inspiration. Two-thirds of the way through, ‘routine’ had stifled my thinking.

Why Ritual? Ritual is an important part of human life, often related to significant life events. Ritual is also a hidden victim of the current pandemic.

‘The Three Rs’ first appeared in the 1800’s as the basic requirements in education – reading, writing, and arithmetic, but has since been adopted by various other organisations (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle being one of the better known examples).

Back in the days when I worked in the travel industry, there were a few places which captured my imagination and I Ionged to visit them (and still do for the most part). One of them was Bali, which is also known as the Island of the Gods, a tropical paradise.

That was the question which stopped me in my tracks following my cousin’s cancer diagnosis. That was the question which made me leave my corporate career…twice.

Winter is here ushering in the end of the year, in fact the end of the decade, and perhaps this realisation brings with it a sense of urgency, that next year needs to be different, that next year you need to get the balance right.