2009 into 2010

Well I cant let the year finish without some small 'blog'.

What an incredible year it's been, I've travelled overseas 4 times this year:

• A flight from Townsville, to Brisbane, to Auckland to Los Angeles (& back!) "for the Weekend" in January !
• An amazing trip to Acapulco, Mexico in March. I shared some absolutely fabulous moments with very special friends, had the BEST birthday there as well. Great shopping, and loads of laughs all the way.
• A beautiful & memorable trip to the Island of Oahu & the Big Island of Hawaii in July - wow, such a spectacular trip - special people, incredible speakers at the conference we attended, a helicopter flight over the volcanoes, and a very special one-on-one dolphin encounter - so many magical memories!
• And then Puerto Rico in the Caribbean - again, I got to spend time with so many genuine, warm and wonderful people, and another amazing Personal Development Conference. Not to mention the night Kayak trip I took, to experience the bioluminescent bay in Fajardo. Such an amazing experience!

Gosh - even as I type this I think "WOW" - what a year!

So right now it's time for moments of deep gratitude and reflection.

Time also to ask :

"What did I do that worked?"

"What did I do that didn't work?"

" What can I do next year to make things even better, to impact & help even more people, and to continue to 'make a difference for others'.

So that's it ! Short & sweet J

I'm off now to spend a pleasant evening with my beloved, enjoy the magnificent tropical "wet season" that has arrived in earnest, and perhaps a glass or two of champagne.

Cheers until Next Year !

Are YOU doing what you love?

There is NO excuse for anyone in today’s society to spend their time doing something they don’t absolutely love!

As we throw out the last pieces of wrapping paper, start writing our thank you notes, and snack on left over pork, ham or turkey, and Christmas cake, it's time to reflect.

In those lazy wonderful days after Christmas, for many it's a time that we look back and think about "the year that was" and where we are headed for the coming year.

A time to ask ourselves questions.

Questions like: "Well, how did I go? Did I do all those things I wanted to do? Can I tick them off my list? Am I enjoying myself? Am I happy? Could I be making more of a difference ?

And the big one.....

"Am I doing what I love?"

That's all I'm gonna say :-)

(And it doesn't have to be at the end of another year that we ask ourselves these questions, personally I think it's something we should be assessing all year round, but NOW is still a great time to ask.........

It's time now to be silent, to think, to reflect, to ask questions..... to ponder.

Happy Days !

Gratitude at Christmas

53mm of rain in less than 2 hours this Christmas morning - absolute bliss!

I could not have asked for a better Christmas present!

The gorgeous 'garden of eden' that I live in, was parched & is now very happy :-)

May Christmas and this festive holiday season bring you happiness, peace, love,

joy & comfort - after all isn't that what God gave US ?

I am bubbling with bliss