The Ghosts of Christmas

For the past few weeks we have been living in an extraordinary winter world of quite astonishing and remarkable beauty. The extreme winter temperatures created havoc for many, but it seemed that the Ghost of Christmas Present was on our side...

We were profoundly grateful to W Eves for our oil delivery last Tuesday, just in the nick of time before we ran out completely, and we were also very grateful for a window in the weather on Thursday which allowed us to collect various family members for their Christmas visit. In the midst of total travel chaos at Gatwick Airport and agaist all the odds, my niece received her own particular Christmas travel miracle thanks to Flybe.

Our Christmas was spent with friends and family (and dogs!) in warmth, with good food and wine, surrounded by the fragile beauty of a true winter wonderland, thanks to the people and events which brought everything together and made it happen.

Gratitude is a natural emotion at Christmas, and as Christmas 2010 fades into memory along with the Ghosts of other Christmases past, gratitude will remain a very strong part of that memory to carry forward into the Spirit of Christmases Yet to Come.

Setting your sights on 2011

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them." - Henry David Thoreau

What dreams and goals do you have for 2011? December is always a good month for undertaking a "personal audit" and deciding what you would like to focus on for the coming year. What areas of your life are working well? What areas of your life could do with some improvement? Where do you want to be this time next year in your career, your relationships, your health? Where do you not want to be?

If you would like some help creating your own personal set of goals for the coming year and discovering what foundations you need to put in place, you are welcome to e-mail me at joanna@joanna-taylor.co.uk for a free goal setting exercise.

The best way to predict your future is to create it!