From the editor: Just checking in

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Hello dear readers. Just checking in to see how youโ€™re doing as this pandemic and associated restrictions continue, locally and globally. With the surreal year weโ€™ve been having, itโ€™s even more important than usual that we nurture our kindness tendencies and take good care of ourselves and one another.

As the saying goes โ€œweโ€™re all in this togetherโ€, but some are in much deeper than others and many are finding the going tough. Some are rising to the challenge, discovering theyโ€™re able to โ€˜pivotโ€™ (word of the month) deftly, and others are even relishing it, finding that business is booming. Or we might have loads more โ€˜me timeโ€™ we can dedicate to self-improvement, pursuing hobbies, developing new interests or simply navel gazing. All good stuff, as long as we maintain physical distancing and exceptional hygiene habits โ€“ for our own and the greater good.

Recently, I came upon this quote that especially resonated with me during these challenging times:

โ€œBe patient where you sit in the dark. The dawn is coming.โ€ โ€“ Rumi.

Reasons to be grateful this week include live music at Tallagandra Hill Winery, dining with friends around the fireplace, being cosy indoors while the wind rages outside, our regular three-minute exercise sessions at the office, and quiet nights in with a good book, quality TV, some Rumi poetry or my journal. Take care.

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