Lessons and Gifts - Jan 2021
“Life is made up of lessons and gifts, that’s it. Every experience is an opportunity to learn from, or a gift to be thankful for. Or both. But that’s it. That’s all we get.” Colleen Patrick-Goudreau A new year brings an opportunity to reflect on the lessons and gifts of the previous twelve months. For me, as for many, 2020 was a mixed bag. Here in New Zealand we went into strict lockdown early in the pandemic and those weeks were some of the most peaceful of my entire life. After many years putting too much emphasis on work I finally had time to rest, read, and listen to birdsong. It was a gift to be thankful for, even amongst the anxiety and fear of a pandemic. The 'wood kennels' I made over lockdown Right now my December 2020 breast cancer diagnosis is too new and too raw for me to clearly see where the lessons and the gifts lie, but I trust that at some point soon I will look back and know. This blog will help with tha...