And so we’ve come to the end of an extraordinary year that none of us could have ever anticipated. Let’s hope the stress & sadness, distancing & isolation, acceptance & adjustment will stand us in good stead as we head into a new year, knowing that despite everything, there is much to be grateful for.

Deepest gratitude to all the doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, frontline health & sanitation workers, researchers, scientists who’ve selflessly risked their own lives to save ours. Hoping for a peaceful, positive, purposeful, playful New Year. A year of new inspirations, new innovations, new beginnings.

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A humble note to inform a short pause in new posts.

Thanks, appreciated.

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One of the oldest dedicated animal welfare charity. 1st to introduce a law to protect animals to ensure they can live free from pain, cruelty & suffering. Helps raise standards of care, awareness of issues affecting animals today. Over 3,000 calls were made to the RSPCA between just Xmas Eve & Boxing Day, as the charity copes with increased demand during the ongoing pandemic.

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Animals rely on RSPCA for rescue & rehabilitation. It provides veterinary care, finds them new homes either through rehoming or release. Please donate generously to support vulnerable animals this winter. They truly deserve our compassion & love.

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The surprising part about Roger Federer’s greatness – as a kid he didn’t focus on tennis. He played a range of different sports – skateboarding, swimming, soccer. Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialised World. Sports journalist David Epstein uses Roger’s experience as an example of the under-appreciated benefits of delaying specialisation to accumulate unique experiences. “In a world that incentivises, even demands hyper-specialisation, we need more Roger’s. People who start broad, embrace diverse experiences & perspectives while they progress.”

Provides a good framework for understanding why polymaths are so important for innovation. In kind environments, where the goal is to re-create prior performance with as little deviation as possible, teams of specialists work superbly. But, when it’s a challenging environment, our job isn’t always to repeat a procedure. By definition, it’s to do something not done before. Innovate.

When researchers study great innovators, they find thinkers with an ability to connect disparate pieces of information from many sources, like having a lot of apps open in our brain at the same time. So, we need a healthy balance of both frogs & birds to succeed in a work environment. An inspiring read that shares inspiring analogies & incredible anecdotes.

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Email: Fiancé’s birthday. Loves flowers, modern art. (Japan)

Happy Birthday!

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Email: Sister’s birthday. Loves flowers, animals, art. (Canada)

Happy Birthday!

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Email: Everything is dark, dull. Feel restless, unhappy. (Scotland)

Empathetic. Though, the natural Law of Polarity can work in our favour. A concept that there’s a duality in everything. We can’t have a positive without a negative, an up without a down, success without failure, light without dark, faith without fear.

Therefore, why would we focus our thinking on just one polarity? One way to feel better is to transmute sadness into service in a season of giving, a spirit of gratitude. If we can be objective, realise the negative polarity teaches us a lot about what we really want more of in life. What am I learning from a challenging scenario?

Everything is dual. So, things that appear as opposites are actually two inseparable parts of the whole. We can’t have one without the potential for the other. Hopefully flow in the moment for the law of polarity to work as a natural ally.

If we’re feeling alone or struggling with stress this festive season, we can contact:

Samaritans (116 123) or The Sanctuary (0300 003 7029 )

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Through stunning photos, exciting field stories, informative factual texts, photographer Jan Fleischmann & writer Maria Veneke Ylikomi guide readers through large cat territories, tiger jungles, the savannahs & bush forests where lions & leopards reside. Rivers & wetlands where the mighty jaguar roam. 

Tracking the Panthera Family – Amazon

An insightful read that reveals much about the habits & habitats of the world’s big cat species like the elusive snow leopard. Scientists & nature guides share hopes & fears for the big, threatened, fascinating felines.

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Email: Cousin’s birthday. Loves phones, photography. (Ireland)

Happy Birthday!

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