I’ve been silent for what feels like a year. Not real silence. Just found myself unable to return to my newsletter, to fulfil my commitment to you and to the process. I was plain old discouraged and had so much else to work on that writing to you fell by the wayside.

My motivation is still with me though, beaten but not defeated. I may shift to a new approach, perhaps shorter reflections and insights, perhaps more community related efforts.

A lot of what I’ve shared in the past was along the lines of what we can do as individuals. And that’s important but ‘what we can do in our own communities’ might be where I want to shift to next.

Seeking inspiration, I’ve opened 2026 reading Joycelyn Longdon’s ‘Natural Connections’.