I wanted to leave a brief message of gratitude for the year. Many people have been involved with my growth over the past few years, for various reasons, but I have to credit them as well as myself for that growth. I take the time throughout the year to consider those around me, but also myself, and appreciate what is present in my life. Taking what is present and projecting that appreciation forward in time is what assists my development in goals, strategy, and general happiness in life.

However it is that you celebrate this time of the Western world’s year (and those who choose to adopt it), I hope you are safe and have ended the year well. People take the time at the beginning of the year to start anew. Regardless of when you start, you have commenced the commitment to change. Best I can say is: stick with it. Even if you fall short of that commitment one day. Pick it up again the next – it’s always worth it.

Enjoy the animated tree: