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Have decided that my focus for 2025 will to be more generous in spirit, especially when tired. My word of 2024 was pause and I think it's safe to say this is still a work in progress! However, there was progress and that is what matters.

Just read Still Life and thought it was one of the best fiction books I've read in a long time ❤️

Happy New Year Ruth and good luck in whatever adventures lay ahead. x

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Generosity of spirit is a beautiful intention Amanda. If we all try it may just spread…

Well done on Pause progress. Another great intention.

So glad you enjoyed Still Life. I loved it. The characters were all so compelling.

Thanks for your New Year wishes Amanda, and wishing you a goodie too x

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My goal is to stop being stuck and transition to that new life, hopefully along a similar path you. Keep up the fabulous writing. You’re an inspiration. And happy New Year. X

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And you are a beautiful, kind soul, thank you for your encouragement Sharon, I really appreciate it. I have everything crossed and a good feeling that this time your transition will happen :-) x

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❤️ if there is one thing I didn’t do is to give myself unobtainable goals for 2025 . I just want to keep doing what I was doing in 2023 and 2024 which is music, art , travels , stay healthy and being true to myself one moment at the time……. See you around !

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Pascale, your 'obtainable' goals for 2025 sounds spot on to me! Keep on relishing the beauty of all those things...see you around indeed!

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Useful and helpful as always in planning and thinking through my own life and the future. Well done.

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Thanks for your thoughts Peter. I hope 2025 brings you things that help you thrive :-)

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Happy new year Ruth! It sounds like a wonderful year-- here's to more of them!

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Thanks Emma, backatcha! I'm excited for your new year too - and seeing you in the Book Club...The Lottery is arriving today.

Have a wonderful year x

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Happy New year Ruth, I thought you had started making pickles when I saw the pic !! (phew!).

One of my focuses this year is to keep healthy and strong, on that note I have signed up to the Loch Ness Etape bike ride in April, did you do this one? I remember you cycled round one of the lochs?

Onwards into 2025! Lou x

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Happy New Year to you Lou! If you knew my culinary prowess you would know pickles to be unlikely but never say never!

Keeping healthy and strong - what could be more important, relevant and fun! Like it.

We did the Caledonia Etape https://www.etapecaledonia.com/ but yours sounds great. Note to self to get an event in for 2025, thanks for the nudge

See you soon Rx

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oh i do love a focus point at 6am on a snowy Tuesday morning. Im all about keeping moving in everyway with the odd sit still day here and there. Word or phrase for the year "do the new"

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Happy New Year to you John! Bet it's brassic with you guys up there...brrrrr.

'Do the New' - like it, so easy to stick with what we know isn't it. Thanks for that. Here's to action in 2025 :-)

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Wow! How you do it! Describe an entire year so succinctly but so completely. I am breathless just reading it!

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