Always 'expect the unexpected' is what one of my martial arts teachers would always yell out in class. Seems like that statement was totally right for 2020, a world seemingly turned upside down in many respects. 

While circumstances have curtailed my personal and professional travel plans, it hasn't stopped me from continuing to wander, just a little closer to home for the time being. 

There's enough negative emphasis focussed on in the news and on social media regarding Covid and the many challenges that come along with it. So in this first newsletter of the year, I want to turn the spotlight on upbeat, positive news. 

Let's start with a quote.

Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it. - Buddha  

My wish is that we all can know the blessings that are around us. 

     ~ Terry J. Hodgkinson