TIME TO REFLECT

Those of us in Britain are lucky enough to have a long four-day weekend to look forward to now, in celebration of our Queen's Diamond Jubilee. It's one Bank Holiday that I will particularly enjoy. I don't work in the surgery on a Monday so I normally miss out on the holidays, but not this time as we are off on the Tuesday as well.

Sixty years doing anything is an amazing achievement. What is so amazing though is how much the world has changed since she came to the throne. She was there years before the internet, the mobile phone, Facebook, moon exploration, the first four minute mile or the conquest of Everest. All of these things have happened yet she has remained a constant reassuring presence in our lives.

This weekend will hopefully provide you with a bit of down time, a bit of time to quietly reflect on your life. What are the calm, reassuring presences in your life? What or who can you rely on to be there for you when needed? Thinks about these and feel grateful that they are in your life.

Think also about what needs to change. What have you thought about doing or achieving and haven't started yet? What projects have you begun and let fall by the wayside? What better time could there be to resurrect these, to breathe new life into them, thereby enriching your own?

You can always look back and say you should have started X, Y or Z ages ago and is it really worth doing it now? My answer is this - it really is never too late. Remember the old Chinese proverb,

      The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.

So relax, enjoy your weekend and take time to reflect on the next chapter in your life. It's up to you.