Plan 2 Prosper

I won’t promise this is my last post of 2008 but it’ll be close to it.

My kids, like most others, have finished school for the year and we are juggling our time keeping them occupied and avoiding cabin fever while finalising those things that need to be finalised before we close the office from December 22^nd through to January 5^th .

While the ofrfice is closed, we’ll be spending much needed time with our family and “relaxing” to charge our batteries up for next years challenges. Not wanting to sound like an ‘Ebeneezer Scrooge’ but I continue to be amazed that our boys enjoy the less costly activities while camping and travelling just as much as the more expensive treats.

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?  It came without ribbons.  It came without tags.  It came without packages, boxes or bags.  And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore.  Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before.  What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store…  What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.  ~Dr. Seuss

With all the volatility and turmoil that has occurred in the markets this year many of you may be feeling like the Grinch has once again tried to steal Christmas. We kid ourselves … it hasn’t been fun … the year hasn’t been a great one for the markets; but take a step back and recall some of those other great experiences you have had and hold onto them instead.

Our plan to buy some gifts throughout the year to ease the financial burden has worked wonders for our bank balance so far. Now we just need to be careful of how we spend our money while we are travelling and visiting relatives. In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season as it is for many people today through political correctness. The Christians called it ‘Christmas’ and went to church; the Jews called it ‘Hanukkah’ and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank.  People passing each other on the street would say ‘Merry Christmas!’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah!’  or (to the atheists) ‘Look out for the wall!.

Whatever your plans over the next few weeks, we trust you enjoy many good experiences and safe traveling to and from your destination, if doing so. Consider the words of D.D. Monroe who commented,

“It is the one season of the year when we can lay aside all gnawing worry, indulge in sentiment without censure, assume the carefree faith of childhood, and just plain “have fun. Whether they call it Yuletide, Noel, Weinachten, or Christmas, people around the earth thirst for its refreshment in the same way as the desert traveller for the oasis.”

Borrowing from John Lennon, and …..

So this is Christmas
And what have you done?
Another year over
And a new one just begun

And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young.

A very Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear

Thanks for your support in 2008, and heres to a prosperous 2009. 

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