I have promised you all a post on my favourite season - Christmas. To be honest, this period got so busy I had no chance to sit down and put in few words. Now I will do that.Last holiday season seemed to me more splendide as the previous one. And it took longer - from around 20t of November till 6th of January. People enjoyed the world full of illumination and it was great to stop for a little while taking a glass of Glühwein (hot wine - very popular warm drink in German speaking country). The world seemed to be more colourfull and everyone was happy to be there and to see this last part of 2009.
Why do I had this impression? 2009 was again touched by the world financial crisis. Everyone of us was touched by this somehow - personally in business or via circle of friends. We heard about companies and banks being bankrupt and even, what was worse, about states being almost bankrupt. And this was not really encouraging. Employment numbers are still not ok. Many people lost their trust in banks and started paying cash. Times chave changed and we need to live with more risk. But at the end of the year, in a time traditionally more focussed on our loved ones, we just forget all the annoying things or are delaying them on later period. We focus on beautiful and cheerful things of life.
2010 has already started and I noticed the fact it is already a busy year. For my friends, my colleagues, my loved ones and of course for myself. You can feel this will in people to make this year better and to break the line of crisis which is our company since mid of 2008. And I am sure we will make it. But for sure we will have to do a lot of hard work and possibly we will have to rethink/review our thinking and our acting. Many things will change but personally I think we will go out this state right now with proud and head off to new time, even more interesting. Many of things will change and we will have to learn new ones. But I am already looking for this as my own learning has already started.
Buon anno 2010 e a presto!
Best wishes,
Martha
