Holiday Toasts
I had the pleasure this year of sharing Christmas dinner with my father, sister, and brother-in-law. My husband was unfortunately sick and unable to be with us.
One of my brother-in-law’s family traditions, passed down from his father, is for each person at the table is to name someone who fits into a category suggested by the host, and for everyone to drink a toast to that person.
The first category was someone who did something you admired during 2006. My choice was Alex Fayle, Past President of Professional Organizers in Canada, who sold his house and put the rest of his life on hold to fulfil a lifelong dream of going to France and writing a book. I enjoy reading about his experience and life lessons in his blog, Someday Syndrome.
The second category was someone you admire that you’d like to meet in 2007. This was more difficult, but I picked Danielle Keister, Founding Member of the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce. Not only does she has a very successful VA practice herself, she dedicates a lot of time and energy to raising the bar for the virtual assistance industry. I have no doubt I could learn a lot from her!
The rest of the categories were more personal in nature, bringing to mind family members near and far. All in all, it was an entertaining yet thought-provoking way to spend an evening.
I hope that everyone reading this had a wonderful holiday spent with people near and dear to you. I plan to do a lot more reflecting over the next week as I consider my achievements over the past year and my aspirations for 2007.
