REST WELL. SEE YOU IN 2012.

Many of you will know I'm not a fan of Christmas. A 2011-year-old tradition based on a mash up of a misunderstood myth about a pagan activist and a Coca-Cola advertising campaign that guilt-trips people into spending money they don't have on gifts people don't want — what's that about?

All cynicism aside though, for me this time of year is one of reflection, relaxation and, most of all, reconnection with self and loved ones, devoid of the stress and distractions of our manic world of invented meaning.

Oops, there's that cynicism creeping back in.

Even though I've had a couple of glitches on the domestic front,  2011's been a pretty great year for me work-wise. I want to take the opportunity to thank my clients, partner organisations and supporters for your contribution to the work I do. Thank you also to all of you who follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Linked in and by receiving emails — I truly appreciate your presence, retweets, comments and emails.

The highlights of the business year have been working with:

• the Ministry of Social Development's Family and Community Services team, grappling with the complexity of social change, rethinking disability and designing the toolkit I Think Differently;
• the Be. Institute and Borderless Productions teams, co-directing the Be. Leadership programme;
• Diversityworks Trust's team and Trustees, as Executive Director;
• Auckland Disability Law on their UN Convention on the rights of People with Disabilities Shadow Report and strategic planning;
• Arts Access Aotearoa and Creative New Zealand, raising awareness of accessibility;
• Westpac, the Electoral Commission, Life Unlimited and Lifewise, raising awareness of diversity;
• the conferences of the New Zealand Home Health Association, New Zealand Rehabilitation Association and Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia;
• Nick Hodson Lawyers, designing and maintaining their website;
• Enable New Zealand and IHC, supervising their staff;
• and the Ministry of Health, on their New Disability Support Model.

Through Diversityworks Trust, it's been a pleasure working with Artstation on our exhibition, MIC Toi Rerehiko on our MyFilm project and with the Todd Foundation who fund our Peer Support Network.

So, whether you celebrate the Yuletide ritual or avoid it like me, enjoy this time of rejuvenation. Thanks again for your support this year. I look forward to working, playing and exploring the realms of diversity, creativity and change with you all again, next year :~}