A brief history of 2014: my highlights

We are rapidly approaching the end of 2014. As ever, this time of year is synonymous with reviews of the year that has passed and targets for the year coming up. I’m not going to write a full review of my targets for 2014 and then pen a list of achievements I would like to make in 2015. Personally I don’t think there’s much in the saying “roll on next year”; what’s going to be different? Ultimately the clock keeps ticking, you wake up and know that for at least the next 2 months you will still have to think which year it is whenever you are required to write it down. We should aim to make the most of every moment, every day, every weekend, every month, every year; whether or not we have “started afresh” because our calendar gives some false perception of a new start.

I’ve said I will not write a long post reviewing my achievements (or lack of) in the 12 months just passed. However, I am going to list some of my favourite things from this year as it’s good to take stock sometimes and appreciate the positives.

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