We are in the New Year so really it is a good idea to look what our aims are for this year just as we're due to have substancial snow and temperates dropped to minus 4 degrees overnight.
One of the first things is the simpleist which is to have fun being out in the fresh air, removed from the at times overwhelming attachment modern phones and social media, just taking things in at a more slower natural rate.
Then there is learning from new experiences and that I would be away to somewhere I've never been before this year will add to that as it is easy to get into a rut and learning new stuff keeps me mentally alert and active.
One element is looking at scouting and related field today, the world youngsters are getting engaged in themesleves and how that which I and others contribute to is meeting their needs as we need a next generation able to not just "do stuff" but navigate some of less desirable sides of our tech centred cultural landscape.
As ever we do look back to the past too as while somethings not least safeguarding have improved and changes in technology mean some of things we learned then just don't apply, there are lessons from the past that we can learn from.
