he magical, mystical William Blake said, "The cistern contains, but the fountain overflows." We have a fountain of love to offer you this holiday season.

We send you love from all at Speakwell. Whatever your religious views, or lack of them, we can make this a season where we color all our dealings with love. The Dalai Lama has said, "My religion is kindness". Jean Vanier, whose life has been devoted to the creation of L'arche Communities where people are admitted because of their disabilities and needs, not their religious affiliation, said, "To love somebody is to spend time with them so as to reveal to them their true beauty."

One of the greatest gifts we can give at Christmas is our time. Time for our parents, time for our children and grandchildren, time to provide a break for a single mum or dad, so they can attend to their own needs, time for a lonely friend or acquaintance, time for the underprivileged. And just in case you forget, time for yourself to acknowledge your own uniqueness and beauty.

We send love from all who work with Speakwell, past and present, for Speakwell is like the Hotel California, "you can check out, but you can never leave". Love comes from Guy in Arizona, from Dino about to be married in Australia, from Trina working on diabetes research in Victoria and her partner, Ben, on his path to becoming Dr. Ben. Love comes from Simon, busy creating a book and planning even bigger events than his 'Bike4MPS' which raised over a quarter of a million dollars this summer to study the disease he transcends on a daily basis. Love from Bev who is the voice of calm, reason and kindness you hear whenever you call the Speakwell office. Love from Lara who is now Dr. Lara and dedicated to teaching educators how to be well, rather than how to merely manage their stress and sickness. Love from Ron who designs and contributes to our web site and newsletter which is now winning awards for its presentation. The stereotype of the computer expert is that they can't communicate with people, but we work with three caring men who can and do. So, love comes not only from Ron, but Luke and Greg.

Lastly, love from Nancy and Martin. We've been married just over a year and it's getting better all the time. We try hard to walk the wellness talk always remembering you must become the change you wish to see in others.

It's never too late for the magic It's never too late for romance Step out on the floor There's always something more It's never too late for the dance For the music is more than the music And you're dancing in a partnership with life Breath blends with breath It could scare you to death Till the band plays it's never too late.

Wishing you all a magical and loving holiday season that overflows into the coming years.

Martin Collis