8 January 2026

Hi everyone

I hope you are managing to keep warm - I can say that to everyone on the mailing list as it is as cold here as it is in the UK and northern countries at the moment, but at least the rain has stopped here.

Despite the cold we had a great meeting yesterday, lots of new people and an interesting and fun afternoon with Pauline giving great clairvoyance. Thank you Pauline.

A reminder.  Our Fed-Up-February Feast will be at Javea Golf Club on Wednesday 11th February.  Please let me know asap if you would like to attend, and remember friends, partners even your neighbours also welcome if you wish to bring them along. I will send out the suggested menu when received from the restaurant, but I need to know numbers asap.

Rather than sayings this week, I thought I would send this poem ¨Nature´s Calm¨ quite appropriate for the present time.  Not so sure about swimming in the sea but the basis of the poem I think is needed.

Nature’s Calm

When you can’t sleep at night because your mind’s full of fear

And the voice of the newsreader is all you can hear

When you struggle to cope with the growing despair

And mourn because nothing in this world seems fair

Switch off the news and put down your phone

And just go outside, with a friend or alone

Find peace in the sound of the wind in the trees

In the songs of the birds and the buzzing of bees

Go for a walk, feel your feet on firm ground

Breathe deeply, be mindful of each sight and sound

Swim in the sea, climb a hill, take a break

Cherish the gift of each breath that you take

Watch the fluffed-up robin in the hedge

Let his sweet song guide you back from the edge

Welcome the trickle of rain on your skin

Feel the cold, feel the heat, feel the calm deep within

Marvel at the power of surging sea waves

Their ebb and flow bringing the peace that you crave

Taste the salty sea air as you run on the sand

Feel the sun on your face, and try, if you can

To remember that nature will always remain

Throughout all the fighting, and illness, and pain

A source of peace and beauty, a healing balm

Endless hope and comfort: nature’s calm.

Love to all

Keep safe, keep warm

Jan. x 🌻❄️