READER, OVER THE SUMMER I took the opportunity to begin reading two books on the ever-growing list of literature that I would like to read but, with the demands of a period in human history defined by the internet, titles continue to be added to this list more quickly than items are crossed off it.
Reading, for me, remains an activity that enables me to make connections and join dots with a focus that produces new ideas and stretches my thinking. If I am to be transparent, I watch television far more often than I read and, far too quickly, the summer break concluded and I returned to work. As the year progresses, I feel both disbelief at my good fortune to be able to work, and guilt, with reports of job losses
