Seventh Day of Christmas: Time to Take Stock

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It hasn't taken long for the "Christmas Sales" signs to be replaced by "Stocktake Sales" in the major stores around our cities. These sales are basically incentives to add to our consumer appetite at bargain prices.

Today can also be a great day to "take stock" of life as the year draws to a close. Our new year resolutions are best informed by the reflection of the previous year.

A new year invites us to take stock of core values and commitments. In my choices it means engagement with communities of faith and action. It is about the encounters I have with those with whom I live in student accommodation.  I will continue my activism in groups like Amnesty International and  Oxfam, and my membership of NGOs like Palms Australia and Rotary to bring about social change.

I will continue to advocate for climate justice and political truth telling. I will promote movements such as Conversations at the Crossroads.

In this Jubilee Year I will reflect and celebrate with the Cardijn Movement in its Centenary and with those who have shared the work and mission of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission in the Archdiocese of Brisbane in the last 40 years. 

Here are some of my favourite  sites where I look back and review the past year:
 And if you need something a bit more interactive you can take the ABC Quizzes.  

When I take stock of my core values, I recognize my duty to use social networking tools for raising awareness of justice and peace concerns and building solidarity with those who occupy our cities for the cause of justice.

I invite you to share the story of your "Stocktake" of 2024

Read each of the 12 Days of Christmas from here.

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