December 2025

Our letter tries to pin down what 'joy' actually is - a surprisingly tricky thing to do, given its proximity to 'happiness'. It's also interesting to consider if and how we can experience more of the stuff.

We enclose a Life Map with a guide for you to plan for possible elements of the year ahead, as well as some happy words from W.H. Auden, and also include a joyful art postcard featuring the work of Suzanne Valadon.

Some inspirational thinking from Mary Oliver completes the quotations in the Invitation to Wonder.