Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.

Start with the man in the mirror. Start with yourself. Don't be looking at all the other things. Start with you.

I will hazard a prediction. When you are eighty years old and, in a quiet moment of reflection, narrating for only yourself the mostpersonal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made.In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story. Thank you, and good luck!

One of the things that made me long to be back in prison was that I had so little opportunity for reading, thinking and quiet reflection after my release. I intend, amongst other things, to give myself much more opportunity for such reading and reflection.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?