With the last few years filled with the hardest of emotional challenges that have made me feel so incredibly small and worthless (the breakdown of my marriage, the humiliation and hurt of my ex leaving for someone else, that person’s increased role in the life of my children, not being able to be with my children at Christmas, dealing with the impact of divorce and its effects on my children, blah blah blah) have made me at times self-absorbed, obsessed and with an amazing ability to brutally punish myself. And almost unable to remember who I was before all this started. Lows come hard.

My inspiration is driven by those around me who have quite simply kept me afloat with their kindness, their words of wisdom, their advice, their hugs, even their tough love at times… These friends and family are amazing and I am so very very fortunate – they have not given up on me, they have texted me to remind me they are there, they know what makes me cry. They remind me who I am.

Those people are the strength in my life and inspire me to move forward, do new things, laugh out loud and help me leave behind the things that I no longer need.

My inspiration for 2010 will hopefully be borne out of that kindness and in the healing that has begun and will continue…

Angel, you inspire me with everything you do and as to what you have achieved in supporting families living with and managing ADHD. You gave me the faith to carry on doing what I do, especially when times were difficult within my own family and from this, I personally feel you were my guardian angel encouraging me to move forward and start our new project for young people with ADHD. You are a true friend. Love you lots Margaret x