Will you write to Santa now, or will you just sit and wait for Christmas?

This week we came across this tweet:

‘Writing a letter to Santa now,

Because I don’t wanna seem like one of those friends

That only reaches out when I want something.

I’m always leaving cookies out for him

But he only comes once a year to eat them.’

It reminded us of something very important: maintenance.

While we are accustomed to performing maintenance on cars,

Buildings, gardens and machines,

It is practically non-existent when it comes to our lives.

One honeymoon is not enough for a lifetime of marriage.

Love needs to be maintained. What are you doing to maintain it?

What are you doing to maintain your health?

What are you doing to maintain your skills?

What are you doing to maintain your job or business?

Will you take a break now, or will you let the stress build up a little more?

Will you call that long-lost friend of yours, or will you wait for them to call?

When will you send a thank-you note to all those angels

Who've held your hand when you needed it?

It is also about doing those little things we’d like done to us.

You want people to say ‘sorry’ when they hurt you;

May be you can start by saying sorry more often.

You want your friends to be more self-aware, caring and attentive;

May be you should start caring more by doing random acts of kindness.

You wish the world was a more pleasant and peaceful place?

May be you should start by being a more pleasant human being!

Everything needs maintenance.

With time and change, all systems start falling apart,

Be it your garden, car, self, family, or organization.

And the more accelerated the rate of change is,

The more frequent the maintenance should be.

Hence, everything needs a periodic check-up –

What’s working, what’s not working, and what can we do about it?

Don’t wait until something begins to leak, creak or tear,

For you to make a diagnosis.

Put important things in your calendar:

On this date, every year, we’re going to have this and that check-up.

We are half-way through the year.

It’s a good time to pause and reflect on which parts of our lives