As we head into a brand new year (and a brand new decade at that), ToDo is more inspired than ever to get this work out into the world.  

In partnership with you, we are trying to create a more conscious, enlightened and kind society. Will you help us to reach our year-end goal, so that we can continue with our efforts during the year ahead?

We know, all too well, the challenges that are before us. They don’t need to be spelled out. But the greater our challenges are, the more important it is for us to embrace a wise and deliberate way of being in the world. We are doing our best, here at ToDo, to get this empowering body of work out into the world – to relieve unnecessary suffering, enhance appreciation for life, promote constructive action, develop awareness of our impact, and recognize the interdependent nature of life. And much more. 

This past year, we conducted six 30-day online programs: 

· Living on Purpose

· Taking Action

· Working with your Attention

· A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

· Gratitude, Grace & a Month of Self-Reflection

and three residential programs: 

· VT Residential Certification Program

· Germany Residential Certification Program

· VT Naikan Retreat

We also added Trudy Boyle to our ToDo staff team this year! Weare so pleased that Trudy has joined our staff in an official capacity. Trudy is assistant editor of Thirty Thousand Days, and the coordinator for our newest initiative – the Living Fully with Illness Project. In that capacity she launched a new online program: 

· Living Fully with Illness

· and also set up a Facebook group specifically for those coping with illness 

And although the launch had been delayed, I am expecting to start another new program this coming spring:

· Solving the Food Koan

I am so grateful to have stumbled upon Japanese psychology so many years ago. It changed my life. That is why I have tried to keep this work alive in the world for so many years. Please help us to keep this trustworthy guidance alive through a tax-deductible contribution today!

Click on the DONATE button to make an online donation or send a check payable to the ToDo Institute (PO Box 50, Monkton VT 05469). Or you can call in your donation at 802-453-4440. We would love to hear your voice!

Gregg joins me in sending warm wishes and good cheer to you this holiday season!

Linda Anderson Krech