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Thank you.

Thank you for all of your good wishes and kind words and shared stories. Last week was tough because at around 2.30pm on Monday we buried our dear nephew William Finch. My children each made up a Lego mini-figure to stay with him and keep him company. Harvey was a cool dude with a medallion, Theo was a multicoloured spaceman, Lucy was an explorer and Oscar was a man dressed as a hotdog.

I’ve been really touched by your stories and how taking a moment to feel our feelings has had an impact.

We can speed through our business lives and in the quest to turn a profit, or clinch that deal, forget we are human. We can forget that we are flesh and blood and that despite all the swish techno toys, stylish suits, search for the secret of success and tough negotiating stances, one day our time will come. Will our customers and suppliers be leaving Lego mini-figures for us? Hopefully they will.

We can over-complicate our lives with over-work and over-worry and can forget simple pleasures and the joy of thanking those who work with us for their effort and their loyalty.

So this week I say thank you to you for reading this blog and for sharing my pain and sadness over the death of William Finch, who stopped making Lego models aged 14. You have been very kind.

And maybe you can think of someone you need to thank this week. Maybe there is someone in your business world who matters to you, I mean really matters. Take a moment to notice them, to say thank you and maybe even buy them a Lego mini-figure to play with! We can all remember that happy, playful feelings are good too! Go for it! Go and have some fun. 

William Finch 24.03.2000 to 26.02.2015

This post was going to be about being Ok, and as it’s Ok to be Not Ok in an Ok way, it’s actually about me feeling Not Ok right now. 

Okness is all about recognisng that we have a right to be here, we can think for ourselves and we can choose to make changes. 

I might not like what you say, or how you say it, and yet that doesn’t remove your right to exist, or mean that you are not loveable to your family and friends.

Being Not Ok means recognising that something is amiss, and making a good decision about what to do about it.

(Perhaps we don’t always make good decisions and it’s Ok to have a few miss-hits from time to time …such is life).

In my heart I’m Ok, I know that – we are all Ok. In my head though I’m Not Ok as I have to face the funeral of my nephew on Monday. I feel deep sadness and the gnawing realisation that life will never be the same again. William was struck down by a sudden virus that sadly lead to his early death – a one in a million event and no less tragic for it.

You and I will face loss as part of life and knowing this doesn’t make it any easier.

William was a lovely chap, who drew cartoons of Vikings and loved engineering and who brought warmth to his family and big smiles to his friends at school. We all miss him, every day. Fourteen is too young to die. 

This blog post is dedicated to him. Take time out this week to hug someone special and to remember someone else who isn’t able to hug you back.

If you have a story and want to share then you’re welcome to email via www.richardmaun.com 

Sleep well dear William. You are loved.