Martin Farrell - What I am doing now

This is what I’m doing NOW (January 2021)

Welcoming participants for 3rd series of Live Well Die Wise virtual listening group to start 17th February 2021.
Completing writing and approaching publishers for ‘Wild Waters – a survive and thrive guide for good leaders in bad trouble’.
Establishing core team and early stage prototyping of 'Civil Society GIFT' (Give It Forward Today) and preparing for being part of u.lab 2x which is a social transformation incubator offered by the Presencing Institute
Having coached and supported the team which created the ‘Next Gen Facilitation changing how people meet’ (新一代的促導員：重塑相遇與合作) training in Hong Kong, now awaiting confirmation of proposal from the Chines University of Hong Kong.
Coaching and supporting two senior charity leaders through turbulent times ('Wild waters' indeed)
Collaborating with an international team to improve and extend and put the spotlight on facilitation methods in the methods library of the International Association of Facilitators hosted by SessionLab.
As a member of the Europe Middle East regional team, initiating a scheme to buddy new members of the International Association of Facilitators in Europe and Middle East.
With Salwa Dalallah (head of Conference Services for UN climate change secretariat, UNFCCC, for 18 years to 2015) preparing webinar 'Traditional Meeting Techniques Powers Climate Breakthrough' on 4th February based on this article

Watching German and French news to be up to date with what going on and to take me a few steps closer to my lifetime ambition of being multilingual (still a long way to go).
Working on my second prepared speech and preparing session on discursos improvisados (spontaneous speeches) for January and February meetings of Cathedral Heights bilingual (English Spanish) Toastmasters International club. Also practicing Spanish with Yabla and Memrise.
Having nearly completed installation of 1000 litre water butts in my garden to weather the dry times this coming summer, I am now planning a new shed roof (with the much advice from my most helpful neighbour JC) which might even have a solar panel on it.
Having organised and completed my own triathlon in September (Olympic distance, 1.5 Km swim, 40 Km cycle, 10.5Km run) I am now swimming (Thames, temperatures at time fo writing 3 degrees), running (park) and cycling (southern England) to keep my head and heart healthy during the winter. I have a place in the Allgäu Triathlon in southern Germany in August.
Enjoying hearing the engine of my 1968 BSA D14 motorbike, now running again and trying to be brave enough to head out on some autumn trips. Trying too work out what to do to fix the front shock absorbers which don't absorb the shocks any more.
On an inner journey to gain insight into why I am painfully provoked by certain things I see and hear. Am thinking about maybe writing a letter to my dad about it (he died 20 years ago).