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G’day Solar Amigos!

Welcome to this blog and I thank you for taking some time out of your hectic schedule to see “what’s up” in the world of AEE Solar. Like the rest of us, we’re in a world of change. Change seems to be the only constant these days – and there’s no sign that will be changing… Obviously for the followers of this blog, this entry takes a more philosophical approach than its predecessors. I promise this will not always be the case, but variation is what any blog is all about. It’s your time, so read this if you want. You’ll this entry less directly about solar, although it’s all very much related. Starting with the fact that the only reason I have time to get to this blog is that I’m on the plane out to Intersolar North America. I am really enjoying being “off-line” and it hit me that it’s a feeling that has been too long… It’s a sad fact of life that we’re all so frantically busy, and I don’t think I am alone that it seems to only be getting busier. Busy being busy, but at what expense and at what benefit, and to whom?

Confusion reigns and that’s becoming no secret to us all it seems. In a world that once seem so pragmatic and functional, endless signs force us to question to what degree we’re starting to run irregularly. Maybe it’s been running irregularly for some time, but in my short life, it seems that the masses are slowly starting to wake up to ask questions I’ve been pondering for as long as I can remember (and for those that know me well, know that’s not that much of a duration!). We’ve been ignorant and we’ve been spoiled. Increasingly too, more of our planet’s over SIX BILLION human residents are being spoiled and aspiring to a “better life”. In our busy-ness of business, the old model of business at any ecological expense has brought reality to the forefront so strongly now that our species can no longer ignore our impacts. Like an engine in full speed about to fail, our patterns of living on this planet desperately need an oil change. The question is can we get this done while we accelerate the pace of our global community? In every business decision to progress, we must now question if we really are progressing…?

I am young – at least I still feel I am. Sadly the digit that now comes out of my mouth when I am asked my age seems larger than it should be. My mother sometimes asks when “will I finally ever grow up?”. “Grow up into what!?” I wonder!? Aren’t I already? What else can I “grow up into!?”. To be old, serious, and boring; watch my 401k (OK let’s not go there I know!) and plan my life insurance? Nah – “contemporary” living seems outdated to me. For the first time in my professional life, I find that I often share this view with so many. I am proud to be working in an industry that has so many evolved souls – souls that smile within, and work without. I wish to thank those souls I have met, those who have mentored me, and those who will mentor me in the future.

OK now that’s out of the way, let’s get down to some good business!!!

Shine strong,
James