Secret Santas are silly and fun, and like most teams around Christmas we celebrate them too, however this year we wanted to try something different.

Instead of buying each other gifts that might not be ethical or sustainable, the team were tasked with choosing a book for their recipient that they found inspiring or we could learn from, all in the spirit of developing our individual Beautiful Thinking.

We had one rule, to buy a book from your local book shop, which would support independent retail businesses facing difficult times during the pandemic.

During the run up to Christmas and just before the last lockdown of 2021 we were able to open a couple of presents a day, enjoyed with some delicious festive treat & food.

On reflection, we all loved it so much, we’ve decided to open the Beautiful Thinking Library every Christmas.