Scared of the bubble burst

I don't know about the rest of you but this summer has been an addict buzz. Here in Britain we have had a Golden jubilee, both Olympics , the Proms and the London and Edinburgh festivals. Those are the ones I can remember, on top of that we have had the build up of the torch relay as a nation, and local fetes, fairs and festivals. It feels like its been a non stop trip of patronism and communal spirit. The trouble is it is coming to an end, the great show at the end, after what has been a 7 year build up. We have beaten records as well the sceptics and proved we can hold our own. We can create spectacles that both bewilder and entertain whilst informing and drawing awareness. But the problem is where do we go from here.

Personally I have been saved from a summer of depression by the awe creating moments on TV and the few I have managed to attend. I have gasped at achievement and yelled at the scream when we aren't doing so well. I have even learnt how to wave instead of clap in silence. As I am sure you all have your own memories, from cheering as a family to watching something live. But its like a a giant Christmas build when you are child, what do you do when the last firework is nothing more than ash on the ground. How can we build from this with out feeling the bitter taste of post party depression.

Not trying to sound pessimistic here, in fact the opposite I am just wondering how we as individuals can build on a year of promise and positivity. How it is every persons responsibility to look outward at what we did right and where can we develop the emotions we have felt. The only way we can avoid the come down is to continue to build upward and onward. In may only take the little things, like thinking before we speak, or smiling to a stranger. But look at the good the games makers did not just nationally but internationally, just by being happy and helpful. Maybe we should all be like games makers. OK not 24/7 but on those miserable Monday mornings in these forthcoming autumn mornings when 5 minutes from home the elements have killed our hairstyles before we have even finished our 1st coffee. Or those Thursday afternoons when the week is dragging and every one is feeling the drain. There are the times we need to find our inner games maker.

Is that such a hard ask in the months and years to come, to hold on to the feeling we have achieved from the last few months. I hope not, I don't mean going round grinning all the time like you have overdosed on the red bull, but when every one else is losing faith, be the one to find it. We all have hard times, let just give every one else that hand back to this feeling. You never know you may get a kick out of it as well.