Editor's Note: by CEO and Editor in Chief Jasmina Siderovski

EDITOR'S NOTE

Numerous times since our last edition of eYs Magazine, I have woken up in the morning only to gaze into my surroundings, asking myself just exactly how did we all get here? We are all facing a Pandemic that has taken +420,000 deaths and counting, infecting more than 7.5 million people worldwide, and yet it seems to be growing by the second. Unbelievable!!

The catastrophic fires and the terrifying floods that greeted Australia at the turn of 2020 may be behind us, but whoever imagined yet again we are finding the strength to fight another battle - COVID-19? What I want to know is where can I get my refund because I didn’t sign up for this mess. Each morning I live in the hope that maybe, just maybe, something has changed overnight – a miracle? Holding onto the littlest hope for a new day, sadly, greeted with the news of death, new cases and lockdowns, restrictions, toilet paper and sanitiser all adding to my anxiety levels.

History has taught us that mother nature tends to reset herself every 100 years. Reminding us all that life is a gift, nature is fragile, and the quality of life we all live is the progress we have made throughout the centuries of innovation, technology and evolution. After all, earth has witnessed the extinction of dinosaurs, and the ice age, several killer pandemics, war, disease and climate change. It’s essential to take into account the hidden factors that lead to these events and most certainly inflicted by a revolution of change to enhance the power mother nature has upon us.

Change is now the new purpose we should all adopt as individuals toward a better life and healthy environment learning to co-exist with the beauty the universe has to offer us. Each planet, proudly displaying its riches and abundance of natural habitat. As human beings, we are influenced through information platforms to be part of a community, up to date with world events and reminded that we have all accountable to create a better future for our children—a world with no discrimination, racial tension, hate, and bias. Our duty of care is to celebrate others who go above and beyond fulfilling their dreams, passion and purpose and create an impact in our world.

In this winter edition of eYs Magazine, we celebrate men and women from around the globe. Our front cover story is Austen McDonald from Sydney, Australia – a 16 yo ballet dancer who tackles the world stage and masters the art of expression – Ballet. We also, talk to our locals from Sydney - Jillian Bullock our LinkedIn Ninja, Paula Dunn, and Noel Whelan. Read about our friends from the USA – Author, Marsha Casper Cook, Grace Charrier, Monica Sekhmet Grant, Larissa Miller and Gartel. Author Gemma Smith has just launched her new book and we can’t but feel pride in our eYs Heroine Marija Milenkovic from Serbia.

The eYs Team have all been busy creating our winter edition, and you will love their articles filled with love and inspiration. This time last year, eYs Magazine were the WINNERS of the 2019 Altitude Award – Unsung Hero. We are delighted to have been nominated in not one but two categories: Soaring Solo and Best Online/Digital Business Award. Thank you to all our eYs readers for your ongoing support.

From all of us, we hope you continue to stay safe and create the change we all want to see!!

Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief eYs Magazine