I love Autumn - the sights, the smells, the mist, and the gentle changes into winter. The evenings draw in. Time to light the fire. A time of senescence as what has given us such pleasure over the summer gradually folds back into itself and prepares the soil for new growth next year.
It always seems such a shame that we can't recognise the same qualities in ourselves and others. Age isn't failure, its what we leave behind that will fuel whats next that is a real indication of success.
Senescence.
An irreversible form of long-term cell-cycle arrest, caused by excessive intracellular or extracellular stress or damage. The purpose of this cell-cycles arrest is to limit the proliferation of damaged cells, to eliminate accumulated harmful factors and to disable potential malignant cell transformation
NCBE-NIH
Right now, senescence is a term we could usefully apply to many of our businesses. They have done well, but they were never for ever. We should be really grateful for what they have brough…
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