1.0Contatto Northhttps://contattolive.co.za/northanthonyb@timslatter.comhttps://contattolive.co.za/north/author/anthonybtimslatter-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OMLfXqXPGq"><a href="https://contattolive.co.za/north/conversation-not-isolation/">Conversation, not isolation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://contattolive.co.za/north/conversation-not-isolation/embed/#?secret=OMLfXqXPGq" width="600" height="338" title="“Conversation, not isolation” — Contatto North" data-secret="OMLfXqXPGq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://contattolive.co.za/north/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://contattolive.co.za/north/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Conversation-not-isolation.jpg770385We tend to model our lives, and our financial plans, as a straight, uninterrupted line moving upward and to the right. We assume that our income, our capacity, and our circumstances will remain relatively constant, simply growing steadily over time. But life is rarely linear. It is cyclical. It operates in seasons. An accurate graph could look more like hills and valleys than a steady incline or staircase. There are seasons of aggressive accumulation, where you […]