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Mayor’s New Year Message
Jacqui Footman South Molton’s Mayor, May 2023 to May 2025
“I’d like to share my main goal for the New Year. It is about choices and decisions. It is said that all there is, is love or fear at many levels; all other emotions derive from either love or fear. The cell biologist Bruce Lipton explains how each of our cells responds to stimuli for growth (when we feel love and safety) or defensive shut down (when we feel fear).

“Which of these would you guess promotes healthy cells? Which of these ensures children flourish? Knowing that we are made up of around 70% water, look up the effect of love on water shown in Matsuro Emoto’s pictures of water.
“So, what I’ve been aiming to do whenever I make a choice, is to ensure I’m focussed on love and growth rather than on fear, and make any decision consciously from that place, spending ever more time with that focus. It is a work in progress, one that I’m aiming to be more able to do each New Year, using the tools available to me.
“I wish for all Molton Monthly Magazine readers to experience more feelings of love, joy, gratitude and awe in 2025 and beyond, and freedom from fear and anxiety.”