Growth in a time of Adversity? – Part 3
After just over two years spent living in the wilderness, Henry Thoreau’s great learning expressed through his book Walden was the value of simplification.
Growth in a time of Adversity? – Part 2
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen excellent examples of people removing barriers to get things done at pace. Test centres have appeared out of nowhere. Make-shift hospitals have been built from scratch. Thousands of volunteers have been recruited locally and nationally to provide services to the elderly and frail. What has intrigued us is to discover what lessons we can all learn from these seemingly impossible tasks being accomplished so quickly.
Growth in a time of Adversity? – Part 1
‘Same storm, different boats’ seems to be the metaphor of the moment. Storms are violent, unpredictable and threatening. Our primary focus on surviving the storm in the boat we find ourselves in may lead us to think that this isn’t the ideal time for learning and growth. Yet, to survive the storm may mean letting go of what we know as we adapt, learn and make new things happen.
