Tag Archives: activism and aid work
‘Don’t take it personally’…a useful advice?
‘Don’t take it personally….’ it’s an advice that I have both given and received. I was wrong in offering it, and in not challenging it when I received it. Akaya Windwood, CEO of Rockwood Leadership Institute, charismatically explains why it’s ok … Continue reading
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Emptying my cup
‘Pause to move forward’ generally happens naturally in spring and autumn in my life. With markers and a big sketch-book I write down without censoring: what I’ve done over the past year what I’m doing now, and what I want … Continue reading
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Saving the world?
‘To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything is itself to succumb to the violence of … Continue reading
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