If I were to listen to my body, I would say Prof. Biesta nailed it for me. I felt his words deep in my core and my brain went instantly to the mantra of one of the very few great school leaders I know today: “whatever the problem, community is the answer.” So, at the intersection of this and Prof. Biesta’s estimations of future conondrums, I am asking myself this morning: is community really the answer?
I continue to think about the notion of empathy. It is probably the feeling that has helped me connect with most of the people I know and at the same time sabotaged my mental wellbeing the most.
I know that, to many, I sound quite cheesy when I say that Dr. Brown’s work has changed my life. It’s fine, I like cheese. And she has – because she changed the way I think and react. Sometimes. 🙂
As an introvert, grown more and more uncomfortable in crowds as years have gone by, I was already freaked out by two words: group work. Within the first half day I understood that the cornerstone of this programme is collaboration.
To be emotionally mature means to understand that you are human and when you make a mistake to not beat yourself up about it. To realize that sometimes outcomes are different than we expect and that everyone is responsible for their own feelings, and for expressing their needs clearly.
How do we know when to open our hearts to bonds with other humans? How do we know to trust and how do we dare do that when rejection and loneliness are equalled by our brain with a sore tooth ache?
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