Wow. I started reading, wanted to stop, and then felt a responsibility to see it through and follow the desire to be deeply and squarely in the place of reality.
Can you find space in the book to add in the ideals/concepts/experiences of trust and what happens when we've repeatedly been lied to, deceived, hoodwinked, and left with a baffl…
Wow. I started reading, wanted to stop, and then felt a responsibility to see it through and follow the desire to be deeply and squarely in the place of reality.
Can you find space in the book to add in the ideals/concepts/experiences of trust and what happens when we've repeatedly been lied to, deceived, hoodwinked, and left with a baffling sense of I can't trust the politicians (so I won't bother voting), I can't trust the experts (so I'll stop listening), I can't trust that my actions matter (so I'll stop recycling). I feel like trust has a place in this discussion and would love love to see how you'd weave it in from your lens and experience.
Quote for the book:
"Sweet dreams are made of these, who am I to disagree, I traveled the world and seven seas, everybody looking for something." Annie Lennox (it's my most favourite song and came on while I was typing this!)
Sara - I’ve seen friends struggle with this trust piece (particularly during the pandemic) and unfortunately they’ve spiralled into a place of bitterness and are almost circling the wagons now.
I suspect that helping people to navigate the disillusionment will be a large piece of the moving forward puzzle.
Yes, trust feels core - I was struck in Johnathon Haidt's new book "The Anxious Generation" that he pinpoints the significant change in childhood over the past 30 years as starting at a point where the adults stopped trusting each other.
Wow. I started reading, wanted to stop, and then felt a responsibility to see it through and follow the desire to be deeply and squarely in the place of reality.
Can you find space in the book to add in the ideals/concepts/experiences of trust and what happens when we've repeatedly been lied to, deceived, hoodwinked, and left with a baffling sense of I can't trust the politicians (so I won't bother voting), I can't trust the experts (so I'll stop listening), I can't trust that my actions matter (so I'll stop recycling). I feel like trust has a place in this discussion and would love love to see how you'd weave it in from your lens and experience.
Quote for the book:
"Sweet dreams are made of these, who am I to disagree, I traveled the world and seven seas, everybody looking for something." Annie Lennox (it's my most favourite song and came on while I was typing this!)
I did a Friday assembly dance to this at Sutton Primary in year 5.
The trust issue - leave it with me.
Sara - I’ve seen friends struggle with this trust piece (particularly during the pandemic) and unfortunately they’ve spiralled into a place of bitterness and are almost circling the wagons now.
I suspect that helping people to navigate the disillusionment will be a large piece of the moving forward puzzle.
Hi Brooke - ummm...sad to hear about your friends and a big yes to navigating the disillusionment. I like that language!
Also, AL, my most favourite song ever too!
Yes, trust feels core - I was struck in Johnathon Haidt's new book "The Anxious Generation" that he pinpoints the significant change in childhood over the past 30 years as starting at a point where the adults stopped trusting each other.
I have to read that book!