I use to think I was great at vacations. Going there. Doing that.
Then I'd meet travelers from foreign lands who told me of a type of vacation I could only dream about - months long vacations. Not these seven day jaunts that include two days of travel. So I began to think. How could I vacation differently? The more I thought about it I realized I didn't know the first thing about relaxing. Completely disconnecting and just being. Actually not moving. All I do is move. Yet, with practice, I'm pretty good at it now. Vacation you ask, good at vacationing? Indeed yes - I'm great at vacationing! But when I used to be lousy at it I never realized that relaxation and self-care are parts of my life I needed to become better at. Running for a week with kids to a beach rental and boardwalk is exciting and I love it. I just do better when I remember vacations are only relaxing and restorative if I relax and restore. Now about a couple of months vacation... I recall the endless rejections and authoritative determinations of what would work and what would not.
Period. No exceptions. Such were the thoughts on remote learning as recently as early 2020. Surprising what a cataclysmic event makes possible. As we are now full steam ahead with developing digital learning frameworks and experiential facilitation it's amazing to see this incredible turn-around in attitude from leaders across virtually every industry. Our query for you arises from this new reality; what other framework or process do you maintain that might benefit from an aggressive questioning of the reasons why you continue? Once you find one - engage yourself in a discernment process. Maybe it's as good as it gets. Maybe not. Once you complete the process you will know versus just believing. Once you understand that difference nothing becomes unthinkable ever again. |
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