(Em)brance for impact

Author Elisha Dacey

I’ve been pondering an eloquent way to articulate how many of us feel this morning.

Then I realized there is no nice way to describe fear.

As Canada faces social and economic threats from an unpredictable man, I’ve been thinking about how we can respond.

As a social purpose sector, we can do our best to stand tall, tree-like, flailing our branches as the storm winds blow. But even the strongest tree is susceptible to prevailing winds, and many of us haven’t been watered properly.

But while the winds may impact a tree, it rarely decimates a forest.

If we flail, then we should aim to stretch our branches and flail into each other to stay upright. The collective forest provides more shelter from the wind.

For Future of Good, our response will be to continue to connect the branches and highlight the solutions you have found to make your communities stronger. We will redouble our efforts, and instead of bracing for impact, we will embrace for impact.

Today, if you can, take a moment to notice and appreciate the good you do and the people you do it with. We are going to be OK.

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  • Elisha Dacey is a seasoned journalist with more than two decades of experience in the field. She has worked in various newsrooms across Canada, ranging from small-town papers to major outlets like CBC Manitoba and Global News. Dacey began her journalism career in Manitoba and has held roles such as managing editor, senior producer and digital online journalist. Notably, she launched Metro Winnipeg, the city’s only free daily newspaper, which quickly became the second most-read paper in Winnipeg.

    Elisha Dacey is the Managing Editor for Future of Good.

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