(Em)brance for impact
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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