Responding to Hard Times

Hard times hit us hard - over and over again. Every day we are exposed to conflicts, disasters and crises – in the world and at home. Each incident can trigger past thoughts, feelings, beliefs and opinions. Over time people may react, justify, avoid or deny these harsh realities. The experience of pain leaves indelible impacts. Repeated unreflective reactivity (eg; exerting our will, compounding complaints) can lead to getting stuck. The resultant powerlessness limits our choices and makes way for misery. Talking through how we make sense of hard times helps. This session offers an intentional pause to discover the difference between our reactions and responses to hard times.

Tough times call for tough choices and decisions. Pausing between stimulus and response results in expanded choices. An increasing sense of agency, possibility and ownership further empowers human capacity to be with hard times.

This session offers an intentional pause to consider and discover new responses to hard times. Participants inquire gently and listen generously to rote reactivity without adding morality or judgement.

This conversation is for you are ready to:

Shed light on what lies in the shadows
Meet anger and blame with consideration of new options
Reach beyond roles, responsibilities and management strategies
You are a coach, facilitator, changemaker, leader or activist.

You will experience a 1.5-hour community of practice, online. Questions, self-reflection and connection drive collective sense-making from shared stories. You will leave with a renewed capacity to choose your responses freely.

This is not therapy, a seminar, or a problem-solving session. This is an inquiry into how we respond to what matters for Human Being.