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A growth mindset recognizes that setbacks are a necessary part of the learning process.

Living a life of comparison will move you away from flourishing. In fact spending more than 30 minutes a day on social media can increase our levels of anxiety, depression and loneliness.

It is helpful to pause and think about what we can and cannot control in our daily lives. Thanks to @mindfulenough for this wonderful graphic.

Reflection is a powerful learning tool and a way for us to process the many disruptions that we face on a personal and community level. Denying ourselves this opportunity only leads to more challenges in the future.

This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.-G.B. Shaw

It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.-G.B. Shaw #ABCD #community

The calling of a community animator: I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can.

Looking to engage with people/organizations who are working in the area of personal and collective #resilience. I would be interested in having you share books, #research papers, and links that you have found helpful. Please feel free to pass this on to your networks.

Deep inside the heart of every human being is a longing to be known and loved by another. Communities are the sacred and special places for meaningful connection and care to take place. Reclaim this calling in your community...rekindle the flame! #ABCD #firesoul

The challenge that we face: "As social beings, we are being challenged as never before; emotionally, socially, civically. We have to step back from each other, while at the same stepping up to contribute to the wellbeing of our communities."-Cormac Russell

Fear, sadness, grief, loneliness, frustration, irritability — all are normal responses to the pandemic. The increased rates of painful emotions in the general population do not necessarily mean an increase in rates of clinical mental disorder,” says Dr. Allen Frances

“In kids, psychiatric diagnosis should always be written in pencil, & meds should be the last resort, not a first reflex. We must re-educate prescribers/parents/teachers & the public on a careful stepped approach that serves the child not the system/Big Pharma.”@AllenFrancesMD

Most #advocacy work tries to change institutions to provide better services instead of shifting the resources and assets held by that institution and placing them into the hands of the community so that they can be the ones to create better alternatives. @CormacRussell #ABCD

The dominant story is that we will be better because professionals and institutions will make us better. Institutions cannot offer relationships of love but relationships of dependence. Care is the commitment of citizens one to another. @CormacRussell #ABCD #community

The pandemic has exposed the unsustainable ways of working and living that are fueling some of our mental health challenges. Many of us are struggling with the boundaryless “permawork” of working from home and have lost our natural “transition times”. #MentalHealthMatters

Are you thinking of doing away with your office? Is working from home the best thing that ever happened? Getting rid of your physical office space might be short sighted and high risk. linkedin.com/posts/timneubau… #workplacewellness #mentalhealth #socialconnection #buildingcommunity

As we look to the future and an ever changing landscape, what is the next normal? "Machines work on feed-back. Minds work on feed-forward. We don’t need thermostats; we need new compasses. There is no ‘back to normal’. Normal has not been waiting for us." @LeandroEHerrero

The job of the leader is to hold the space so that the people who do have the ideas can express those ideas. This begins to weave the beginnings of new possibilities. #TranscendingCrisis

In a world that has once again been exposed for it’s labels, the need is great for us to invest our resources in connection.“There are many barriers to authentic connection. One of the best ways to stay removed from a person or a place is to label them.”@CormacRussell

Yet another reason why real and lasting change must come from communities led by citizens. Doing with not for. #assetbased #citizendriven #systemchange