One of the side effects for many of the prolonged ‘lockdowns’ that I’ve heard mentioned, and indeed notice in myself, is a tendency toward becoming ‘settled’ or institutionalised in non-action. Whether it’s the simple things like getting on a train or plane, going to a restaurant or back to the physical workplace or something bigger like a new project that in pre COVID days we would simply have ‘got on with’ there can be a sense of hesitation or perhaps even anxiety.
Most of us wouldn’t consider these things to be acts of daring and yet, as we know, whenever we have limited ourselves or become limited, then even the simplest things can feel like a challenge. Recklessness aside, it seems to me that we all need to reclaim and even expand our sense of daring. Our planet needs us to be intrepid, to find new solutions and to take on the projects that will ensure a healthy and fair future for our children, their children and beyond. This is no time to ‘settle’ or become cosy. Let’s use our appreciation of the insights that we have had in this past 15 months as a launchpad for new acts of daring…