Resilience Masterclass Graduation Ceremony & Act of Remembrance

Resilience Masterclass Graduation Ceremony & Act of Remembrance

So how has the word ‘resilience‘ changed in its meaning for you over the past few months?

This is an aspect we’ve reflected on with over 20 international experts and 830 participants from 63 nations in the University of Cumbria facilitated Resilience Masterclass series, April – Jun 2020.

To conclude the series we held a special online Graduation Ceremony, with student reflections from a paramedic in Guatemala, an Airport Duty Manager from UK, and an Engineer from South Africa.

A number of the presenters themselves had to pull out of the series because they themselves contracted CV-19, or their responsibilities and duties increased because of CV-19.

As the day was about giving honour where honour is due, we concluded with an Act of Remembrance with contributions from the outgoing Arch Bishop of York, Rev Dr John Sentamu, and instrumental from the Dark Isle Piper, to remember all those who have lost their lives to CV-19, all those who are suffering separation due to CV-19, and all those using their lives to fight against it.

You can watch a recording of the event below:

What worry can and cannot do for you

What worry can and cannot do for you

What worry can and cannot do for you…

What worry cannot do:

Worry cannot add any value to you.

Worry cannot not add even 1 hour to your life.

Worry cannot lead you one step nearer to your goal.

Worry cannot change anything in your past.

Worry cannot change anything in your future.

 

So, what can worry do?

Mess up your today.

Sometimes when we’re driving a car, a dashboard warning alarm starts to flash, indicating we need to check out some part of the vehicle. The problem comes when we just focus on the indicator instead of taking the appropriate action.

If you find yourself tempted to worry, treat it as you would a dashboard warning alarm indicating you need to check out and focus on the small things you can influence, not the big things you can’t.

Life Is Precious…Save A Life

Life Is Precious…Save A Life

Over the years as a regulator, consultant and charity worker, I’ve sought to safeguard life.

I’ve done this because I believe life is precious.

Today there are many ways we can save a life, and I’d like to share this one with you.

Please click the image below to watch this inspiring 3 min video:

Jo Kelly was given six months to live after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 25.

Just when her treatment options had run out, she found a stem cell donor from Germany.

Eight years on from the operation, she’s cancer free and married with a baby girl.

She had never met the man who saved her life – until now.

 

How humbling to know we can save a life, and help someone else finish their race while we still run our race.

 

Stephen

 

 

The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less

The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less

Do you ever feel busy but not productive?

I found myself inspired by this recent interview with Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.

In this short video, McKeown explains that if you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will. I would even go so far to say that if you don’t prioritize your life, everyone else and everything else will.

At times we can find it hard to escape the state of busyness and overwhelm we seem to find ourselves in. This has a direct impact on our ability to find enough time for the precious things in life.

Watching this interview has reminded me that I need to force myself to step back from all of the overwhelm in order to try and identify the vital few areas that are truly important to me. Then I need to become more comfortable with saying no to everything else.

Do you ever feel busy but not productive?

If so, you can find the video I’m referring to by clicking on the image below.

Click on the image below to hear the message

I hope it inspires you to say ‘No’ to distractions and focus on that which is important.

 

Ruth

Lifelong Learning

Lifelong Learning

In formal education we’re taught a lesson, then we’re given a test.

In life, we’re given a test then we’re taught a lesson.

Either way, be open to learning in the week ahead….