Dumbo Feather

The Great Pivot

This is a time of enormous change. We can no longer deny the impact we are having on our shared home, and how lacking many of the systems we live in actually are when it comes to what matters most. We’ve been reminded of the incredible restorative power of our ecosystems when human touch is lighter, and how much we depend on presence and connection for our wellbeing.

After the first wave of lockdown subsided in Australia, we invited some members of our Dumbo Feather and Small Giants communities to tell us how they have been processing all that has come to the surface this year. We were so moved by the responses that we had to share them.

What’s been your biggest learning during lockdown?

“ The reminder that what I thought was ‘secure’ or stable is actually always subject to the Great Mystery and inevitable cycles of change. It’s our inner resources that really come to

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