Caring & Carrying

Consider these images:

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Think back to a period that just passed, and take a couple of moments to reflect:

• Think of one or two things (tangible or abstract, related to your personal or professional life) you have been carrying this past year/term or week - maybe some of the things you imagined in your rucksack at the start of the meditation in Unit 4? Are you ready to let go of any and throw them in the well!?
• Think of one or two things (tangible or abstract) you have started caring for over the last year/week/term, and that you want to keep nurturing, and grow like a beautiful plant.

What would be in the water you would use to water the plant? What attitudes, feelings and structures might you keep and use to nurture your inner plant?

Why not mimic the gesture of throwing things in the well, as well as of nurturing the plant? It can feel liberating! You are welcome to share your thoughts on the common platform. We've also included downloadable templates for this exercise (below) should you like to make notes and add it to your Learning Journal.

This exercise is inspired by conversations with other educators taking part in the course Transformative Online Learning led by Neža Krek.