I was just talking to my colleague here at Nordic Bildung about how her well-educated, city dwelling friends have no clue how to occupy themselves when they do not have a job, cannot go to the gym and cannot go out or spend money. Her neighbors in the country side, i.e. the farmers, have no such problems: it's spring and they need to sow. I suppose what people experience is a sense of lack of control and no way to contribute with anything useful -- and I wonder if conversations will change that unless people get something to do over which they have control and which makes them feel useful. I would be very interested in brainstorming regarding what those things people could do could be. Best, Lene On 22-03-2020 16:59, Zachary Stein wrote: > Thanks Jonathan, > > It looks like having some very skilled people give their time to have > conversations with struggling individuals, i.e., if I can find like > 10-15 people (I am arching out into various ecosystems) who are open > to this, and with skill in doing such work, then we can coordinate a > caregiving safety net able to catch folks spiraling down into > distress. We may also be able to innovate with zoom based group > modalities. At least that is my thinking at this point... > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 11:48 AM Jonathan Rowson > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Hi Zak, > > A point of clarification please. > > When you say: > > ”...doing emotional triage for the growing sense making ecosystem.” > > I’m curious to know what that might mean in practice. > > Jonathan > > On Sun, 22 Mar 2020 at 3:31 pm, Zachary Stein <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Hello TOK list ! > > I have only chimed in a few times here, but wanted to reach > out today with a specific request. > > I am in the midst of a self organizing group for sense making > coming together around Jordan Hall, Daniel Schmachtenberger, > myself, etc. quickly approaching a good sized number of > volunteers. This group is working on a variety of issues at a > very high level, which are otherwise not being addressed. > > But it is becoming clear that burn-out, psychological distress > (anxiety/depression), and identity confusion are setting in. > One of the main things that will make the difference between > success and failure is keeping our heads on straight. > > I am reaching out to this group seeking the following: > > 1) resources for self care in these times (less from the > popular press from the last few week, more classic good stuff, > and personal syntheses of such). > > 2) volunteers who might want to work with me and other in > doing emotional triage for the growing sense making ecosystem. > > If you have stuff on #1 please post it here. If you would like > to help with #2 please email me directly. > > Thanks! > > zak > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> > or click the following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or > click the following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or > click the following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1