THROUGH THICK AND THIN. How 'an infrastructure for… | by Iona ...

What might we do to create conditions that melt that ice, that free our compassion to liberate our connection?

The most meaningful relationships are achieved when you and others can speak openly to each other about everything that’s important, learn together, and understand the need to hold each other accountable to be as excellent as you can be. When you have such relationships with those you work with, you pull each other through challenging times; at the

Freedom and structure: Too much freedom is meaningless. Too much structure is stifling. Some structure creates space for free experimentation. Being together and being alone: One creates the pleasure of the other. Without one, the other becomes oppressive. Power and surrender: Sometimes we need to be unyielding and determined; at other times, we de

To take on challenges which rely on collective and collaborative efforts, we need to better understand how to cultivate connection, trust and shared identity. It means we need to understand how relational infrastructure is built, shaped and maintained, whilst acknowledging that it can also be degraded and destroyed.

Connections are not just about relationships; they are also about flows—of information, knowledge, and resources.

Depth brings us into a relationship, whatever the distance involved, with the other, and allows us to ‘feel across’ the intervening space.