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JuniorTukkie November 2021
Editorials
Be the author of your unfolding story
By Anthea Pretorius
‘Sometimes, you might have to let go of the life you thought you wanted in order to make room for the life you are truly meant for.’ (Nikki Banas)
Do you realise that you have the power to shape your future? That your current circumstances are not set in stone? Do you want to be part of something big that will impact the future? Do you want to affect positive change for your family, friends, community and country? You can! You can do so by being intentional about a range of decisions you make daily. You are equipped with gifts the world needs. You can make a far bigger impact
than you realise. Bring what you have now and add to that every day. Join the positive revolution of change that is sweeping the world. We all have the ability to conquer, so I encourage you to heed what the people below are writing. We have so much we can learn from each other. This is the advice the sociologist, historian and activist, W. E. B. Du Bois, gave to his daughter, ‘The main thing is
the YOU beneath the clothes and skin, the ability to do, the will to conquer, the determination to understand and know this great, wonderful, curious world. Don’t shrink from new experiences and customs. Enjoy what is and not pine for what is not. Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself. Make yourself do unpleasant things to gain the upper hand of your soul.’ Source: The Correspondence of W. E. B. Du Bois
The Next You: The Art of Futuremaking1 with Cassandra Vieten
‘The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found but made. The activity of making them changes both the makers and their destinations.’ (John Scharr)
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been challenging to all of us. Some feel disconnected and disheartened. Others feel that their lives have been thrown off course, and they are floundering. The truth is that, despite the pandemic, we all have the opportunity to reorient ourselves, to think about what we want to achieve and how to go about doing so. Every day we are actually walking to meet our future self.
We should reflect on the potential within us; the dreams that live in our hearts; how we can be intentional about engaging, about enjoying every embodied experience and the opportunity to invest in robust relationships that will support the direction our lives are taking. 1. Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life Spiritual and Religious Competencies in Clinical Practice, by Marilyn Schlitz, Cassandra Vieten, Tina Amorok, Robert Thurman and Linda Lee Ratto.
