Blue Writing
Blue Writing
This workshop is also suited to online delivery for members of teams in diverse locations and for organisations with a working from home workforce.
There once was a man who felt discouraged. He took stock of the resolutions he had made last year, nothing in his life had changed. He was the same person with the same problems. He began to lose hope, so he went to speak to his mentor. His mentor asked, ‘Do you know how long it takes for the giant bamboo to grow as tall as a building? During the first year, the tiny plant is watered and fertilised and nothing happens. It is watered and fertilised for another whole year, and another, and another, and still nothing happens. Then on the fifth year, it shoots up to the sky. In six weeks, the bamboo grows 90 feet. ‘So’, asked the man’s mentor, ‘how long does it take for it to grow so high?’ ‘Six weeks,’ the man replied. ‘That’s your mistake,’ said the mentor. ‘It takes five years. If the farmer stopped watering the plant at any point during those five years, it would have died. What was happening during all those years? Underneath the ground, an enormous network of roots was developing to support the bamboo’s sudden growth.’
Growth takes patience and perseverance. Every drop of water makes a difference. Every step you take makes an impact. You may not see the change right away, but growth is happening. Had the tree not developed a strong unseen foundation, it could not have sustained its life as it grew and it only grew as it did by regular watering, drop by drop. The same principle is true for people. People who patiently make drop- by-drop micro decisions toward their dreams and goals build strong foundations, overcoming adversity and challenges that help to grow resilience. Our approach in this presentation is to add a few more “drops to your jug”. “A jug fills drop by drop” says the Buddha. Every drop of water makes a difference.
Thank you, your training was very, very helpful. I've attended many online training sessions of late, and this has been, by far, the best.
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