The only lasting truth is change
“All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change.” by the great Octavia Butler.
I reflect on these words frequently as I finish each course I teach. This cohort for Sowing Post Capitalist Seeds for Business finished today.
We had a beautiful journey of 14 weeks, diving into building an ethical business, imagining what comes next in our precious work, making it more equitable and re-imagining the landscape to something beyond capitalism.
We went through a season of planting our seeds of change together and Thursday, we ended by sharing where we were, as we continued to integrate our lessons.
At the very end, the cohort shared heartfelt words about my facilitation, my vulnerability and transparency, and my curation of the resources and the ways I presented things. What a beautiful moment.
This experience of teaching always changes me, even after dozens of courses and thousands of students. This particular round, I gained a confidence in teaching and sharing about frameworks for building an ethical business, one that acknowledges our needs and capacity.
And as I wrap up this course, I look towards next week and the beginning of the next course.
I want words to wrap it all up, but all I can say is that I'm grateful and exhausted in equal measure.
In solidarity,
Anuradha