Be the change you want to see in the world.
(Mahatma Gandhi)
Dear OSMA Community,
At the end of 2021, I would like to share my thoughts with you about this very special period of our lives.
Instead of short news
STOPITI IZ SVOJIH OKVIRJEV
Je konec enega leta. Je začetek novega leta. Boljšega? Bolj prijaznega? Bolj predvidljivega?
Ne vemo. Vsekakor pa vemo nekaj. Situacija s korono in obladovanjem virusa nas je izstrelila iz navidezne cone udobja. Nič več ne bo, kot je bilo. Vse več ali manj predvidljivo. Ko rutina omogoča, da ne mislimo in zgolj smo. Vpeti 24 ur na dan v aktivnosti, ki zapolnijo dan. Ki se zdijo tako pomembne, tako nujne, tako neodložljive. So res? Je to samo iluzija, da se ni treba ukvarjati s samim seboj? S svojim notranjim Jazom? Z vprašanjem: »Zakaj sem tu? Kaj je moje poslanstvo? Moj smisel obstoja?« Je to samo to? Se skriva za tem kaj več?
Nima se smisla izčrpavati z ugibanjem o teorijah zarote, o vplivu bogatih, ki bodo še bolj bogati in še bolj vplivni. Prepričana sem, da cele zgodbe nikoli ne bomo izvedeli. Prepričana sem tudi, da bomo s to novo stvarnostjo morali živeti tudi v prihodnje. Da gre za omejevanje osebne svobode, da gre za željo po moči, nazdoru in obvladovanju, da gre za »povzročanje« strahu, ki se je ljudem zakoreninilo v podkožje, za lažje vladanje struktur, ki izumirajo. Ki spreminjajo svoj obraz iz dneva v dan. Ko maske padajo in se razgali vsa resničnost. Ko prepoznaš v sosedu, znancu, sodelavcu tujca.
Kdo smo? Kam gremo? Je še upanje da se kaj spremeni? JE !
Zase vem, da je bilo leto 2021 eno najintenzivnješih. V vseh pogledih. Bilo je to leto osebne rasti in grajenja empatije in tolerance do drugih, čeprav drugače mislečih. BiLo je velikih preizkušenj, zaključevanja večletnega projekta, finančnih izzivov, spopadanja z boleznijo in posledicami virusa – utrujenostjo, brezvoljnostjo, dolgotrajne izgube voha in okusa, poslabšanje vida, notranjega nemira, leto brez objemov, brez bližine prijateljev, leto mehurčkov,…
A hkrati je bilo to leto, ki je obrodilo sadove. Me nagradilo, ker sem pred leti stopila iz svojih okvirjev. Out of the box. Razširila krila in poletela. V nepoznano. Danes se zavedam bolj kot kadarkoli prej, da šteje prvi korak. In resnost namere ter pozornost, predanost cilju. Do zadnjega atoma tvoje biti. Delovati. Iti naprej ne glede na padce. Premakniti se iz zaslepljenosti navidezne cone udobja, cone pol spanja in slediti svojemu dušnemu cilju. Narediti karkoli, kar lahko in je v moji moči, da bo svet vsaj za delček, vsaj za trenutek, boljši.
Ko se ob zaključku leta 2021 ozrem nazaj, lahko rečem, da je bilo to leto darilo. Darilo za še en cikel poglabljanja vase, iskanja odogovorov, osebne rasti, razumevanja vzroka in posledice in stisk. Svojih in drugih. Spoznanja, kako majhni smo v odnosu do vsega kar nas obdaja. Kako spoštljivi bi morali biti do nečesa, kar je mnogo večje od nas. Občutenja, da kar daješ, to prejemaš. In da se vse izravna. Da se vse postavi na svoje mesto. Ko enostavno začutiš: »Da, to je to.«
To obdobje je bilo hkrati tudi priložnost za povečanje zavedanja o tem, da smo samo skupaj močni. Da zmoremo. Narediti kar je prav. Kako neizčrpen je človeški potencial in da je prava moč v povezanosti in soodvisnosti. Ki raste. Ki se povečuje kot snežna kepa. Ki predstavlja zametek novega svetovnega gibanja.
V letu, ki prihaja, vam in sebi želim, da bi se večkrat pohvalili, da bi bil zadovoljni z majhnimi koraki, da bi znali ceniti življenje, da bi spoznali, da biti hvaležen, pomeni biti radosten. Že samo zato, ker si. Ker obstajaš. Ker imaš možnost. Dokler si. Ni samo ene poti in ni bližnjic. Da je vredno poslušati notranji glas in narediti prvi korak v pravo smer. Da nikoli ni prepozno. Slediti sebi, slediti tistemu, kar nas dela žive, kar nas radosti. Kar smo. Čudež življenja.
Hermina
STEP OUT OF THE FRAME
It’s the end of another year, the beginning of a new year. Better? Kinder? More predictable? We don’t know. But we certainly know something. The corona situation and virus has kicked us out of our apparent comfort zone. Nothing will be the same again. All more or less predictable. When routine allows us not to think and just be. To get involved 24 hours a day in activities that fill the day. That seems all so important, so urgent, so necessary. So really? Or is it just an illusion that you don’t have time to deal with yourself? With your inner self. By asking, “Why am I here? What is my mission, my sense of existence? ”Is that all? Is there something more? Or just this?
There’s no point in exhausting ourselves by speculating about conspiracy theories, about the influence of the rich, who will be even richer. Even more influential. I’m sure we’ll never know the whole story. I’m also sure that we’ll have to live with this new reality in the future. That it’s a matter of restricting personal freedom, that it’s a question of the desire for power and control, for supervision of everything; it’s a matter of “causing” fear that has taken root in people, to make it easier for old structures, which are dying out, to govern citizens around the world. Changing their face from day to day. When the masks fall and reality is revealed. When you see a stranger in a neighbor, an acquaintance, a fellow worker. Who are we? Where are we going? Is there any hope that anything will change? IT WILL.
I know for myself that 2021 was one of the most intense years that I’ve ever had. In all aspects. It was a year of personal growth and building empathy and tolerance of others, albeit long-winded thinkers. It was through great trials, ending a multi-year project, financial challenges, tackling the disease and the consequences of the virus – fatigue, lethargy, long-term loss of smell and taste, inner nervousness, a year without hugs, no friends to join together, to laugh; it was a year of bubbles… and much more. But at the same time, it was a fruitful year. It rewarded me for stepping out of my frame years ago. By stepping out of the box. I had the courage to spread my wings and fly. Into the unknown. Today, I know the first step counts. And the seriousness of the intention and the attention, the self-commitment to the goal. To the last atom of your being. Action. Go forward no matter what the pitfalls. Move out of the blindness of the virtual comfort zone, the half-sleep zone, and pursue your soul’s goal. To do whatever you can because it is in your power to make the world a little better, at least for a moment.
Looking back at the end of 2021, I can say that this year was a gift. A gift for another cycle of deepening myself, finding answers, a year of personal growth, understanding cause and effect and distress. My own and others. Realizing how small we are in relation to everything around us. How respectful we should be to something much bigger than us. The knowledge that what you give, you receive. That everything comes at the right level and puts everything in its place. When you just feel: “Yes, this is this. ”
It was also an opportunity to increase the awareness that together we are strong. That we can do. What is right? That the real power of human beings is in our connectedness and interdependence, no matter where we are. We can’t predict the power of that. It’s like a rolling snowball. It’s the germ of a new world movement.
In the coming year, I want you and me to be often proud, to be content with small steps, to know how to appreciate life, to realize that to be grateful means to be joyful. Just because you are. Because you exist. Because you have a chance. As long as you are. There is not just one route and there are no shortcuts. That it’s worth listening to your inner voice and taking the first step in the right direction. That it’s never too late. To follow ourselves, to follow what makes us alive, what makes us happy. What we are. The miracle of life!
Yours, Hermina
Trailer for the Programs in Year 2022 in the OSMA Leadership Academy
- Genuine Leadership program – Intensive shorter program
- Heartstormning
- Women’s Gathering
- Mindfulness Retreat
- Coaching for Personal Growth
- Wheel of Life
- Storytelling
- Taylor – made programs and workshops for companies on request
We will inform you through our website: www.osma.si and via next Newsletters about the dates and supporting you with all important details for your easier decision to join our programs in the OSMA Leadership Academy in 2022.
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Thank you all for being with us in 2021 and we hope that we can continue to build the OSMA community next year too.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year 2022!
OSMA is a leadership academy, supporting you to develop new ways of being and doing by offering a unique transformational exerience to create a kinder and more sustainable future for all.
Editorial Board:
Branka Javornik, Ph.D.
Marjana Lavrič Šulman, M.Sc.
Hermina Krt, M.Sc.
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