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Anna Vatuone's avatar

Beautiful post Elena, love and appreciate your honesty. Looking forward to the rest of the series!

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Elena Bondareva's avatar

Thank you, Anna!!

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Davina Rooney's avatar

Beautifully written Elena, and I am looking forward to the "How to support to a changemaker through dark nights of the soul" post. I found myself taking notes through this thoughtful article, about the paradox of celebrating achievements whilst not recognising the sacrifices required. Thank you for everything that you do.

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Elena Bondareva's avatar

Thank you, Davina! I really appreciate your comment and look forward to seeing what you make of upcoming posts in this series.

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Matthew Dillon's avatar

Thanks for sharing Elena. Christmas and New Year can be difficult times of the year for many people. I know something I have to be aware of is my tendency towards “black and white” thinking when things are often a lot murkier than that.

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Elena Bondareva's avatar

Matt, thanks so much for sharing this. So true... Especially when we're in the business of changemaking, "murky" is the home address! For sure.

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Geoff Kelly's avatar

Thanks Elena. As usual, your article is full of insights and humanity.

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Elena Bondareva's avatar

thank you, Geoff, what a beautiful reaction... I really appreciate it.

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