In a past day and age, Canada had a political party called the progressive conservatives. Sounds like an oxymoron – a cluster of words that are the opposite of each other.
I’ve been thinking on that over these past few months. In times of transition, there is a tendency to jettison both approaches.
“Let’s be conservative,” you may say. At first that sounds great – a return to the good old days. But were the good old days what got you into a situation that has been exhausting and difficult?
“Let’s be progressive,” you may say. At first that sound great – a forward momentum into the future. But has dreaming a new reality brought you the stability to be able to live with wellness?
So, what if we combined both?