Long Haul

Development and Humanitarian work involve science, art, philosophy, psychology, history, culture, spirit and more. Reflections is a sharing of thoughts, lessons learned and other insights. Please contribute your own reflections or questions, by writing thediscussiontable@canadem.ca

Randy Weekes

May 8

Resilience in the time of COVID-19

Let me begin by thanking CANADEM deployees and all other international workers who are working on the front lines or remotely, in your home offices. You are ...

Randy Weekes

Apr 30

Imagine an Iceberg

A small part of an iceberg, perhaps 10%, is visible above the waterline. The rest, holding up the visible part, is hidden below the surface. So it is with c...

Randy Weekes

May 13, 2019

Every language is an old growth forest of the mind

We are quite clever, we human beings. We aren’t the strongest of animals or the best at hearing or smelling or seeing. We may not even be the smartest. An...