Confidence: A Daring Adventure

Join us as we explore the subject of confidence - in and with ourselves, others, and the wider world. We offer facts, ideas and prompts from the natural world to inform and inspire you as you reflect on what confidence means for you – as an individual, organisation, or community. We touch on: How confidence can take many guises -- internal, external, authentic, projected, individual, collective How confidence can be intertwined with courage, values, trust and relationships Examples of confidence in the natural world that might help us to think creatively about what’s possible (we draw on swallows and geese; peacocks; cuttlefish; bowerbirds; parrots; praying mantises; and natural rhythms and cycles) Ideas to help you experiment with your confidence -- whether you’re based in the countryside, city or somewhere in between! To carry on the conversation, join our Facebook group, “Unfurling Podcast”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/313645743154222/ ----- References: ~4: Swallow migration -- https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/swallow/migration/ ~6: Geoffrey Matthews Obituary (Catriona’s Dad) -- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/feb/10/geoffrey-matthews ~6: Co-Active Training Institute -- https://coactive.com/ ~8: Cambridge Dictionary: “Confidence” (Certainty): “The quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future”; Confidence (sure feeling): “A feeling of having little doubt about yourself and your abilities, or a feeling of trust in someone or something” ~9 Online Etymology Dictionary: “Confidence” from Latin confidentem: "firmly trusting, bold" ~9: Helen Keller: "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light". ~13: Peacocks -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peafowl ~14: “This cuttlefish is flamboyant on special occasions only”-- https://phys.org/news/2020-08-cuttlefish-flamboyant-special-occasions.html ~16: Bowerbirds -- http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20141119-the-barmy-courtship-of-bowerbirds ~16: Eclectus Parrots -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclectus_parrot ~19: “It's Praying Mantis Mating Season: Here's What You Need To Know” -- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/09/praying-mantis-mating-cannibalism-birds-bite-facts-news/ ~23: Geese: “Flock co-operation: Birds take it in turns to lead” -- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31060155 ~25: “Last Child in the Woods” by Richard Louv ~25: “Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature” by Patrick Barkham ~27: “Spending time in nature can improve children's confidence” by Rowan Walker, UCL -- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-nature-children-confidence.html ~28: Simon Sinek: “Courage comes from those around you” ~30: “Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues” -- https://www.scientificamerican.com/articdale/only-60-years-of-farming-left-if-soil-degradation-continues/ ~32: Forest Schools -- https://www.forestschoolassociation.org/ ~32: Wild in the City -- https://wildinthecity.org.uk/about/ ~37: Helen Keller: “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence” ~38: Matthew 6: 25-30: “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them [...] Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these…” ~41: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "That's what I think a meaningful life is. One lives not just for one's self but for one's community." ~41: Helen Keller: “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” ~46: Marianne Williamson: “And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.