"We're now entering month two of a changed world," writes philanthropy, community and human development consultant Brian Stout from Seattle, "a world where two things are true at the same time: we are all in this together; and the way the virus impacts us magnifies and exploits the fissures running through our deeply divided societies." So we find ourselves at an inflection point. In his blog "Building Belonging," Stout writes that the idea so many thinkers writing about the pandemic refer to is transition. And our brains are helping us navigate it, he suggests. The emerging science on neuroplasticity indicates that "our brains become uniquely amenable to 're-wiring' in the face of dramatic change." Not only will the re-wiring help us navigate the transition we're experiencing but also "to continue along a new path once the triggering event has passed." And so "we have a unique opportunity to act in the direction of our dreams." Stout points to many writers and teachers who contributed to his thinking in this essay.
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