CHAPTER 6

Conclusions

“I am slowly coming to the conclusion that it’s more important to learn to work with what you’ve got, under the circumstances you’ve been given, than wishing for different ones.”

—Charlotte Eriksson

Sometimes we learn fast. Swing one punch and you’ll make contact, but swing another and I’ll duck. That’s fast learning. But learning just why it was that you wanted to punch me in the first place takes a little longer. For that to happen, I need to learn about you, and I need to learn about me, and I need to learn what it is about our relationship that stimulates the Frank Bruno tendencies in you. Learning comes via action, and learning from that action through the act of reflection.

Learning isn’t always easy. It is often challenging. ...

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