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Abrir e fechar de ciclos

By Filipa Pimentel 13th December 2023

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Bruxelas, 10 de Dezembro 2023

É fim de domingo – lá fora, está um lusco-fusco frio e chuvoso. Sentei-me para me preparar para o dia de amanhã – uma segunda-feira corrida, recheada de trabalho intenso e complexo. Agora aqui sentada, a olhar para o ecrã do computador, dou-me conta que a preparação que sinto que tenho que fazer, tem muito mais de trabalho interior, de coração, do que trabalho operacional ou intelectual. 

Amanhã, simbolicamente, um ciclo importante da minha vida no Movimento de Transição vai fechar-se, e um novo ciclo se abrirá  – para mim, e para todos os outros que terão um papel mais ou menos ativo neste ecossistema da rede internacional dos Hubs de Transição.  

12 anos de apoio internacional

Gostava de vos contar todas as histórias que carrego, as imagens, as emoções, as ligações profundas, e tudo o que aprendi nestes últimos 12 anos, mas sinto uma vertigem de tal forma forte que me sinto incapacitada para ordenar o carreirinho de palavras em frases que sintetizem o significado todo que lhes dou. Isso fica para depois. Agora quero falar-vos do momento preciso do fechar e abrir de ciclos.

Dia 11 de Julho de 2011 fui nomeada Coordenadora dos Hubs de Transição, durante a Conferência da Transition Network, em Liverpool, Reino Unido. Este foi um papel complexo mas que me deu uma posição privilegiada no acompanhamento do desenvolvimento internacional do Movimento de Transição, ao longo destes anos todos. O processo de transformação deste papel no sistema tem sido feito lentamente, já de há um par de anos até aqui: de um coordenador, foi formado um círculo, e as responsabilidades e poder desse papel foram distribuídos pelos membros desse círculo – o círculo coração dos Hubs. 

Agora, chegou o momento do término deste ciclo: vejo-me agora num espaço com uma outra pessoa, de mãos dadas, num processo de transformação e de transferência:  preparamos uma passagem de testemunho consciente – eu  aprendo uma vez mais a lição sobre desapego e reforço a minha postura de estar ao ‘serviço’, na medida conveniente, medida que ainda não conheço bem. Este processo tem sido lindo, e agradeço ao Daniel esta oportunidade e esta aprendizagem, num espaço de total confiança. 

Dar as boas-vindas a Daniel

Amanhã, o Daniel Rudolph vai participar na primeira reunião no seu novo papel de Coordenador Operacional do Círculo Coração dos Hubs de Transição. Eu vou estar presente num papel de apoio por mais uns meses e depois continuarei as minhas funções num outro espaço do ecossistema da Transição. 

Reconheço no Daniel tantas qualidades, mas talvez seja o equilíbrio entre a consciência da importância dos processos interiores (e a sua postura de integridade) e a iniciativa e eficiência nos processos operacionais que eu vejo nele que mais me impressiona.

Espero que haja muitas oportunidades e momentos espaçosos para se fazer conhecer mas, entretanto, fica assim apresentado o Daniel! Espero que o celebrem como ele merece!

___________

This post is part of Filipa Pimentel’s regular reflections about life in the Transition Movement. Filipa connects personal experiences and reflections to the wider work the movement is doing in the world. Her roles as Co-Lead Link of Transition Network and many years as Hubs coordinator inform her perspectives and reflections; so does the work Filipa does at local and regional levels in various places. These reflections are published in Filipa’s first language: Portuguese.

A bit more about Filipa:

“I feel that the connection between transitioners is magical: there is this feeling that we belong to the same family, even if we are coming from such different parts of the world, backgrounds, cultures, experiences, languages, contexts. The openness to learn and the capacity to listen actively, the compassion and the creativity are just some of the rare qualities I see around me while working in this field.”


Opening and closing of cycles

Brussels, 10th of December 2023

It’s late Sunday – outside, it’s dusk, cold and rainy. I sat down to prepare for tomorrow – a busy Monday, full of intense and complex work. Sitting here now, staring at the computer screen, I realise that the preparation I feel I have to do is much more about inner work, heart work, than operational or intellectual work.

Tomorrow, symbolically, an important cycle of my life in the Transition Movement will close, and a new one will open – for me, and for all the others who will have a more or less active role in this ecosystem of the international Transition Hubs network.

12 years of international support

I’d love to tell you all the stories I’m carrying, the images, the emotions, the deep connections, and everything I’ve learnt over the last 12 years, but I’m feeling so dizzy that I’m unable to order the long list of words into sentences that synthesise all the meaning I give them. That’s for later. Now I want to tell you about the precise moment when cycles close and open.

On 11 July 2011 I was appointed Transition Hub Coordinator at the Transition Network Conference in Liverpool, UK. This was a complex role, but it gave me a privileged position to accompany the international development of the Transition Movement over all these years. The process of transforming this role in the system has been going on slowly for a couple of years now: from a coordinator, a circle has been formed, and the responsibilities and power of that role have been distributed among the members of that circle – the Hubs Heart Circle.

Now, the time has come for this cycle to come to an end: I now see myself in a space with another person, holding hands, in a process of transformation and transference: we’re preparing a conscious passing of the baton – I’m learning the lesson of detachment once again and reinforcing my stance of being of ‘service’, to the extent that it’s appropriate, an extent that I don’t yet know very well. This process has been beautiful, and I thank Daniel for this opportunity and this learning, in a space of total trust.

Welcoming Daniel

Tomorrow, Daniel Rudolph will take part in the first meeting in his new role as Operational Coordinator of the Heart Circle of Transition Hubs. I’ll be there in a supporting role for a few more months and then I’ll continue my duties in another space in the Transition ecosystem.

I recognise so many qualities in Daniel, but perhaps it’s the balance between his awareness of the importance of inner processes (and his stance of integrity) and the initiative and efficiency in operational processes that I see in him that impresses me the most.

I hope there will be plenty of opportunities and moments to make himself known, but in the meantime, this is Daniel! I hope you celebrate him as he deserves!

2 Comments

  • Richard Couldrey says:
    December 15, 2023 at 11:50 am

    12 years as Hubs Co-ordinator, wow! What a thing to celebrate! It’s been the deepest pleasure and honour working with you for part of that time. You are amazing, you hold such a beautiful posture and perspective, speaking with you in my role(s) in hubs Heart Circle over the years has always been surprising and enlightening and not always the conversation I thought I was going to have…

    Much much love to you and warmest welcome to Daniel!

    Rich

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  • Filipa Pimentel says:
    December 18, 2023 at 5:31 pm

    Thank you, dear Richard

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