Never was there a better time of year to have two such glorious subject matters to write about for my Camden Calling diary / journal /breakdown / whatever. Saying goodbye to 2011 and reflecting on lessons learned and starting 2012 ready to turn weaknesses into strengths.
This is what we do at Camden Calling last week we had a lovely article written about us in The Camden New Journal that you can read in full by clicking here
So what have I learned, well the first is do not be so eager to get on your Christmas break that you cannot be bothered to update the personal blog because the whole thing seems a bit tedious and daunting now. So while my cogs are turning perhaps you would like to check out Decembers radio show.
The lessons I think we all learned at Camden Calling in 2011 were to think more creatively, more flexibly and to give anything a go, there were a few dramas in 2011, much gnashing of teeth my end, some genuine and over dramatic frustrations and some unrealistic expectations of one another and what the project can achieve with limited resources. These things sound negative but my view is that they are 100% positive. They are our foundation for moving in to 2012 and the high drama and sometimes high emotion has led to us organising ourselves much better. Members are now working more effectively on lead areas, we are developing a mentor role within the project, and are now also unashamed to say that Camden Calling is an organisation for exceptional vulnerable people; that our recovery journeys however bumpy and painful they may be rely on being given the opportunity to be exceptional.
So what do I have to say about weakness? I think I have said it all, we are learning to turn our negatives into positives, which when you stop and think about that is not so easy as it sounds. We are complex as human beings and we can only strive to make better. The year has started very well for us in terms of opportunity, new members coming in, funding in the pipeline, meetings galore and lots of new friends being made.
The Choose My Music - State Of Music Album project is helping us not just to raise funds but to get the Camden Calling message out to a wider audience. I would like to say a massive thanks and congratulations to Dom on the release of the State of Music Vol 1, all proceeds are being donated to Camden Calling and the album is available on digital download here.
So rambling over, as usual nothing solved and I am still chasing my own tail. Our radio show on the subject is far more eloquent.
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