Tonight I went to a lecture organised by NextGen, a movement started by several intelligent Mongolians who believe that the next generation is here already and it's up to us to make change. The speaker was the director of Zorig Foundation, one of the oldest and almost founding NGO of the democratic civil society movement in Mongolia. The topic was civil society and participation and what this meant for the director and his organisation. The Q&A session naturally opened up much wider discussions from everyone who came and for the first time in a long while since my return I've found my head racing and my blood rushing.
An exercise of the mind, plus a quick swim in the morning for an exercise of the body has given me such a reinvigoration, I'm reminded of why I chose to move back to Mongolia. There exists such energy, passion and drive to do, make, create and leave our mark in history. It's so easy to be absorbed into the struggles of everyday life, and recently with renovations left right and centre, new job and resettling, I am guilty of absorption too. And tonight it was good to let myself think in abstract even for a few minutes, about issues that have real meaning to me. If anyone is aware of the Getting Things Done (GTD) system, then you'll agree that it felt like I had a good old rummage through my Someday/Maybe folder, and flew at 50,000 feet. Once again I'm happy to be here, ready to do my part.
Thoughts of a woman living in Mongolia but dreaming amongst the stars.
Glad to see that GTD made such an impact on you. I still listen to the MP3s for a quick review of techniques while I'm driving in to work in the morning.
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