Time for Gen Me to face hardship

I am of that generation. I have always been selfless making implementing small changes with the help of other individuals. Now, through SUCH we are not just talking we are doing something by creating a vision that pushes the envelope of what is possible. It is possible with small changes that have a massive effect on the future. How? First, we need to believe change is possible followed by solutions that can be applied that will start the process of change. So creating islands of the possible that over time will merge together. This will then create the future. We can still do this! It will not be easy but it is doable because we can choose to believe it is so

Great article. But I just wonder if the majority of people really understand that they can't keep taking and most give more than something back otherwise the pit will be empty.

Good on you Kharla Williams

hmmm... I agree with some of this article but not all. The Boomers (in Australia at least) also came through the (often crippling) 18%+ interest rates of 'the Recession we had to have' and then elected a Government which actually drove a long line of consecutive budget surpluses. I'd say they did pretty good there. I find the statements on the political system a little trite. I have thought, for quite some time, that most Australians actually want a combination of Moderately Conservative Economic Policy and Moderately Progressive Social Policy - neither of our major political parties are offering anything that looks remotely like this. Leaving very few options in a 'democracy' that mandates voting. Hence the fractured nature of the Senate and the very tenuous majority of the Coalition. I do not foresee long standing government's with sufficient political clout to implement good strategic policy that has a long term view of this nation - until one of the major parties (Coalition or ALP) gets on board with this combination of approaches. Until then - I think we can expect more leadership spills, more close elections (that take two weeks to call) and more apathy from the voting public. One of the problems with the notion of resilience is that it is used to describe so many (quite different) things these days. Ultimately, we need Leaders who are strong enough to drive the necessary change to our social, political and economic systems and settings to prepare for a quite uncertain future. In response we will need to be 'resilient' enough to cope with a tightening of the belts in order to achieve those changes.

Totally agree. Resilience. Often bandied around but seen less often in action.