The healthcare trust in York has put together a moving and thoughtfully produced reflection. The Trust says that as an organisation, “We are just coming to the end of a week of reflection at York Trust. The idea came from the need for some sort of ‘ritual’ to mark what staff have been through, to try and name what has been happening, to reflect, and to find some format for beginning to let go. As a dept. we have been blessed with becoming part of a well-being group in the hospital, with psychology, Organisational development, Arts team, Occupational Health etc. and they were very supportive of the idea.”
You can see the film they have made HERE.
They go on the say that, “We also have had rivers in two chapels. Our volunteers have made boats – the idea being ‘what has kept you afloat during this time?’; there were droplets of water of what people want to let go of, and lights could be lit to remember someone. The pictures were taken at the start of the week – the river has been really used by staff this week.” (rivers pictured below)
Perhaps these images and the film they have made will help us all to take
some time to reflect in these strange and difficult times too?
They have so benefitted from other colleagues sharing what they have been doing, and they hope and pray that the week of reflection at York, may also spark healing/reflective ideas off for people.
