'Change isn’t easy. While some people look forward to it, others look back longingly, wishing that things could be as they always were.' Photo: y Petia Koleva on Unsplash

‘Change isn’t easy.’

General Meeting for Scotland: Mary Woodward reports

‘Change isn’t easy.’

by Mary Woodward 29th September 2023

Change isn’t easy. While some people look forward to it, others look back longingly, wishing that things could be as they always were: ‘The system has worked brilliantly up to now, why do we have to change things?’. Alas, things in Scotland haven’t been working brilliantly for some years. Nominations committees struggle to find names of Friends willing to give service, and those who are willing and able are often on the verge of burnout.