Skyla Thornton

Jul 11, 2023 | dailymaverick.co.za | Savannah Burns |Skyla Thornton

A certain psychotherapist and motivational writer famously tells us, don’t sweat the small stuff. A little perspective can see off a mountain of personal pain. That said, it doesn’t necessarily follow that we should make light of our achievements, especially in tackling today’s enormous environmental challenges. “Problems at hand that we face can seem so big and overwhelming, it seems so unattainable to make any kind of meaningful change sometimes.