Thank you Vivienne, I love the way you are breaking these ideas down. It allows me to honestly reflect on my feelings and actions. I'm so glad you are writing in this space, to me it seems the crux of the issue, "how to sit with the hurt" as Jane says above, be honest about the situation, find agency and work for change - together! Brilliant! Perhaps, "She'll be right", mate, If enough people can engage in this way. xo
Hi Vivienne. Great post - seems wrong to say "I enjoyed reading it". I often wonder about why humans seem to be wired with so much optimism - to the point of apathy. Maybe it has been a survival mechanism in a way- to cope with our day to day situations, to make some of our developments and to 'evolve' as we have. I often wonder how I can 'shake' this off personally, to put priorities in their proper order. In Buddhism, one of our daily practices is to meditate 'I may die today'. It is not a morbid thinking, but a way to 'sit with the hurt' that we have no certainly that we won't die today, to connect with the value of our precious human life and to help guide our daily actions, focusing on what is important- don't sweat the small stuff. Sitting with the hurt is clearly the only way we will 'connect' with the data and it's projected outcomes for our planet. I guess all affected by climate change directly with floods and sea level rises are better able to do this already. This is why I follow your blog- to learn about the hurt and how to have constructive 'hope'. Thank you!
Thank you for engaging so deeply with this post, Jane. And for taking the time to comment. It was a heavy and challenging post to write. I'm familiar with the Buddhist practice you mention, but as memento mori, the Latin for thinking about the inevitability of death. One of my interests for Solarpunk Thinking is to bring ancient wisdom like this back to our thinking to help us navigate a sustainable path forward. But right now I'm heading out to participate in the Worldwide Whippet Walk of 2024. It's exactly the kind of crazy my brain needs after this latest publication! (Actually, it might be too crazy.) Kia ora.
Thank you Vivienne, I love the way you are breaking these ideas down. It allows me to honestly reflect on my feelings and actions. I'm so glad you are writing in this space, to me it seems the crux of the issue, "how to sit with the hurt" as Jane says above, be honest about the situation, find agency and work for change - together! Brilliant! Perhaps, "She'll be right", mate, If enough people can engage in this way. xo
Thanks, Gillian. I'm glad this post resonated with you too, and I hope it's useful.
Hi Vivienne. Great post - seems wrong to say "I enjoyed reading it". I often wonder about why humans seem to be wired with so much optimism - to the point of apathy. Maybe it has been a survival mechanism in a way- to cope with our day to day situations, to make some of our developments and to 'evolve' as we have. I often wonder how I can 'shake' this off personally, to put priorities in their proper order. In Buddhism, one of our daily practices is to meditate 'I may die today'. It is not a morbid thinking, but a way to 'sit with the hurt' that we have no certainly that we won't die today, to connect with the value of our precious human life and to help guide our daily actions, focusing on what is important- don't sweat the small stuff. Sitting with the hurt is clearly the only way we will 'connect' with the data and it's projected outcomes for our planet. I guess all affected by climate change directly with floods and sea level rises are better able to do this already. This is why I follow your blog- to learn about the hurt and how to have constructive 'hope'. Thank you!
Thank you for engaging so deeply with this post, Jane. And for taking the time to comment. It was a heavy and challenging post to write. I'm familiar with the Buddhist practice you mention, but as memento mori, the Latin for thinking about the inevitability of death. One of my interests for Solarpunk Thinking is to bring ancient wisdom like this back to our thinking to help us navigate a sustainable path forward. But right now I'm heading out to participate in the Worldwide Whippet Walk of 2024. It's exactly the kind of crazy my brain needs after this latest publication! (Actually, it might be too crazy.) Kia ora.