THIS WEEK WE WERE REMINDED...
once again...
that small things contribute to larger change.
There is a tendency, we've noticed, to either take on all the responsibility as an individual, and get stuck in the toxic trap of individualism - which ultimately causes burnout for you and risks harming the very people you wanted to help...or to decide, for a variety of reasons ranging from discomfort to disillusionment to disengagement, that if it's a collective problem, the collective can solve it without you.
We wrote last week about inhabiting the bothness of life, and in this case, the answer is, once again, both. The collective is made up of individuals, and change is made when each individual takes even a small action, on a regular basis.
This week, we're feeling the sting of what may be out of sight but is still in mind. Though the news cycle can feel intense and overwhelming, it's the realization that an urgent crisis has disappeared from the news cycle, as swiftly as it emerged, that stings.
Just to name a few examples . . . Women are still fighting for their rights in Iran, tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico are still without power weeks after Hurricane Fiona hit the island, people in Pakistan are still unable to return home from the floods, and Brittney Griner is still detained in Russia.
With many of these crises growing from the same root source, every effort to combat the oppression caused by capitalism, patriarchy, and the white supremacy delusion, is an opportunity to make strides together, collectively. How are you building the habits that sustain consistent, small action?
See below for some inspiration.
We're in it together,
Tay + Dor
photo by William Trevaskis for GFJ Stories
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