For so long I thought protecting our environment would be our uniting cause, a story we could all rewrite for a better outcome. It hasn’t played out that way. I am often touched by the way people come together in times of crisis - like in a natural disaster, when there is nobody to blame and the needs are urgent. Human-made disasters seem, in contrast, to breed blame and polarization. The opposite of uniting. Is it possible that it will take an enormous crisis - one where we cannot blame our fellow humans for its cause - to bring us together?
I love the dialogue that you and your beautiful sister are engaging in. I am reminded of The Universe Story which highlights the enormous power of the Whole in sustaining all forms of life. I long personally, and collectively as humanity, to trust that the Universe itself is benevolent as Einstein indicated is a most important choice.
This is speaking to what I am strongly feeling at present. I love "What are the stories that will unite us?" and the search of a new myth centered on the well-being of the whole. Like you, for many years I have been focusing on connecting with the Self that unites us all and am a bit puzzled about how we can remain so separated by our different agendas. Somehow we need to move away from binary thinking into mycelium-type dreaming - the kind many indigenous people excelled in. I wish I had more to offer but I can only offer appreciation for having started the conversation and support for the general aim. Thanks Marga.
For so long I thought protecting our environment would be our uniting cause, a story we could all rewrite for a better outcome. It hasn’t played out that way. I am often touched by the way people come together in times of crisis - like in a natural disaster, when there is nobody to blame and the needs are urgent. Human-made disasters seem, in contrast, to breed blame and polarization. The opposite of uniting. Is it possible that it will take an enormous crisis - one where we cannot blame our fellow humans for its cause - to bring us together?
I appreciate that inquiry, Laura. I am also left to wonder, is polarization part of a messy process of evolution?
I love the dialogue that you and your beautiful sister are engaging in. I am reminded of The Universe Story which highlights the enormous power of the Whole in sustaining all forms of life. I long personally, and collectively as humanity, to trust that the Universe itself is benevolent as Einstein indicated is a most important choice.
Yes, Catherine, that trust – what could spark that trust for those of us who do not experience it? Or maybe, when any of us have our moments of doubt?
This is speaking to what I am strongly feeling at present. I love "What are the stories that will unite us?" and the search of a new myth centered on the well-being of the whole. Like you, for many years I have been focusing on connecting with the Self that unites us all and am a bit puzzled about how we can remain so separated by our different agendas. Somehow we need to move away from binary thinking into mycelium-type dreaming - the kind many indigenous people excelled in. I wish I had more to offer but I can only offer appreciation for having started the conversation and support for the general aim. Thanks Marga.
"mycelium-type dreaming" – I love this phrase. Yes to that.