Thank you Wendy. Great article as always. It seems to me that there is another lesson from the natural world that can also be applied here - acceptance. While we want to resist injustice, cruelty and insanity whenever it presents in our sphere of influence, I don't think we want to maintain a state of resistance within our bodies. Better to let the negative energies pass through us (like the natural world), accept was is, and take action when necessary and desired.
Thank you, Tim! Absolutely—in the larger picture—acceptance is part of the journey and nature has so many lessons to offer. I’ve written about that too. However, as in nature, there is a time for resistance, and in my mind, that time is now. Silence and inaction will only lead to grave destruction. It’s happening around me right now in the wilds of the west as the stewards and guardrails protecting our natural spaces are being removed overnight. Our local USFS office has just been gutted and targets are on easements and public lands with visions of privatization. This is but one issue…
Yes, resilience is the way forward and I love the analogy with nature, how things can come back, how we can get through all the crap and come out smiling. I truly believe that, as I do in the hope that Rebecca Solnit writes about, to help us move forward. I take great comfort in the trees and birds that surround me, they stop me falling into a hole...
Thank you Wendy. Great article as always. It seems to me that there is another lesson from the natural world that can also be applied here - acceptance. While we want to resist injustice, cruelty and insanity whenever it presents in our sphere of influence, I don't think we want to maintain a state of resistance within our bodies. Better to let the negative energies pass through us (like the natural world), accept was is, and take action when necessary and desired.
Thank you, Tim! Absolutely—in the larger picture—acceptance is part of the journey and nature has so many lessons to offer. I’ve written about that too. However, as in nature, there is a time for resistance, and in my mind, that time is now. Silence and inaction will only lead to grave destruction. It’s happening around me right now in the wilds of the west as the stewards and guardrails protecting our natural spaces are being removed overnight. Our local USFS office has just been gutted and targets are on easements and public lands with visions of privatization. This is but one issue…
Yes, I agree. Well said
There's so much we can learn from nature, but you really have a very unique way of connecting psychological concepts with natural concepts! I love it!
Thank you, Sophie! I appreciate your support. 🩵
I love this post so much. Thank you for the perspective.
Awww…thank you for your support, Jen. 🩵
Yes, resilience is the way forward and I love the analogy with nature, how things can come back, how we can get through all the crap and come out smiling. I truly believe that, as I do in the hope that Rebecca Solnit writes about, to help us move forward. I take great comfort in the trees and birds that surround me, they stop me falling into a hole...
Thank you, Rosalind! The trees and the birds alike are our kindred souls offering quiet wisdom and solace to those who pay attention. 🩵
Incredibly well done. And a helpful guide to resistance (and resilience). Thank you, @thesplash!
Thank you, Becca! Your support is much appreciated!
Wendy, this was such a such a good article. I'm so delighted I stumbled on it today. Thank you!