Familiar No-mad n I came to our current homelands, to stewarding hq on yes'm stolen Yaegl lands. A weed I be, rent refugee who landed in a place I now love. Blessings. That said I hoped to make a small gathering of words to call into awareness, the dangers of development and lives based round profiteering at any cost, shall we say capitalism even? I've seen it corrode communities and individuals, and mayhaps by taking a look I can frickin avoid following suit as I watch the morphing of systems.....
We all have to 'make a living' yes'm agreed, basic folk needs shelter, food, transport and indeed belonging and loving connections in some form. Yet I remember that first commerce lesson in high school where we were told humans have 'the right to profit'. Up went my hand, asking but what if that hurts rather than sustains, and this bloody mantra was repeated 'the right to profit' louder n louder, ignoring a curiosity and empathy that I am coming to see is a sharing with many folk of all generations. Yet that governments seem to deny. Now, I won't get too political as a non-tv owner and someone who doesn't watch news some may say I am ill informed to comment. However, I am. Being ill informed doesn't seem to stop policy and major federal and global decision makers, so in this wee blog, I am pulling together my grey matter and heart resonance in a prayer that as small vibers within the mass of humanity we work in ways that care for and have some empathy with our big Mama beneath, to which our feet are rooted.I'm not shamed to admit tears and rage at the communal static I hear as voices, which I believe are echoes of a lack of this. As well as the exquisite joy when I see folks connecting into spirit and practices that support lifestyles of creative and kinder living.
For each it will be different specifics, but you know, as do I, if'n we pause...what this entails for you, I believe. We all contain those / that small wise voice that can guide us. I am pondering where mine is leading me as I prepare for an exhibition space, I know it has seeds in faery story, plants, echodyeing, witchin stitchin, drawing / painting n tea towels yup. How they will flow in together is ever evolving. What is yours saying? What are you willing to risk? What makes you belly laugh? Who's vibes do you dig n back up? What conjures you to exert and motivate? The Talking Stick is in our hands in our actions for what will be....
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