Thank you Julie, calm wisdom like seeds and babies are passed from heart to heart, very appreciative of all the ways you facilitate this through your writing
carry the baby - plant the seed. I love your dreaming wisdom Sally! Thank you for your rich reflections and podcast recommendation, and thanks Catriona for sparking this series!
When someone speaks of hope, it makes me think of a story that my mother tells of when she went to a spiritual teacher called Barry long, and someone asked about hope, and he responded, "There is no hope. We're all going to die."
For me, there is something about that reality that I find refreshing.
Maybe because it invites us to live in this moment, right here, right now.
I have a sense that our way of Colonialist thinking may be changing. Perhaps we're now more open to this kind of idea of one word representing time and place, whereas earlier in our history we may have just dismissed it as white colonial settlers dismissed the 60,000 year old culture of the indigenous people...
I also get the sense from reading Michael Pollan's work and watching his recent interview with Oprah (https://michaelpollan.substack.com/p/my-conversation-with-oprahupdated) that a major evolution of consciousness, for a large portion of the earth's population, is already happening.
Thank you Camilla for your rich reflections on all that’s changing. Yes White colonialist culture is a very young, unrooted and immature culture in comparison to the culture of Original Peoples which has carried babies and planted seeds with deep care and attention for the Earth for so many millenia. Much to learn 💚
This was such an interesting response to the idea of hope Sally and it weaves together so many interesting angles on hope - including a research study - I love some evidence and it was interesting to read about this collective experience of exploring hope.
I especially like what you point about - that hope itself can be tricky or deceptive - it is not that we are hopeless - but that we have been taught to hope for certain experiences or stories - which turn out to be less fulfilling or nourishing than we thought they would be.
I think this angle on hope is fascinating - because it shows that hope can be found in different places than we imagined. This gets us out of logical, pre-programmed thinking and into a different softer space.
I especially love this final paragraph. I think all the tech and capitalistic solutions to the climate crisis seem like a sort of manic reinforcement of the systems we are living within. I am not against tech solutions and I hope some of them help make our lives more easeful - but I think they ignore the interconnectedness of global climate, gender, justice challenges.
Thank you again for sharing your thoughtful wisdom on this topic and look forward to integrating its wisdom into the hope scrapbook!
Thank you for your very thoughtful response extending what I wrote so beautifully. I very much look forward to your reading your interweavings on hope. It’s so important we keep exploring beyond the worn out tropes and patterns
I loved reading your essay on hope Sally. Beautiful wisdom and I loved the way you explained grounded hope - carrying the baby and planting seeds. We may not be able to hope for favourable conditions for ourselves but we can hope for the continuation of life on Earth - whatever and however that may be. 🙏
Came for the hope, stayed for the babies and the seeds. These are challenging times and this calm wisdom is so helpful.
Thank you Julie, calm wisdom like seeds and babies are passed from heart to heart, very appreciative of all the ways you facilitate this through your writing
So looking forward to hearing what this sparks in you Catriona 💚
Present losses, risks.
Connect, care for the baby.
Our best, only hope.
...
Hope-carrying seeds.
Plant them, and they’ll sprout
seed-carrying hope.
Thank you Marisol, I love this hope carrying seeds and seed carrying hope 🙏
A truly marvellous piece. It has left my heart lighter and reseeded my energy. X
That’s so good to hear Brigid 🙏💚
🫖🌴❤️🪇🌈🍂xx
carry the baby - plant the seed. I love your dreaming wisdom Sally! Thank you for your rich reflections and podcast recommendation, and thanks Catriona for sparking this series!
Thank you Julia, you know so well how dreaming wisdom leads us deeper into our world 💚
This is beautiful Sally. I have so much to say in reply - I will write a better comment soon.
When someone speaks of hope, it makes me think of a story that my mother tells of when she went to a spiritual teacher called Barry long, and someone asked about hope, and he responded, "There is no hope. We're all going to die."
For me, there is something about that reality that I find refreshing.
Maybe because it invites us to live in this moment, right here, right now.
Which also makes me think of Tyson Yunkaporta (and thank you Sally for introducing me to his work, I've loved listening to him narrate the audio edition of Right Story, Wrong Story) and I loved learning that in his native Aboriginal language, there is only one word for time and place. (he speaks of this here too https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-time-travelers-wifes-husband/ and https://emergencemagazine.org/conversation/deep-time-diligence/)
I have a sense that our way of Colonialist thinking may be changing. Perhaps we're now more open to this kind of idea of one word representing time and place, whereas earlier in our history we may have just dismissed it as white colonial settlers dismissed the 60,000 year old culture of the indigenous people...
I also get the sense from reading Michael Pollan's work and watching his recent interview with Oprah (https://michaelpollan.substack.com/p/my-conversation-with-oprahupdated) that a major evolution of consciousness, for a large portion of the earth's population, is already happening.
May it be so♥️🙏🕊️
Thank you Camilla for your rich reflections on all that’s changing. Yes White colonialist culture is a very young, unrooted and immature culture in comparison to the culture of Original Peoples which has carried babies and planted seeds with deep care and attention for the Earth for so many millenia. Much to learn 💚
“carried babies and planted seeds with deep care and attention for the Earth” so beautiful ♥️🙏🏼🕊
Thank you Sally, a beautiful article! I adore your imagery of love, babies and seeds xx
Hi Lisa thank you so good to find you here 💞
This was such an interesting response to the idea of hope Sally and it weaves together so many interesting angles on hope - including a research study - I love some evidence and it was interesting to read about this collective experience of exploring hope.
I especially like what you point about - that hope itself can be tricky or deceptive - it is not that we are hopeless - but that we have been taught to hope for certain experiences or stories - which turn out to be less fulfilling or nourishing than we thought they would be.
I think this angle on hope is fascinating - because it shows that hope can be found in different places than we imagined. This gets us out of logical, pre-programmed thinking and into a different softer space.
I especially love this final paragraph. I think all the tech and capitalistic solutions to the climate crisis seem like a sort of manic reinforcement of the systems we are living within. I am not against tech solutions and I hope some of them help make our lives more easeful - but I think they ignore the interconnectedness of global climate, gender, justice challenges.
Thank you again for sharing your thoughtful wisdom on this topic and look forward to integrating its wisdom into the hope scrapbook!
Thank you for your very thoughtful response extending what I wrote so beautifully. I very much look forward to your reading your interweavings on hope. It’s so important we keep exploring beyond the worn out tropes and patterns
This is so true Sally - beyond old tropes and patterns. Thank you again for sharing your words and insights.
I loved reading your essay on hope Sally. Beautiful wisdom and I loved the way you explained grounded hope - carrying the baby and planting seeds. We may not be able to hope for favourable conditions for ourselves but we can hope for the continuation of life on Earth - whatever and however that may be. 🙏
Thank you Kate, you who celebrate the carrying of babies and planting of seeds so beautifully in your life and writing
Thank you, Sally. This is a lovely soulful contribution to my musings on hope. Xoxo
Delighted to exchange seeds of hope with you Gill 🙏💚