Ashley, it sounds to me like you have so much inner wisdom to be able to notice these things. I think this is really important and is what will sustain us. Knowing to take ourselves to the beach. To step away from reading when we need to. I agree that courage is lacking, collectively. I think it stems from the cultural norm now of certai…
Ashley, it sounds to me like you have so much inner wisdom to be able to notice these things. I think this is really important and is what will sustain us. Knowing to take ourselves to the beach. To step away from reading when we need to. I agree that courage is lacking, collectively. I think it stems from the cultural norm now of certainty - people are so rigid in certainty about their views and torn down if we show curiosity and the possibility of changing our minds. Surely this is how we find courage, by acknowledging we are not sure about everything? That there may be things we don't know? Anyway, if it's useful to you, I've written a book on creativity and how it helps us find space for these things and is a tool for these times. Our own creativity is free after all, capitalism can't take it from us, although it does damn well try.
I love the idea that courage is intertwined with the acknowledgement of uncertainty. Imagine the change our politicians could elicit if they lead with that.
Thank you for bringing up courage. I’m so disappointed in the lack of bravery & listening being done. But. I also think this is a storm of cancel culture (bringing fear & freeze & “too hard”) and , as discussed, the polarizing social media perpetuates.
Yikes yes, "the norm of certainty". Where can I find you book Caitlin? In the last year or so I have started drawing again - I think as a direct response to the chaos in the world - it gives me a quiet slow place to reflect and respond.
Thank you Caitlin for the recommendation. I will definitely be investing in that wonderful book. I just skimmed the amazon preview and got goose bumps reading about how you and Lizzie were born in Canberra. Dr Cutter was also present at my daughter's birth and I remember one of the nurses saying "cutter by name, cutter by nature". Literally "painful" memories 😳
The work you are doing in MakeShift looks amazing. Encouraging our innate healing ability through creativity has got to be better than the more traditional methods 💕
Ashley, it sounds to me like you have so much inner wisdom to be able to notice these things. I think this is really important and is what will sustain us. Knowing to take ourselves to the beach. To step away from reading when we need to. I agree that courage is lacking, collectively. I think it stems from the cultural norm now of certainty - people are so rigid in certainty about their views and torn down if we show curiosity and the possibility of changing our minds. Surely this is how we find courage, by acknowledging we are not sure about everything? That there may be things we don't know? Anyway, if it's useful to you, I've written a book on creativity and how it helps us find space for these things and is a tool for these times. Our own creativity is free after all, capitalism can't take it from us, although it does damn well try.
I love the idea that courage is intertwined with the acknowledgement of uncertainty. Imagine the change our politicians could elicit if they lead with that.
Thank you for bringing up courage. I’m so disappointed in the lack of bravery & listening being done. But. I also think this is a storm of cancel culture (bringing fear & freeze & “too hard”) and , as discussed, the polarizing social media perpetuates.
Yikes yes, "the norm of certainty". Where can I find you book Caitlin? In the last year or so I have started drawing again - I think as a direct response to the chaos in the world - it gives me a quiet slow place to reflect and respond.
Drawing is such a beautiful way to make space! You can find it here > https://geni.us/CreativeFirstAid
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Thank you Caitlin for the recommendation. I will definitely be investing in that wonderful book. I just skimmed the amazon preview and got goose bumps reading about how you and Lizzie were born in Canberra. Dr Cutter was also present at my daughter's birth and I remember one of the nurses saying "cutter by name, cutter by nature". Literally "painful" memories 😳
The work you are doing in MakeShift looks amazing. Encouraging our innate healing ability through creativity has got to be better than the more traditional methods 💕
Oh my gosh! That's amazing. What a legacy of Dr Cutter 😂
Thank you for the book link, I will follow that up.
Thanks Caitlin! And I would love to check out your book. Creativity is such an avenue to return us to inner knowing and flow state.