On Community
To influence someone means to have a transformative effect on their lives. To be a player in their story.
Allison Fallon • The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life
I think the primary work of Jesus Christ was to show us a path of self-giving love that is bigger than our fears, bigger than our jealousies and resentments, and bigger than our worst thoughts and deeds. By love I mean neither neither a milquetoast “kindness” that elides the hard bits nor a graceless “tough-love” program for perfection.
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Rebekah Berndt • We are all cells in God's body
If I had to guess, I think the general disappearance of good manners has something to do with how we’ve been conditioned to view each other: as things, not people. We see other people as things that can get us things. Maybe we have such little respect for one another because we have such little respect for ourselves. The commodification of the self... See more
How do we ask more expansive, generous questions that invite people to feel truly seen, fascinating, attended to ? What a gift to feel the genuine curiosity, presence, and attention of another.
ayandastood • Questions on Questions
Graeber writes, “Clearly the problem was that the entire population had failed to memorize their lessons properly. But what they were actually denying was the legitimacy of collective creativity, the free play of the system. ”
fs.blog • Descriptions Aren’t Prescriptions
i hope the work of your day passes through your hands with ease. i hope that work brings us closer to the sweet plum of freedom on the other side.
Ismatu Gwendolyn • I Want My Community to Outlive Me.
We’ve been told, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” That self-care must come first before we can care for others. That “you have to put your oxygen mask on first.” And sure, in some ways, that’s true. But collective care teaches us something different: Sometimes your cup isn’t full, but it’s fuller than someone else’s, so you share. Sometimes you don’t wait until you’re overflowing to give, because your community catches you when you’re empty. Sometimes healing isn’t an individual act, it’s something we do in relationship, something we do for each other. This is why we are building a youth center in Ghana. A place where young people will have access to space, education, and relationships that sustain them, not just for survival, but for thriving. This is my ask: If my work has poured into you, I’m asking you to pour back. If my words have taught you, challenged you, expanded you, I’m asking you to support this vision. Every donation, big or small, moves us closer to securing the land and building this space of care, healing, and liberation. Donate today, link in bio. Let’s build something that lasts. #Interdependence #RelationalHealing #CollectivismVsIndividualism #SelfCareAndCommunity #DecolonizingTherapy
instagram.com“The way human beings speak is so heartbreaking to me—we never sound the way we want to sound. We’re always stopping ourselves in mid–sentence because we’re so terrified of saying the wrong thing. Speaking is a kind of misery. And I guess I comfort myself by finding the rhythms and accidental poetry in everyone’s inadequate attempts to articulate t... See more