Mirabilia Magpie
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Mirabilia Magpie
A thousand little sparks are harder to stamp out than one big fire. That’s why dictators always dream of one big centralized movement—they can shut it down in a single blow. But when resistance lives in tiny networks, scattered everywhere, nobody can kill it. It spreads like a wave, quick and quiet until it crashes into the shore.
So don’t waste you... See more
So don’t waste you... See more
Rosie • The Revolution Will Be Small (And Everywhere)
Wonder includes the capacity to be in awe of humanity, even your own. It allows us to jettison the dangerous belief that things worthy of wonder can only be located on nature hikes and scenic overlooks. This can distract us from the beauty flowing through us daily. For every second that our organs and bones sustain us is a miracle. When those bones
... See moreCole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
Opening oneself to wonder requires faith. To be vulnerable when confronted with the unknown is frightening. If we do not feel a bit lost when talking about wonder, then we are probably not within its realm. The effects of wonder are unique to the viewer, and the artist can merely offer a proposition and hope that it becomes a provocation. In doing
... See moreEncounters with the sacred that radiate from the core of the ordinary embolden you to cultivate stillness and simple awareness. In the midst of a world that is begging you to distract yourself, this is no easy practice. Yet you keep showing up. You are indomitable. You are thirsty for wonder.
Mirabai Starr • Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics
Activism encompasses all the ways we show up for justice. It can take a multitude of shapes, depending on a person’s skills, interests, and capacity. An activist might conduct research, canvass, fundraise, or attend marches or meetings regularly, or they may simply practice a skill in their own home, such as art making, in the service of a cause or
... See moreKelly Hayes • Let This Radicalize You
Rituals are not about doing something exceptional together. They are about the everyday. How can we do the most mundane of things together to help make each other’s lives more livable?
Ayesha Khan, Ph.D. • Rituals (with your homies) make life worth living
micro-networks (also known as mini-networks, clandestine cell systems, small-world networks, and affinity groups). Here’s the big secret nobody tells you: saving a country doesn’t start with a million people on the National Mall. It starts with two or three people sitting at a kitchen table, or trading texts, or meeting on a city street. That’s it.... See more
The Revolution Will Be Small (And Everywhere)
Jarod K Anderson
Feb 8
We are not our possessions,
but we are our gardens.
Within and without,
our story is told
through what we nurture.
Feb 8
We are not our possessions,
but we are our gardens.
Within and without,
our story is told
through what we nurture.