Hey y’all, thanks for putting this out here. It’s helpful to see this process of disenchantment from another perspective, especially in a culture that suppresses it. I’m still trying to figure out what the “path forward”, which you write about, looks like. I’m not sure how, but many of our lives need changed greatly if we’re to re-wild ourselves. Cheers to another week. Best!
Thank you so much for reading! I think the beautiful/terrifying thing is that the path forward is going to look different for everyone, and we'll only know what that looks like when we really take responsibility for 1) our existence 2) our role in the ecology and 3) we acknowledge what unique gift we have to offer to the world.
We always talk about these two quotes from Daniel Quinn, one from Ishmael - "You're an inventive species, so go on. Invent." One from The Invisibility of Success "If there are still people here in 200 years, they won’t be living the way we do. I can make that prediction with confidence, because if people go on living the way we do, there won’t be any people here in 200 years."
I don't think we'll know what that looks like until we start thinking for ourselves and what our unique ecology needs. It's going to take a lot of creativity and passion but we have so many conversations that give us so much hope.
Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. By far, the most pressing question in my mind is around our role in the ecology, and what role do humans successfully and sustainably play? I’m knee deep in research about indigenous land stewardship.
I forgot to mention I’m working on your painting right now. Be well you two.
Western Australia recently had a breakdown of supply chains due to floods and covid and I was absolutely amazed that 90% of our food is imported. A huge state that grows so much in the way of meat, seafood, grains, fruits and vegetables yet all of the food in ours hospitals, schools and aged care facilities in processed and imported from outside the state. A very fragile system
Grim, but undeniable. Thanks for the writing.
Thank you for reading! Just read your Myanmar story- what a crazy experience you had!
Thanks! That really means a lot.
Hey y’all, thanks for putting this out here. It’s helpful to see this process of disenchantment from another perspective, especially in a culture that suppresses it. I’m still trying to figure out what the “path forward”, which you write about, looks like. I’m not sure how, but many of our lives need changed greatly if we’re to re-wild ourselves. Cheers to another week. Best!
Thank you so much for reading! I think the beautiful/terrifying thing is that the path forward is going to look different for everyone, and we'll only know what that looks like when we really take responsibility for 1) our existence 2) our role in the ecology and 3) we acknowledge what unique gift we have to offer to the world.
We always talk about these two quotes from Daniel Quinn, one from Ishmael - "You're an inventive species, so go on. Invent." One from The Invisibility of Success "If there are still people here in 200 years, they won’t be living the way we do. I can make that prediction with confidence, because if people go on living the way we do, there won’t be any people here in 200 years."
I don't think we'll know what that looks like until we start thinking for ourselves and what our unique ecology needs. It's going to take a lot of creativity and passion but we have so many conversations that give us so much hope.
Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. By far, the most pressing question in my mind is around our role in the ecology, and what role do humans successfully and sustainably play? I’m knee deep in research about indigenous land stewardship.
I forgot to mention I’m working on your painting right now. Be well you two.
Western Australia recently had a breakdown of supply chains due to floods and covid and I was absolutely amazed that 90% of our food is imported. A huge state that grows so much in the way of meat, seafood, grains, fruits and vegetables yet all of the food in ours hospitals, schools and aged care facilities in processed and imported from outside the state. A very fragile system