I love reading your words so much, which are in turn, given their clear sighted wisdom, words that are spoken from and for the collective force of life to which we all ache to repair. Thank you for your gift of clarity, of communication, of conviction.
Thankyou for a meaty read. If we could picture this, I would suggest the western european viewpoint is on one side of a hill and we need to climb over the hill to begin to appreciate the greater grander perspective that is retained by those we have, either consciously or unconsciously, dismissed.
Thank you for this transformative read. I have been reading Paul Hawken's latest book, 'Carbon: the Book of Life'. He says many of the things you do (but from an environmental state-of-the-planet perspective). He points out (as you do with Te Reo) that indigenous languages are relational and use verbs, not objectifying nouns as in English. And ultimately if we do not change our ways of looking at and relating to the world, we will continue to destroy our planet. You have so eloquently outlined what is happening and what we have to do to repair the rupture, both within ourselves and between us and all beings, including nature.
Thank you so much for these powerful words Rebecca. It resonates deeply with my own explorations of unlearning – how returning to relationship, with all its vulnerability, is the medicine we need in a fractured world. The invitation to slow down, do less and feel more feels so potent. This gave me so much to reflect on and I'm grateful for the care in your writing.
I can always count on you to put beautiful, resonant words to things that are emerging in me - thank you for your clarity of voice and the channeling of your relational network's wisdom into coherence for me and others xx
I love reading your words so much, which are in turn, given their clear sighted wisdom, words that are spoken from and for the collective force of life to which we all ache to repair. Thank you for your gift of clarity, of communication, of conviction.
Thankyou for a meaty read. If we could picture this, I would suggest the western european viewpoint is on one side of a hill and we need to climb over the hill to begin to appreciate the greater grander perspective that is retained by those we have, either consciously or unconsciously, dismissed.
Thank you for this transformative read. I have been reading Paul Hawken's latest book, 'Carbon: the Book of Life'. He says many of the things you do (but from an environmental state-of-the-planet perspective). He points out (as you do with Te Reo) that indigenous languages are relational and use verbs, not objectifying nouns as in English. And ultimately if we do not change our ways of looking at and relating to the world, we will continue to destroy our planet. You have so eloquently outlined what is happening and what we have to do to repair the rupture, both within ourselves and between us and all beings, including nature.
Thank you so much for these powerful words Rebecca. It resonates deeply with my own explorations of unlearning – how returning to relationship, with all its vulnerability, is the medicine we need in a fractured world. The invitation to slow down, do less and feel more feels so potent. This gave me so much to reflect on and I'm grateful for the care in your writing.
Thank you.
I can always count on you to put beautiful, resonant words to things that are emerging in me - thank you for your clarity of voice and the channeling of your relational network's wisdom into coherence for me and others xx
Thanks Rebecca. Ive been pondering the question about who designated the Eurocentric/Western way, THE way for some months.
Yes. Yes. Try softer. Feel more. Great read. Thanks.
WOW! yes!