Thank you for this post. It's truly insightful to get this perspective from another American. Our family has been considering a move overseas long before anything really concerning began happening in the US. Now we are feeling it strongly, but it is more politically motivated than anything else. We live in the deep South - need I say more? It is hard to build resilience and community in an area so focused on closing their eyes and ears to the collapse that's happening all around.
The questions are ones I’ve been asking myself for over a decade now, during which 2 bushfires, 3 floods and a cyclone ravaged my region in Australia. We are known for our rugged-ness but it still eats away any attempt to stay positive for future generations. I like how Meg Wheatley describes the need to create islands of sanity to create a resilient, safe and caring place in preparation for what’s to come.
What a beautiful reflection on a painful, difficult topic. We like to delude ourselves that we have built up bubbles of safety—through wealth, distance, preparedness, etc. but the only true safety is each other.
I used to research where in the country might be safest or most comfortable in the future … I fantasized about buying some cheap land as a toehold / escape hatch / investment. No more. It’s clear we’re not so good at predicting these things, and there’s better work to be done building up our resilience. If we could all make our communities as creative and passionate as New Orleans!
Thank you for this post. It's truly insightful to get this perspective from another American. Our family has been considering a move overseas long before anything really concerning began happening in the US. Now we are feeling it strongly, but it is more politically motivated than anything else. We live in the deep South - need I say more? It is hard to build resilience and community in an area so focused on closing their eyes and ears to the collapse that's happening all around.
I hear you that that is so hard!
The questions are ones I’ve been asking myself for over a decade now, during which 2 bushfires, 3 floods and a cyclone ravaged my region in Australia. We are known for our rugged-ness but it still eats away any attempt to stay positive for future generations. I like how Meg Wheatley describes the need to create islands of sanity to create a resilient, safe and caring place in preparation for what’s to come.
Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful reflection on a painful, difficult topic. We like to delude ourselves that we have built up bubbles of safety—through wealth, distance, preparedness, etc. but the only true safety is each other.
Thanks Carolyn!
I used to research where in the country might be safest or most comfortable in the future … I fantasized about buying some cheap land as a toehold / escape hatch / investment. No more. It’s clear we’re not so good at predicting these things, and there’s better work to be done building up our resilience. If we could all make our communities as creative and passionate as New Orleans!
Thanks so much. I really appreciate reading - and oh that snow on the turquoise house is gorgeous!
Thank you!
Nowhere can safety be guaranteed! Unfortunately!
Beautiful article, as usual. Thanks for writing it.
Thanks for reading, Bekah!