"I am especially moved by the concept of multigenerational migration. I believe that’s the kind of vision we will need to carry us over the high mountain passes of the next few decades." 💚 🦋🌈
Hello, everyone! What’s your favorite response to the question “How are you?” right now? I’ve been saying “the horrors persist, but so do I”, which people seem to appreciate. :)
Good question. I usually respond "I don't know anyone who can answer that honestly in under two hours". Often as not, it allows us to giggle a bit and actually share something.
love this piece, Anya. thank you. men are infamously idiots for not wanting to ask anyone directions. somehow it is seen as a sign of weakness. but as you so beautifully illustrate here, asking (and offering) directions, is in fact a sign of resilience, collective intelligence, emergent strategy-making, solidarity, and so much more. indeed, we will wayfind our way together, or be lost alone. ❤️🧭✊🏼
This has me fired up! And also navigating a mapless world sounds weirdly thrilling--I always thought I was born too late to be anywhere truly uncharted. But here we all are, let's figure it out.
I am an Australian who just migrated across the U.S. from Louisville KY to Orange County CA. Louisville is such a weird and radical city full of artists and activists and queer folks and bloody legends who I feel honored to know and love. I’ve only been in the OC for a week but it’s such a different vibe and my internal compass feels like it’s doing an erratic spinny thing at the thought of finding my people in this new, always sunny place. The sea breeze is glorious but my soul yearns for connection.
gorgeous, Anya. I love the compass notion and also I really try to navigate by asking other humans for directions. It’s a remarkably lively way to realize how much of the wayfinding we all need right now is collective.
I love! This framing warms my heart and soul and gives me energy to keep moving towards. I was lucky to grow up on an intentional community with deep multigenerational relationships. As I've navigated my adult life, I continue to notice that I feel most comfortable in multigenerational spaces and seek them out, along with birds. Yes to togetherness!
That sounds like an amazing experience! The older I get, the more interested I am in learning from older people :) and I remain durably fascinated by and wanting to listen to young people.
Thank you for that writing. I, too, am beginning to see the results of what can happen when we work together. It's a whole different approach to our challenges and an incredible life-supporting way to navigate these challenging times. I feel it's a time for questioning and re-examining everything, and that feels exciting. Together!
This is so great. I love the insight about collaboration among animals. The numbing article also resonated, although I think I have a solution for it. I hit paralysis in 2016 and eventually found my way out through a combination of grieving circles and finding a more proximate lever of action than "stopping fascism."
In my case, it started with gathering friends to process our fears about fascism and aspirations for stopping it, and has evolved into a coaching business where I do that for strangers as well. For some people it's about influencing their moveable middle friends or running for local office or organizing a cleverly targeted boycott or a having vulnerable conversation with a government official. It's all about finding our actual leverage, rather than lamenting the leverage we don't have.
Thank you. It's quite powerful for getting out of paralysis, although I'll admit it comes back as things escalate. But, fortunately, I'm doing this self-connection and leverage analysis stuff all the time, and as I support others I support myself.
I think that the US needs to migrate in the direction of a truer expression of "no taxation without representation." In other words, 51% of all legislators should be women, 14.5% black, etc.. We should include some ghost votes for teen representatives that can bring voices like the Greta Thurnburgs (sp?) to the floor of congress. Various versions of these legislatures exist and offer the opportunity to bring regenerative voices, like Kate Hayworth, to the halls of power and decision making.
This hit home. Especially the multigenerational/community navigation. I also was trained in Me First behaviors and it’s been emotionally easier not to rely on others. Though the older I get the more necessary it seems, especially as a parent of a 13 year old. Thanks for the thought provoking message.
I recently moved to downtown Philadelphia and while I know the city pretty well by car, I get turned around easily when navigating on foot so every time I leave my house, I literally imagine a compass and proceed accordingly.
So grateful for your visit to indiana 🤞 I hope it went well! Jay county indiana is really going through it. I worked at the hospital there in the lab. I feel bad for that community. With the black sludge from burying the avian infected laying operations. Heard about the dead fish from it! A toxic soup bowl over there from the over farming and that landfill!
"I am especially moved by the concept of multigenerational migration. I believe that’s the kind of vision we will need to carry us over the high mountain passes of the next few decades." 💚 🦋🌈
Hello, everyone! What’s your favorite response to the question “How are you?” right now? I’ve been saying “the horrors persist, but so do I”, which people seem to appreciate. :)
That's a grand one! I like to ask "how are you, considering?' and I will often answer "determined ".
I go with "hanging in there" as an answer, but absolutely adding "considering" to my next "how are you?"
Oh, I like that! Before my current answer, I usually said "I surely am!" which also feels in the "determined" spirit.
Good question. I usually respond "I don't know anyone who can answer that honestly in under two hours". Often as not, it allows us to giggle a bit and actually share something.
"How much time do you have?" has also been part of my answer on a few occasions, certainly!
love this piece, Anya. thank you. men are infamously idiots for not wanting to ask anyone directions. somehow it is seen as a sign of weakness. but as you so beautifully illustrate here, asking (and offering) directions, is in fact a sign of resilience, collective intelligence, emergent strategy-making, solidarity, and so much more. indeed, we will wayfind our way together, or be lost alone. ❤️🧭✊🏼
Hear, hear!
This has me fired up! And also navigating a mapless world sounds weirdly thrilling--I always thought I was born too late to be anywhere truly uncharted. But here we all are, let's figure it out.
Yes! It beckons to the explorer in each of us.
I am an Australian who just migrated across the U.S. from Louisville KY to Orange County CA. Louisville is such a weird and radical city full of artists and activists and queer folks and bloody legends who I feel honored to know and love. I’ve only been in the OC for a week but it’s such a different vibe and my internal compass feels like it’s doing an erratic spinny thing at the thought of finding my people in this new, always sunny place. The sea breeze is glorious but my soul yearns for connection.
Also, thank you, as always, Anya!
you might have to get to San Diego to find your people...
Thanks Sammy- Jo! May you find your people.
gorgeous, Anya. I love the compass notion and also I really try to navigate by asking other humans for directions. It’s a remarkably lively way to realize how much of the wayfinding we all need right now is collective.
Great idea!
Hello from nyc! I'm greatly looking forward to Katherine's book as I try to find a more climate-related or climate-impactful job :)
Fabulous! Let me know how you like it
I love! This framing warms my heart and soul and gives me energy to keep moving towards. I was lucky to grow up on an intentional community with deep multigenerational relationships. As I've navigated my adult life, I continue to notice that I feel most comfortable in multigenerational spaces and seek them out, along with birds. Yes to togetherness!
That sounds like an amazing experience! The older I get, the more interested I am in learning from older people :) and I remain durably fascinated by and wanting to listen to young people.
Thank you for that writing. I, too, am beginning to see the results of what can happen when we work together. It's a whole different approach to our challenges and an incredible life-supporting way to navigate these challenging times. I feel it's a time for questioning and re-examining everything, and that feels exciting. Together!
Dyan
Yes! lovely.
Love this. It made me think of Tina Rosenberg’s book, Join the Club, too.
Thanks for the tip!
This is so great. I love the insight about collaboration among animals. The numbing article also resonated, although I think I have a solution for it. I hit paralysis in 2016 and eventually found my way out through a combination of grieving circles and finding a more proximate lever of action than "stopping fascism."
what lever of action is it?
In my case, it started with gathering friends to process our fears about fascism and aspirations for stopping it, and has evolved into a coaching business where I do that for strangers as well. For some people it's about influencing their moveable middle friends or running for local office or organizing a cleverly targeted boycott or a having vulnerable conversation with a government official. It's all about finding our actual leverage, rather than lamenting the leverage we don't have.
This is amazing!
Thank you. It's quite powerful for getting out of paralysis, although I'll admit it comes back as things escalate. But, fortunately, I'm doing this self-connection and leverage analysis stuff all the time, and as I support others I support myself.
Here's a recent post I made about this aspect of my work: https://substack.com/@loveandpower/note/p-193028413?r=1kgns9&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web
I think that the US needs to migrate in the direction of a truer expression of "no taxation without representation." In other words, 51% of all legislators should be women, 14.5% black, etc.. We should include some ghost votes for teen representatives that can bring voices like the Greta Thurnburgs (sp?) to the floor of congress. Various versions of these legislatures exist and offer the opportunity to bring regenerative voices, like Kate Hayworth, to the halls of power and decision making.
I like this idea!
I know they have this for gender (at least the two primary genders) in some Scandinavian countries.
This hit home. Especially the multigenerational/community navigation. I also was trained in Me First behaviors and it’s been emotionally easier not to rely on others. Though the older I get the more necessary it seems, especially as a parent of a 13 year old. Thanks for the thought provoking message.
Yes I agree as the parent of a 14 year old -- we do want to model interdependence!
I recently moved to downtown Philadelphia and while I know the city pretty well by car, I get turned around easily when navigating on foot so every time I leave my house, I literally imagine a compass and proceed accordingly.
Hi from Indiana 🥰
Hi Robin! I was in Corydon for work in March
So grateful for your visit to indiana 🤞 I hope it went well! Jay county indiana is really going through it. I worked at the hospital there in the lab. I feel bad for that community. With the black sludge from burying the avian infected laying operations. Heard about the dead fish from it! A toxic soup bowl over there from the over farming and that landfill!
Oof. that's awful
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