We can no longer…
-
- deny it
- run away from it
- defer responsibility for it
- sleep our way out of it
- eat our way out of it
- drink our way out of it
- critique our way out of it
- hug our way out of it
- meditate our way out of it
- punch our way out of it
- think our way out of it
- plan our way out of it
- read our way out of it
- write our way out of it
- exercise our way out of it
- wish our way out of it
- pray our way out of it
- clean our way out of it
- play our way out of it
- rationalize our way out of it
- cry our way out of it
- self-pity our way out of it
- kiss our way out of it
- lecture our way out of it
- moralize our way out of it
- bulldoze our way out of it
- argue our way out of it
- policy-make our way out of it
- vote our way out of it
- green our way out of it
- dream our way out of it
- fantasize our way out of it
- preach our way out of it
- prophesize our way out of it
- self-actualize our way out of it
- climb our way out of it
- bullshit our way out of it
- beg our way out of it
- sing our way out of it
- garden our way out of it
- cheer our way out of it
- praise our way out of it
- donate our way out of it
- beautify our way out of it
- sanitize our way out of it
- permaculture our way out of it
- “U theorize” our way out of it
- non-violently communicate our way out of it
- tweet our way out of it
- engineer our way out of it
- love and care our way out of it
- advocate our way out of it
- parade our way out of it
- charity our way out of it
- research our way out of it
- litigate our way out of it
- dialogue our way out of it
- talk our way out of it
- fuck our way out of it
- trip our way out of it
- plunge our way out of it
- flush our way out of it
- celebrate our way out of it
- fight our way out of it
- outsource our way out of it
- numb our way out of it
- protest our way out of it
- organize our way out of it
- party our way out of it
- network our way out of it
- innovate our way out of it
- collaborate our way out of it
- transition our way out of it
- degrowth our way out of it
- vegan our way out of it
- bully our way out of it
- bleed our way out of it
- nod our way out of it
- netflix our way out of it
- decolonize our way out of it
- enema our way out of it
- perform our way out of it
- seduce our way out of it
- zoom our way out of it
- shout our way out of it
- workshop our way out of it
- work our way out of it
- redeem our way out of it
- share stories our way out of it
- yoga our way out of it
- worship our way out of it
- bake our way out of it
- fake our way out of it
- procrastinate our way out of it
- facilitate our way out of it
- queer our way out of it
- emancipate our way out of it
- emphatize our way out of it
- puppy eye our way out of it
- unlearn our way out of it
- be one with flowers, forests and whales out of it
We urgently need to
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- notice it
- face it
- smell it
- touch it
- hear it
- feel it
- taste it
- stir it
- cook it
- process it
- digest it
- …
to be intimate with it in order to be taught by it
to find joy in the painful process of composting it.
to create space for fertile soil, where what will grow is still unknown
and remember that when it comes to genuine change:
NO SHIT, NO STARTER.
Fantastic! I’m imagining the fun it was to brainstorm this.
I have suggestions:
The key phrase for me is “out of it”. None of the 101 practices do the work of facing, embracing our shit.
But in my experience some of these can support the work of cooking and processing shit, or can clear my obstacles to doing that work, or can dispel my urge to outsource it.
So I’m not seeing these as either / or. And I’d like to offer a spacious portal into doing work and staying with the work.
My other thought, unless ‘shit’ includes shadow, is
No shit, no shadow, no work
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