navigating stagnancy
I'm not the only one navigating stagnancy, right? I'm running out of descriptors for the clusterfuck of these times. And I know you already know, so I'll conserve my energy.
But I'm with you. I feel the despair, the cynicism, the rage, the terror.
AND
(The sacred and.)
And I'm greeting the mornings. I sing to the rising sun; I thank the trees; I talk to the rocks; I hoot with the owls; I call to the hawks above; I encourage the ducklings exploring a new-to-them world.
While I've been in all the things, all the emotions, I've felt too shut down to write these missives. Rather than force the effort, I gave myself space to feel all the things and all the emotions.
Because I still need 1-2 naps a DAY. My brain and body get maxed out easily. Long-hauler life is still a lot to manage and requires a lot of rest.
AND
And I've found movement elsewhere, while I haven't written these love notes.
(Not for nothing did I title my book Still Moving.)
Such as:
~ I applied to present at Mystic South Conference, and I'm so delighted to present "Witchy Ways with Wellness: Ritual & Relationship Medicine." It's a topic near and dear, and something that I believe recalibrates people's ideas of health and well-being.
~ I applied and got rejected-by-no-response to participate in a performance art installation.
~ I've been holding Sacred Grief Circles with my friend Kelbi, where people are supported in sharing themselves in ways that are not often available to them elsewhere.
~ Since the start of this year, I've offered 1-2 sound spaces per month. In May there are 5 (and then I take a break in June).
So wherever you are, however you are, I hope you find movements. Whether large or small, they matter. In this garbage administration, we all have opportunities to unfray toxic threads around us.
At some point, with everyone doing this, the fabric disintegrates.
Still moving.
I don't say this as a grand fix to the deeper ills that can't be healed in a matter of months or even longer. But I do deeply believe it about something that can be very temporary, like this inept president and everything he's implemented.
For example, have you continued the calls to boycott? In my experience, life has improved when I've divested in that way.
I think divestment of all kinds is powerful. For me, that shows up especially in financial and social ways. I've left FB groups. I've unfriended and unfollowed.
AND I've been shunned and ignored. Which is ok. The more honest I've been about myself, the more I've encountered kinder, supportive people.
I'd love to know the ways you're still moving, if you're willing to share.
And if you want info on upcoming events, see below.
Blessings,
S.
she/they
Still Moving ~ memoir of my first 3 years of Long Covid
sync. fire. ~ concept album about synchronous fireflies
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Upcoming events:
~ Soundbath on 4/30, by donation
~ Weekly soundbaths in May, by donation
~ Mystic South Conference, July 11th-13th
