I am deep diving into the field of collapse (societal, climate, financial, etc).
When you wrote:
I’m asking new questions now. Not just “What does my business need from me?”
But, “What do I need from it?”
How do I want this to feel?
What am I actually building?
And with who? For who?
And then:
Because being aligned with myself often means dis-aligning with what used to make sense. Or with who I had to be to survive before.
And:
…my life will never be the same after this.”
Those made me think of Jem Bendell’s Deep Relating model, which is a series of four questions we can ask ourselves as we prepare for collapse. The four R’s. Resilience: How do we keep what we really want to keep? What do we most value?”
You are growing and experiencing these new things because you chose and are choosing collapse in a personal way. You chose to let the old ways fall and embrace a reality that doesn’t look like the past that you were so accustomed to. Something totally unexpected in ways.
I am so excited for this stirring in you and the possibility you feel. I hope it rubs off on me!
Wow, I loved reading this. The way you connected personal collapse with Jem Bendell’s work on societal collapse, brilliant! It brought a whole new lens to what I was feeling but hadn’t quite named.
This line: “You chose to let the old ways fall and embrace a reality that doesn’t look like the past you were so accustomed to.” I felt that in my bones.
Thank you for taking the time to respond with so much thought and care. I freaking love being in this kind of conversation. 🙏🏼
I am deep diving into the field of collapse (societal, climate, financial, etc).
When you wrote:
I’m asking new questions now. Not just “What does my business need from me?”
But, “What do I need from it?”
How do I want this to feel?
What am I actually building?
And with who? For who?
And then:
Because being aligned with myself often means dis-aligning with what used to make sense. Or with who I had to be to survive before.
And:
…my life will never be the same after this.”
Those made me think of Jem Bendell’s Deep Relating model, which is a series of four questions we can ask ourselves as we prepare for collapse. The four R’s. Resilience: How do we keep what we really want to keep? What do we most value?”
https://www.deepadaptation.info/the-four-rs-a-framework-for-inquiry/
You are growing and experiencing these new things because you chose and are choosing collapse in a personal way. You chose to let the old ways fall and embrace a reality that doesn’t look like the past that you were so accustomed to. Something totally unexpected in ways.
I am so excited for this stirring in you and the possibility you feel. I hope it rubs off on me!
Great writing!
Wow, I loved reading this. The way you connected personal collapse with Jem Bendell’s work on societal collapse, brilliant! It brought a whole new lens to what I was feeling but hadn’t quite named.
This line: “You chose to let the old ways fall and embrace a reality that doesn’t look like the past you were so accustomed to.” I felt that in my bones.
Thank you for taking the time to respond with so much thought and care. I freaking love being in this kind of conversation. 🙏🏼
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Thank you for reading, friend! ♥️