Art, Nature & Intimacy

One of the hardest things I find is feeling like it’s ok to get genuinely close to people – and knowing how to do that comfortably. I’ve noticed that, in a room full of people, if I don’t have a social role (e.g. performing or presenting) I can easily struggle with feeling self-conscious, anxious, and a bit awkward. It can be overwhelming and so visceral it has me climbing internal walls looking for hiding places high up off the forest floor! [Read more…]

Grieve your future, find your hope.

Written for you who see only trouble when you think of Extinction Rebellion.

For those who are Extinction Rebellion.

And for those that, like me, have to take time to grieve.

As a culture, we are often asked to avoid our grief – this is unfortunate, unhelpful and unhealthy. Today is about being with our grief, fear, and feelings of deep loss. *Our Earth is politically exposed and we, her dependents, are now vulnerable.
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With us, we bring our grief – and I hope you do… [prose poem]

So this is it. If this were a room telling a story of my life, what rich fertile soil it has created. We are surging forward, a tsunami of light bursting onto the horizon, an unstoppable force.