Note: for a narrated version of this posting click here.
Previous pep talks include:
Here’s a new one:
Accept that it’s the end of the world as we know it
Avoid performance doom
Focus on local and long term co-creative activities such as restoration, regeneration, adaptation, revisioning, traditional wisdom etc
Do the work with ‘curiosity, humility, relational depth, and a willingness to sense beyond inherited horizons’ (Vanessa Andreotti)
Let go of expectations and ego
Involve artists
Remember that ‘History is littered with moments when the unimaginable became the mundane overnight. This is such a moment—provided we supply it with relentless courage, systemic literacy, and a love for futures we will never personally inhabit (Indy Johar, We Have Failed - Now Let’s Get Serious)
Note: this posting was written and published during my stay at Sunshine Himalayan Cottages (https://www.sunshinehimalayancottage.com/) in Tirthan Valley, India and has been inspired by the places, people and more-than-humans that I have met here. Warm thanks.
