Embrace Fearlessly The Burning World: Book Discussion
This is, I think, the cure for trauma. Making home. Here and now. Fearlessly. In this burning world.
This is, I think, the cure for trauma. Making home. Here and now. Fearlessly. In this burning world.
Christina Baldwin is a writer, wanderer, and teacher on the trail of community and story; she is co-founder, with Ann Linnea, of PeerSpirit, Inc. and The Circle Way Process, bringing modern structure and application to the human heritage of circle. She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”
As the sun goes down on a system that cannot save us from itself, our only option is to bring that system to an end. But what is that system, and how do we replace it?
What are the skills needed to witness grief and our deep relationality with the earth and other people? And how can these skills be woven into our community life?
Trauma is not conducive to creative thinking. Which brings us to another paradox of these times ― how do we slow down enough so that we can fully utilize our neocortex and listen to our hearts while addressing the real urgency and opportunity of this moment?