Another great post, Bri! It reminds me of things I've read/heard about the importance of focusing on what we want and moving toward that instead of avoiding what we don't want. Way back when, I was addicted to golf for about 2 years. One time, I played a round of golf with a woman who had played golf professionally. She said something I've never forgotten: "Instead of trying to avoid the sand trap, aim where you want the ball to go. If you only focus on avoiding a hazard, too often the ball goes somewhere else just as bad. You'll end up saying, `Well, the ball didn't go where I didn't want it to go, but it also didn't go where I _did_ want it to go.' Focus on what you want to have happen instead of what you don't want."
Your writing continues to astound me Bri! So so so glad I found you, we need your important voice and ideas. Thank you for delving beneath the complicated layers of our (justified) outrage with the aim of exploring better strategies for both healing and coping. We need this.
This really moved me especially deeply: "Consider who wants you to be afraid / angry / despairing and why."
I will be percolating on these ideas all weekend. Thanks again!
Stephanie I recently read your deep time piece and I am finding myself so inspired by it!! Thank you so much for being here and for your support. I appreciate you endlessly! 🥰
“Desire and vision fuel action.”
Indeed! Super important.
I’ll add a quote from someone who doesn’t exactly fit the mold of a progressive hero, but there’s something to be learned nonetheless:
“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”
-General George S. Patton
31 May 1944 Speech to members of the Third Army
💯💯💯 exactly!! Thank you Matisse. Such a powerful perspective.
Another great post, Bri! It reminds me of things I've read/heard about the importance of focusing on what we want and moving toward that instead of avoiding what we don't want. Way back when, I was addicted to golf for about 2 years. One time, I played a round of golf with a woman who had played golf professionally. She said something I've never forgotten: "Instead of trying to avoid the sand trap, aim where you want the ball to go. If you only focus on avoiding a hazard, too often the ball goes somewhere else just as bad. You'll end up saying, `Well, the ball didn't go where I didn't want it to go, but it also didn't go where I _did_ want it to go.' Focus on what you want to have happen instead of what you don't want."
Oh this is such a brilliant analogy!!! I love it!! Thank you for sharing, I will definitely be using this in my life. 💕🏌️♀️
Your writing continues to astound me Bri! So so so glad I found you, we need your important voice and ideas. Thank you for delving beneath the complicated layers of our (justified) outrage with the aim of exploring better strategies for both healing and coping. We need this.
This really moved me especially deeply: "Consider who wants you to be afraid / angry / despairing and why."
I will be percolating on these ideas all weekend. Thanks again!
Stephanie I recently read your deep time piece and I am finding myself so inspired by it!! Thank you so much for being here and for your support. I appreciate you endlessly! 🥰