I’ve had so many things that I’ve wanted to write about in the last few weeks but the thoughts come go and like little birds.
I’m having so many thoughts about community and communalism and the difference between these two concepts because lots of people seem to be keen on the former but not so much on the latter.
I’ve been thinking about hyper individualism and how it materializes in the capitalist framework but also how it also appears in homesteading culture and the deep, deep desire a lot of us feel to run away from this broken world rather than fighting to fix it.
I’ve been thinking about my place in the world and the work that I feel called to do, especially how I feel under qualified and scared to put myself out there but am fairly certain that all of us are either under qualified or over worked and, goshdarnit, someone needs to do all the things that need doing.
I’ve been imagining what it might look like to grow food together instead of all on our own, what that means for my friends that are commercial farmers, and how these things might play into or shift away from relying on the monetary system we currently have in place.
I’ve been dreaming about collective childcare (always dreaming about collective childcare…) and consent-based mentorship for our young people instead of, or maybe in addition to, the current model of forced state-led education and what my role might be in helping facilitate this dream.
I’ve been thinking about how to best pay our rent while allowing my partner and I to remain true to ourselves, doing work we feel is rewarding even if it’s not financially lucrative.
I’m looking forward to August because it’s chalk full of adventure and experiences but simultaneously dreaded the fully-booked calendar and reigning in the desire to cancel everything and sit in the garden for the whole month.
I’m getting overwhelmed thinking about the future and doing my best to counter that by remaining grounded in the present.
I wrote all these things down in about five minutes, so clearly the little birds have been fluttering around in my head without wanting to either roost or fly away. Committing them to “paper” always helps ground me. Thanks for reading :)
I loved reading your thoughts....and dreams. Thanks for sharing them. Keep dreaming, let those possibilities into your mind, it's all part of the planning process ❤️