Dear Ones,
Hi lionhearts. Hello little rivulets emptying into blue seas. Happy almost spring, whirling gods and goddesses. If we are spinning anyway, we may as well whirl like dancers.
Doesn’t it seem like the great unraveling/unveiling has sped up? What if solutions can emerge just as quickly? What if there are no solutions? What if the solution is no solution?
Plant new seeds, soul gardeners. Storms will come and go. We arrange our lives in wholesome ways now. We wholeheartedly reject harmful norms.
Will we put energy into the new winds?
Step out of the game (Game over)
Pay attention to what is not said (Listen)
Remain faithful to those in need (Non-human and human alike)
WISE COUNSEL
Where does one seek wise counsel these days? Elder deficiency is legit.
My elder research continues. These are field notes. Decipering as we go along. Iterating.
I think of an elder as one who studies, cherishes, and models wholesome ways of living, being, and loving. Maybe human elder candidates are already doing this important field work. Maybe they are discovering what helps/hurts bodies, souls, and minds. Transcription errors. May we explore language barriers during story transfer attempts.
OTHERWORLD
We face stormy seas and blinding suns. There is constant upheaval and downheaval. Breakdowns and breakthroughs. We fill and empty. Ebb and flow. Expand and contract. Stay tuned to nature’s rhythmic cycles now. Earth metronome.
Is there an other world where dissenting views are welcomed and honored?
Is there an other world where critical thinking and mutual aid platforms are revered?
Is there an other world where we soften the hard edges of our being (body, mind, and soul)?
Is there an other world where we remain in our strength without being tough and aggressive?
Take note of how this photo elicits emotion, nostalgia, or memory. © Nessa 2018 The Laugavegur Trail, Iceland
CHANGE IS CHANGING
It is so wild that even change is changing. Or maybe it is not. I don’t know anything. Thank goddess.
I love fertile grounds. So I’ll stick to what I love. If my heart is not permitted to lead, then what is the point of life here on Earth?
Change seems faster somehow. It is head-spinning. It's a good thing I have had vertigo since utero. Such familiar abandon.
***NESSA TIP*** A&SHOLERY
Global a&sholery may be worth exploring. I just underwent a 6-week detox unprogram (not for substances per se).
I suppose it was a bit like detoxing from the harms of modern consumer society. The harms of my choices and mistakes. etc etc.
I read this anti a&shole memo regularly as a reminder of my a&sholery. I wander off path often. I laugh at how gently the memo puts me back in place.
For A Great Pairing:
I like to pair that memo with a poignant talk by Dr. Larry Ward (video below).
Click here for anti-a&hole memo. Spread widely (knowing that is an a$shole maneuver). Let’s grow up. Cleanup has to start somewhere.
Click on video for teachings on how to live with an undisturbed heart:
NEUROSPICY
Go ahead…call me weird. I like to say I am neurospicy. I process things in unique ways. I did not realize this gift until my recent neural experimentations. There is no shame in it anymore.
My child brain was wired in counterculture ways. I suspect it was a trust and survival response from many childhood adverse events.
Maladjustment is my forte. These MLK words on topic cut so deep.
PSY WARS (Psychological wars)
World Psywar is in full swing: the use of psychological tactics to manipulate, influence, exploit, and disrupt human thoughts, emotions, and actions.
Call it what you want. World wars are usually called after the fact, anyway.
Digital weapons include propaganda, misinformation, fear/intimidation, demoralization, and division. Psychological weaponry sows seeds of confusion, doubt, and fear.
Constant exposure to short form “content,” propaganda, and psychological manipulation leads to neurodegeneration of our brains.
The tactics only work if the masses continue to engage with them, sheeple.
***NESSA TIP***
Media and digital literacy is vital to shield from psychological weaponry. Exposure will always be there but we can titrate as needed.
Awareness and education can break through deep, complex conditioning.
Aim to:
Reduce exposure to emotionally charged clips/articles.
Avoid echo chambers of media.
Recognize patterns and manipulation tactics of consumption choices and algorithms.
Stay up to date but vet and dose consumption sources carefully.
Build/rebuild pathways of independent thought (aka critical thinking).
Investigate root causes of fear and disempowerment with curiosity.
Ground by tuning into ordinary nature daily. (care for a plant, find a nearby tree, listen to songbirds, watch eaglets on livecam etc)
Use benefits of technology for education and connection.
ACCESSIBLE COREGULATORS (and benefits of technology):
Thank you for experiencing this labor of love with me. Sharing, commenting, liking, connecting, and subscribing = loving.
May All Beings Find Peace.
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Nessa (born at 333 ppm)
Scars of My Happiness:
The heart may not be permitted to lead, but it can love. So the point of living on earth is to love.
Thank you again, Nessa. Your newsletter is food for my soul, greatly appreciated. It speaks the truth without drawing me with information. Direct to the heart ❤️