February Learnings
A difficult few weeks in our community
Dear Friends,
The past few weeks have been heavy. Many of us have been moving through days marked by fear, confusion, chaos, and helplessness—trying to make sense of what’s happening while still showing up for each other and all of our usual responsibilities. It’s been unsettling, to say the least, to see our neighbors and our community experience this violence, disconnection, and disruption.
I have been feeling the pull to put my head down and push through alone - go to every protest, donate any extra money I can to local organizations, listen to every news story, call every senator. This is an old and familiar place for me, one in which my heart wants so badly to ease suffering that I abandon myself in the process. The misguided story that I must do this alone, that I can’t trust others to help.
This past week has been a practice of trying to find a more sustainable approach, one in which I don’t forget to make time for fueling my warrior spirit for what lies ahead. It has been a powerful teaching for me to step back and refill my cup and to witness the ways so many people continue to step in, turn towards, and lend a helping hand. Maybe this story of, "it must be me alone" is quite far off…
It is an amazing gift to see more clearly that I can trust our web; to learn that it is actually possible to care for ourselves and our community when we all say yes to a shared vision; to know that I live in a place full of kind, generous people who are committed to safety, equity, and belonging for all. And while the journey is difficult, I am walking alongside peaceful warriors showing me a new way.
I’m learning, yet again, that being in soul-level connecting spaces with others is a necessary part of building a more just and loving world. Spaces where our bodies and nervous systems can recalibrate to what it feels like to be together in sacredness. And to express gratitude that I get to be in these spaces right now while so many of our neighbors cannot be.
Thank you all for holding me while I learn how to trust community. Thank you all for your loving hearts.
I’m excited to continue to offer donation-based events and am particularly filled to the brim after our first offering of Song Circle last month! I hope to see you all at some gatherings soon.