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a weave of threads….flowing from Deb G's post  Community and Cloth,    blog:    bee creative      that holds my attention     the Thing of

Resilience    

i wonder how many evolutionary iterations it took to have achieved this masterpiece of creative design we see in this pic?…..and then to multiply by a zillion    and the thing of Resilience

there's so much in her post …the link to the On Being exchange with  Andrew Zolli  which i listened so closely to but found over whelming in it's content…understanding each sentence as it was spoken but not able to hold beyond that    and     Octavia Butler,   recent  repeating reference to her,  her writings,  her presentience    but here in Deb's post,  related to Resilience.   Alyssia wanted me to read Parable of the Sower for years and i wouldn't,  couldn't.   i could not go close to the thing of   Dystopia.  but then finally some recent years ago i read it…or,  not read,  but how i do,,,,,  skimmed it but did not "take it in".      I found it today in the stack.   Opened it and on a blank page just beyond the cover,  it says:   Prodigy is,  at its essence,  adaptability and persistent, positive obcession.  Without persistence,  what remains is an enthusiasm  of the moment.  Without adaptability,  what remains may be channeled into destrucftive fanaticism.  Without positive obcession, there is nothing at all.   Earthseed: The Books of the Living  by Lauren Oya Olamina

resilience

i'll read it again.   this time,   READ it.   and look forward to learning more of Deb's investigation into    Playful Inquiry

 

 

 

 

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  1. Deb G Avatar
    Deb G

    Looking through the lens of resilience really makes the hope in Parable of the Sower become apparent. What does it mean to be a survivor? There is a transcript for all the On Being interviews. Maybe that would be easier?
    Here: https://onbeing.org/programs/andrew-zolli-a-shift-to-humility-resilience-and-expanding-the-edge-of-change/
    That is a beautiful image and yes, every species finds its own way of being resilient. I am thinking about the animals that have adapted to living in cities…deer, raccoons, coyote and others.

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  2. Beth from Still Life Pond Avatar
    Beth from Still Life Pond

    Ah yes! Was just about to suggest the transcript. I had to resort to that to concentrate on understanding. (Thanks Deb. I also went back and listened to this after reading your post.) Especially interested in the concept of psychological hardiness.

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  3. Yvette Avatar
    Yvette

    Interesting!
    Had to search ssomethings but….
    Interesting

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  4. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    This post reminds me of your not-too-distant-past post about Braiding Sweetgrass. My daughter read it, too, and loved it. I started it yesterday. I’m finally back to the land of the “living”. I wish I’d had the wherewithal to join you all at the WELL. 🥲
    Love

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  5. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    i’d hoped you would. and just to say…you still can join us at the Well. We are all kinds of everything and we are Strong. You might be surprised if you decided to show up.

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  6. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    I don’t know if you see these in the past. I was a mess.

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    i do. see them in the past. Sometimes a mess is
    necessary.
    My comment above this one still stands. We are all kinds
    of everything.
    I always am glad when i see there in a comment from you.
    always have been, always am now.
    Love to you, Laura

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