It is December, 31st, closing the year and I received the news this morning that the crowdfunding campaign has reached its set minimum, necessary criteria to access the financial support for the project I’m going to start beginning of February. This also means that another 40 days of crowdfunding and possible contribution will be added.
It leaves me smiling and I observe myself relaxing into joy. I find it extraordinary to end this year with that news and knowing!
These days I re-read Brené Brown “Braving the Wilderness”. She writes:
“…Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often try to acquire it by fitting in and by seeking approval….Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance…” and she continues further on:
“…When our belief that there is something greater than us , something rooted in love and compassion, breaks, we are more likely to retreat to our bunkers, to hate from afar, to tolerate bullshit, to dehumanize others, and, ironically to stay out of the wilderness….Our belief in inextricable human connection is one of our most renewable sources of courage in the wilderness….”
I want to stand in the wilderness, this place where I speak my truth with confidence, with courage and with love. I believe we will need this skill in order to grow in resilience as a planetary community, in order to accompany our children in being their gifted selves... if we want to live together in peace in a world of our liking,…not only surviving, but co-creating the world we want to live in and we find worthwhile living in, together…all of us and not only humans.
I’m deeply grateful, that I have the privilege and your support to venture on that journey and hopefully be able to share my learning for the well-being of life larger than my own.
These days I felt resistance when closing mails with the words "Happy New Year"…..may it be a year of joyful commitment, peaceful listening, courageous authenticity and connection from curiosity to understand each other. Very big words….I want to grow into.