The second option is to wallow in it. Many people in our culture are masters at this. The media thrives on it. Wallowing is about drama. It is about climbing inside a 'story' and stoking its fire with our attention. It is about exacerbating what is simply something to deal with - into something so colossal that it 'entertains' us. When we wallow in a moment - or in an emotion - we temporarily lose perspective. We believe that what Continue Reading
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way – Part 2
This is the apparent opposite of how we in our culture currently live. We cannot survive without the infrastructures of our society and the skills of countless other people. At the same time so many of us feel disenfranchised and purposeless. How can we remedy this? Begin to rediscover your survival skills: Learn how to garden, how to build a fire, how to create a natural shelter, how to collect fresh water, how to bury Continue Reading
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way – Part 1
When I was a young child, I had many insights. I still do. One of my earliest insights arose from a deep, embodied discomfort with how the world is. Before I knew language to describe adult systems I knew that, "It doesn't have to be this way." One of my early childhood Visions / Knowings was this: We would experience complete global harmony if everyone contributed their gifts. And in exchange for everyone Continue Reading
A Heartfelt Thank You :-)
Thank you to all of you who are reading URLight - and an especially big thank you to all of you who are taking time to express your appreciation of it. Through this sharing of a few moments of your time you are a) inspiring others and b) communicating to me that my time spent sharing with you is valuable to you. Thank you so much for this. I am receiving an influx of Comments suddenly - which is great! Approximately 500 of them Continue Reading