Aug 9, 2023·edited Aug 9, 2023Liked by Twilight Greenaway
Thank you for this newsletter. The past few weeks have been terrifying and it is really hard to take it all in and continue going about my business. 100% yes on talking about climate change. About a week ago, a friend was saying that she was going to a wedding in Europe and saying how wrong it felt to be flying to a destination wedding, which itself felt wrong given the headlines. We talked about our own complicity and about what it would feel like to stop flying, and also when it feels important to fly (to connect with loved ones and to show up for people in general) But that it might be different for everyone. In the end we both felt supported and not judged but also, we talked about how critical it is to normalize these types of conversations so that others can grapple out loud with these questions instead of waking up feeling like they have carried, as you beautifully put, "a large awkwardly shaped object" around all night. And perhaps these conversations will lead to some sort of individual action as well as empowerment around holding our elected officials accountable.
Thanks for this clear action call--I had no idea only 5% of people are regularly discussing climate crisis. Your newsletter has actually increased my conversations about climate exponentially, because I've been talking to people about what I read here after issue.
Thank you. Excellent post. I will pass it along to my communities as I do the work and build a practice of talking about these issues. And thank you for the good news. (I followed the Yasuni Instagram earlier today.)
As an European living in the Mediterranean I found it interesting that you folks don’t talk about climate change. Over here it’s a topic that we all talk about and blame ourselves for this situation and note that the various governments are doing little to nothing about it. Basically it comes down to greed, doesn’t it?
Thank you for this newsletter. The past few weeks have been terrifying and it is really hard to take it all in and continue going about my business. 100% yes on talking about climate change. About a week ago, a friend was saying that she was going to a wedding in Europe and saying how wrong it felt to be flying to a destination wedding, which itself felt wrong given the headlines. We talked about our own complicity and about what it would feel like to stop flying, and also when it feels important to fly (to connect with loved ones and to show up for people in general) But that it might be different for everyone. In the end we both felt supported and not judged but also, we talked about how critical it is to normalize these types of conversations so that others can grapple out loud with these questions instead of waking up feeling like they have carried, as you beautifully put, "a large awkwardly shaped object" around all night. And perhaps these conversations will lead to some sort of individual action as well as empowerment around holding our elected officials accountable.
Thanks for this clear action call--I had no idea only 5% of people are regularly discussing climate crisis. Your newsletter has actually increased my conversations about climate exponentially, because I've been talking to people about what I read here after issue.
Thank you. Excellent post. I will pass it along to my communities as I do the work and build a practice of talking about these issues. And thank you for the good news. (I followed the Yasuni Instagram earlier today.)
As an European living in the Mediterranean I found it interesting that you folks don’t talk about climate change. Over here it’s a topic that we all talk about and blame ourselves for this situation and note that the various governments are doing little to nothing about it. Basically it comes down to greed, doesn’t it?