Post by wtpmegan on Nov 8, 2018 19:38:32 GMT -5
I won't lie, whenever someone tells me I have to watch this movie or I have to travel to this place, I almost always don't. My don't-tell-me-what-to-do attitude struggle is real. (Keep this in mind in case you ever need to get me to do something lol)
I did however break with my own trend, and at the insistence of many friends and colleagues, and I bought and have been reading Emergent Strategy, by adrienne maree brown. adrienne is an amazing mind in the movement, and I follow her blog and find it interesting, warm and insightful. This book, especially the introduction, has been very thought provoking for me. I read through the intro pretty quickly and I've been picking up and putting down the rest of the book for about four months now.
There is one quote from Emergent Strategy that I think is particularly relevant for our work with We The People, and even beyond that in our deeper visions for the northern region.
I feel deep down inside of me that we have to use our imaginations to envision something else for our communities. Something that is so vastly different from the structures and systems and vibe we are in now. I've been asking myself, "What do I imagine my world looks like?"
I posted to on Facebook earlier today, "In my mind, I can see an Upper Peninsula where unions build and maintain new systems of renewable energy which are cooperatively owned by the public. I can see Indigenous people leading us there."
I think that if we lead our work with our vision first, we can inspire others to begin using our imagination. (Not limited to our energy conversations, but all conversations.) It's a very "if you can see it, you can be it" mentality -- even if it means only seeing it in your mind's eye at first.
I did however break with my own trend, and at the insistence of many friends and colleagues, and I bought and have been reading Emergent Strategy, by adrienne maree brown. adrienne is an amazing mind in the movement, and I follow her blog and find it interesting, warm and insightful. This book, especially the introduction, has been very thought provoking for me. I read through the intro pretty quickly and I've been picking up and putting down the rest of the book for about four months now.
There is one quote from Emergent Strategy that I think is particularly relevant for our work with We The People, and even beyond that in our deeper visions for the northern region.
I often feel like I am trapped inside someone else's imagination, and I must engage my own imagination in order to break free.
I posted to on Facebook earlier today, "In my mind, I can see an Upper Peninsula where unions build and maintain new systems of renewable energy which are cooperatively owned by the public. I can see Indigenous people leading us there."
I think that if we lead our work with our vision first, we can inspire others to begin using our imagination. (Not limited to our energy conversations, but all conversations.) It's a very "if you can see it, you can be it" mentality -- even if it means only seeing it in your mind's eye at first.
