Relating, Transforming

By Josiane Smith

Blindspots baseline body bias blame

Toxic authority fast change uphill downhill sailing

Corruption chaos cost emergency 

Lockdown poverty side to side anxiety 

Pushed rushed rough patches steps back

Busy uncertainty trauma exhaustion insomnia questioning

Psychological virtual physical safety nets let’s wait

Weight hate white shock wave next wave

Unheard rage night and day dystopian ruin 

Town to town broken generation lived learned 

Tradition government dominant crisis screens

Routine risk radical power mindset shift

Pressure depression patterns boundaries

Empty engaging accidental enabling action

Suspension sprout out of the dark 

One foot in and one foot urgent emergent

Hands on hands off stretched protect open trojan

Under radar liminal non expert neutral

“I don’t know” 

Stillness reflection recollection language attention permission

Compassion moral strength mission healing free flowing social 

Connecting structural soothing tactile trusting inclusion civic  

Soul solidarity wisdom curiosity listening facilitation counselling

Relational repair no burden autonomy communication calls 

To action crowdfunding cross-sector learning underlying

Causes systems solutions not symptoms

Values coproduction economics innovation 

Paradigms positive story evidence integrate reality

Integrity influence creative empathy togetherness legacy

Linking translating relating transforming