The story of our time II
Relating, Transforming
Relating, Transforming
By Josiane Smith
Blindspots baseline body bias blame
Toxic authority fast
uphill downhill sailing
Corruption chaos cost emergency
poverty side to side anxiety
Pushed rushed rough patches steps back
Busy uncertainty trauma
insomnia questioning
Psychological virtual physical safety nets let’s wait
Weight hate white shock wave next wave
rage night and day dystopian ruin
Town to town broken generation lived learned
Tradition government dominant
screens
Routine risk radical power mindset shift
Pressure depression
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
open trojan
Under radar liminal non expert neutral
“I don’t know”
Stillness
recollection language attention permission
Compassion moral strength mission healing free flowing
Connecting structural soothing tactile trusting inclusion civic
Soul
wisdom curiosity listening facilitation counselling
Relational repair no burden autonomy communication calls
To action crowdfunding cross-sector
underlying
Causes systems solutions not symptoms
Values coproduction economics
Paradigms positive story evidence integrate reality
Integrity influence creative empathy togetherness legacy
Linking translating relating transforming