I hope this is valuable, timely and comforting…
A quick read on infinite resilience
Hello! I’ll make this quick as I wasn’t planning on sending an email today, but of course I’ve been caught up in the astounding events in the US and I’ve been thinking about the repercussions ever since. Resilience is going to be crucial for many people right now.
Despite all the noise, gloating and fear, I feel strangely calm and resolute compared to the last time Trump won (when I was a wreck) – and I think it’s partly because of some reading and listening I did recently about infinite thinking. I wrote a post on this a few weeks ago for my paid community but I’ve unlocked it below as I’d love to share it with you all. I hope all the great thinkers mentioned offer you some of the same comfort and fortitude that they’ve given me.
Whatever comes next, I hope to be generous with my thoughts and time, and also towards those who disagree – because we can’t afford to become locked in ever-decreasing circles of opinion or condescending righteousness. I realise that some people in the US may have just voted knowingly for carnage and oppression, but I’ve also read comments from everyday folk saying they voted for Trump because they want to see an end to the nightmare in Gaza or to provide more for their families, or because they can’t function in the status quo and desperately need something to change. This may or may not work out for them – but such motives are not villainous, and many also confess to being troubled by the choice they had to make. And so I refuse to get angry and full of hate and resentment when, beyond the headlines and hot-takes, there’s more complexity happening than I will ever fathom. I don’t think we can afford much time to brood either, when there are so many people, places and creatures in desperate need of urgent, practical support.
So, if resilience is essential right now, how great would it feel to have an infinite sense of resilience? Please give this post a read, and I’d love to hear your thoughts:
