Shards of Uncertainty

Tidbits of recent news are lingering in my thoughts this evening: Oil prices are low; civil wars in several countries are causing immeasurable suffering; weather patterns are increasingly erratic; suicide rates are on the rise...

So much hurt in our world; so much anxiety. How are we to move forward when we are surrounded by this cacophony of sad news?

Perhaps the answer is to found in comments from a participant at a workshop that I recently facilitated. In considering her own wellbeing and her need to increase her vitality, she said, "I need to build a stronger village around me."

This strikes home for me. When we feel isolated we despair. In the village, however, all have a place, all are supported - mutually holding and being held. if there is an antidote for despair it may be found within interwoven threads of the village's mosaic. 

In an era of increasing individualism and growing isolationism, sowing the seeds of village is perhaps our most important endeavor. That leaves us then with one simple question - how do we grow village?

The soulfulness of village.

Something to ponder...

Living amongst the shards,
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