Yes! Here is something I wrote a while back on similar themes.
"While things seem bad right now, and may even seem to getting worse by the day, there is an alternative perspective: that the signs are we are awakening to something better, and these times are just the death throes of the old, and the birthing pains of the new. There are definitely more and more of us waking up to what is going on, and becoming aware that there are better, healthier ways for us to be in the world. The online world, and groups just like this one, are allowing those of us who glimpse it to gather and amplify.
One doesn't have to look far in this world to see new enlightened leadership emerging, from the likes of Dr Stephen Porges, Dr Iain McGilchrist, Dr Gabor Mate, Prof. Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman and many, many others. More people are listening to them now... and so there is still reason to be hopeful."
ps this was posted in a facebook group, "The Vagus Study Group" which has been a source of much sustainance for me.
Thank you for sharing your writing here. I love your alternative perspective on these times, and agree that more people are waking up to what is happening and coming together to birth something new and better. Thanks also for naming the individuals and Facebook group that sustain you and give you reason to be hopeful.
Hi Wendi. Thanks for your insightful share. I'm someone who uses social media and tries her best to not be used by it, lol. I'm introverted, which means I'm mindful of how much stimulation my system can handle in my online and offline environments before crashing. Lol.
So I love the people I've come to know, such as yourself, over Medium. It's my favorite social media platform that is unlike any other. (No instant BS like on Instagram, haha). That's about it. I've been most consistent on Medium because I love writing and learning. It serves me and it serves others. It's an online win-win. :)
I agree, Neha. So many writers bad mouth Medium because they aren't earning as much money as they think they deserve based on the quality of their writing, how much time they spend writing new content, or whatever. Yes, I'd love to earn more for my Medium articles, but that's not the main reason I write there. For me, it's all about building meaningful connections with other writers and my readers, just as it is here on Substack.
I'm also an introvert, so I don't even have an Instagram account and will probably leave Twitter soon. I want more substantive conversations, not distractions that are a waste of time.
Yes! Here is something I wrote a while back on similar themes.
"While things seem bad right now, and may even seem to getting worse by the day, there is an alternative perspective: that the signs are we are awakening to something better, and these times are just the death throes of the old, and the birthing pains of the new. There are definitely more and more of us waking up to what is going on, and becoming aware that there are better, healthier ways for us to be in the world. The online world, and groups just like this one, are allowing those of us who glimpse it to gather and amplify.
One doesn't have to look far in this world to see new enlightened leadership emerging, from the likes of Dr Stephen Porges, Dr Iain McGilchrist, Dr Gabor Mate, Prof. Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman and many, many others. More people are listening to them now... and so there is still reason to be hopeful."
ps this was posted in a facebook group, "The Vagus Study Group" which has been a source of much sustainance for me.
Thank you for sharing your writing here. I love your alternative perspective on these times, and agree that more people are waking up to what is happening and coming together to birth something new and better. Thanks also for naming the individuals and Facebook group that sustain you and give you reason to be hopeful.
Hi Wendi. Thanks for your insightful share. I'm someone who uses social media and tries her best to not be used by it, lol. I'm introverted, which means I'm mindful of how much stimulation my system can handle in my online and offline environments before crashing. Lol.
So I love the people I've come to know, such as yourself, over Medium. It's my favorite social media platform that is unlike any other. (No instant BS like on Instagram, haha). That's about it. I've been most consistent on Medium because I love writing and learning. It serves me and it serves others. It's an online win-win. :)
I agree, Neha. So many writers bad mouth Medium because they aren't earning as much money as they think they deserve based on the quality of their writing, how much time they spend writing new content, or whatever. Yes, I'd love to earn more for my Medium articles, but that's not the main reason I write there. For me, it's all about building meaningful connections with other writers and my readers, just as it is here on Substack.
I'm also an introvert, so I don't even have an Instagram account and will probably leave Twitter soon. I want more substantive conversations, not distractions that are a waste of time.