Future of Belonging

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Belonging and Collapse
“In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.” ― Octavia Butler
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Issue #46: Temporality and Belonging
"Time has never been experienced one way, but rather differently by different people, in relation to their power, status, and mental and physical health…
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Issue #26: Shifts Powering the Future of Belonging
I wish that I could say that I was feeling hopeful, but the world is simply too heavy these days.
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Issue #61: Belonging and Crisis of Futurity
"Disbelief in futurity loosens in a great measure the ties of morality, and may be for that reason pernicious to the peace of civil society." — David…
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Belonging and Mischief
"Art is a lie that tells the truth." — Pablo Picasso
Issue #65: Belonging and Inheritance
“And thus the... valley became a garden again, and the inheritance, which had been lost by cruelty, was regained by love.” — John Ruskin
What's On My Mind: August 2022
"Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance, and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown…
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Issue #53: Belonging and Suffering
"Suffering, if it is accepted together, borne together, is joy." — Mother Theresa
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Issue #48: Belonging and Trauma
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – C.G. Jung
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Issue #59: Belonging and the Dark Side
"We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell." — Oscar Wilde
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What do you want see from Future of Belonging?
Last Wednesday, I hosted the monthly reader meetup for March.
Issue #54: Belonging and Healing
"As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else." — Maya Angelou
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