A beautiful post Steve, thank you. I'll have to spend more time with it. I agreed with the celebrants intentions but sometimes prefer to see grief as love's sister rather than polarity. I really like how you bring together the threads, the confluence of contents and the beautifully slow pace. We are all thoroughly immersed in timeless grief - shrieking constantly, and how to find the love to sit with her quietly - to listen. And as we listen
Hi Peter, thanks for your response. I love that idea of grief as love’s sister, and I’ll hold it with me. I think maybe that both can be true, love’s sister can also be a shadow!!! Sitting in the shadows is also a calm and lovely thing sometimes…
I really enjoyed this Steve. It's taken me a while to get on the unpsychology wavelength (I was greatly helped by being able to hold a hard copy in my hands...) but I'm beginning to understand your perspective(s) and this piece brought it all together for me. I love the leisurelyness of how you're approaching finding your next theme....making space for emergence instead of all the earnest push push push...
Thanks Tamsin for your thoughtful reply. I think there’s so much pressure on us ‘ordinary people’ to have urgency, when, in fact the urgent things we do seldom affect anything much. That’s not to say that I feel helpless or lack agency, but there is something about how and how long and with whom that needs some time and love devoted to the question…
This is a very belated comment, but just wanted to say thank you for your beautiful writing Steve. I’m one of your fellow editors (as you well know) and I think you’ve beautifully captured what our process is doing. It’s helpful and thought provoking to read what you’ve written about it. Including what you’ve been going through saying goodbye to your beloved Dad.
I love that things can take their time and that we can explore the form that Unpsychology takes in our lives just as contributors and readers/listeners/watchers can do. I look forward to what will unfold from here.
A beautiful post Steve, thank you. I'll have to spend more time with it. I agreed with the celebrants intentions but sometimes prefer to see grief as love's sister rather than polarity. I really like how you bring together the threads, the confluence of contents and the beautifully slow pace. We are all thoroughly immersed in timeless grief - shrieking constantly, and how to find the love to sit with her quietly - to listen. And as we listen
Hi Peter, thanks for your response. I love that idea of grief as love’s sister, and I’ll hold it with me. I think maybe that both can be true, love’s sister can also be a shadow!!! Sitting in the shadows is also a calm and lovely thing sometimes…
I really like your phrasing 'sitting in the shadows', Steve - now it makes much more sense and yes to both and
with grief into an old earth slow cooking pot you throw imagination, relationship and collaboration. wow
Thanks for the wow, Peter, it’s always nice to get one! And thanks for the cooking pot too… that’s always a lovely metaphor to mull over…
I really enjoyed this Steve. It's taken me a while to get on the unpsychology wavelength (I was greatly helped by being able to hold a hard copy in my hands...) but I'm beginning to understand your perspective(s) and this piece brought it all together for me. I love the leisurelyness of how you're approaching finding your next theme....making space for emergence instead of all the earnest push push push...
Thanks Tamsin for your thoughtful reply. I think there’s so much pressure on us ‘ordinary people’ to have urgency, when, in fact the urgent things we do seldom affect anything much. That’s not to say that I feel helpless or lack agency, but there is something about how and how long and with whom that needs some time and love devoted to the question…
This is a very belated comment, but just wanted to say thank you for your beautiful writing Steve. I’m one of your fellow editors (as you well know) and I think you’ve beautifully captured what our process is doing. It’s helpful and thought provoking to read what you’ve written about it. Including what you’ve been going through saying goodbye to your beloved Dad.
I love that things can take their time and that we can explore the form that Unpsychology takes in our lives just as contributors and readers/listeners/watchers can do. I look forward to what will unfold from here.
Thanks Lesley, I can’t wait to get going with whatever process this thing is going to turn into next… See you soon! xx