I love this so much and it's something I have been thinking about a lot in recent years. Visiting Standing Rock in 2018 was a life changing experience and led me exactly to the believe you quoted here: “If we really want to connect to each other, this earth, and our spirits as authentically as possible, we should actively invest in learning from native cultures and divesting ourselves from Western individualism, white supremacy, and capitalism.”
It takes courage to go deeper and sharing this part of yourself, Mia. Thank you for this! I hope to foster that connection you speak of through collage keeping it in the spirit of whanaungatanga. We are due for another in-person collage session! I’ll be away in May but I’m in town in April and staying put in the summer.
Love this! Thanks for the shout-out! I'm definitely going to have to check out that Goth book! For me listening to The Cure is like commiserating with your best friend, who also happens to make incredible music. Maybe it doesn't stop the rain or right all the ways the world has wronged you. But sometimes all you really need is someone to sit in the darkness with you, until the sun comes out again.
Oh Mia!! This is such an amazing post and reflection. I really resonate with your desire for deeper, more meaningful connections. I am still trying to shake the remnants of the pandemic! I am excited to read that book and learn more about whanaungatanga!! Right after I finish Rupaul's Memoir... AND can we hang out?? Make this IRL..fold bandanas?!
I thoroughly enjoyed this Mia!! It makes me happy to see you explore what lights you up and reveal truths that motivate and inspire you. I always feel energized by your curations, especially your writing and collage work. I had never known of whanaungatanga but I'm glad I do now, there is so much to learn through belonging both in our communities and within ourselves. Thank you for this reflection!
I love this so much and it's something I have been thinking about a lot in recent years. Visiting Standing Rock in 2018 was a life changing experience and led me exactly to the believe you quoted here: “If we really want to connect to each other, this earth, and our spirits as authentically as possible, we should actively invest in learning from native cultures and divesting ourselves from Western individualism, white supremacy, and capitalism.”
Thank you for sharing this!
It takes courage to go deeper and sharing this part of yourself, Mia. Thank you for this! I hope to foster that connection you speak of through collage keeping it in the spirit of whanaungatanga. We are due for another in-person collage session! I’ll be away in May but I’m in town in April and staying put in the summer.
Love this! You are such a spectacular writer -- I feel the mycological beep boop connection from you through all your prose and wordplay. Thank you!
What a beautiful essay Mia. I'm loving this new offering of yours. Thank you for sharing yourself.
And I'm so honored to be included under "collage artists." 😭😭😭
LOVE everything about this, Mia!
Love this! Thanks for the shout-out! I'm definitely going to have to check out that Goth book! For me listening to The Cure is like commiserating with your best friend, who also happens to make incredible music. Maybe it doesn't stop the rain or right all the ways the world has wronged you. But sometimes all you really need is someone to sit in the darkness with you, until the sun comes out again.
Oh Mia!! This is such an amazing post and reflection. I really resonate with your desire for deeper, more meaningful connections. I am still trying to shake the remnants of the pandemic! I am excited to read that book and learn more about whanaungatanga!! Right after I finish Rupaul's Memoir... AND can we hang out?? Make this IRL..fold bandanas?!
I thoroughly enjoyed this Mia!! It makes me happy to see you explore what lights you up and reveal truths that motivate and inspire you. I always feel energized by your curations, especially your writing and collage work. I had never known of whanaungatanga but I'm glad I do now, there is so much to learn through belonging both in our communities and within ourselves. Thank you for this reflection!