What's Missing in Social Justice?

Uncategorized Jan 30, 2024

 Let me ask you this:

Are you content with your social justice?

 

 

I'm asking because I know what it's like to have secret misgivings and feel like a traitor.

Do you know my story?

I founded a non-profit and built a highly successful racial justice business and ran both of them since 2015.

But something was missing in my social justice.

I was working around the clock, but my work stayed at the tip of the iceberg.

I was too busy to confront the big questions I was having about racial justice and the “cancel culture” pervading progressive movements.

I was afraid of being cancelled and taken out of context.

I was starting to think "unthinkable" thoughts about how some justice organizations have a vested interest in a polarized and traumatized constituency so that they could keep their funding and relevance.

I witnessed or heard about progressive organizations being torn apart when "anti-racism" was used as a cover for bullying and power grabs.

I started to dread meetings; become irritable and impatient; and lose my joy.

Something was really wrong!

But I kept plowing ahead because I did not know who I would be if I stopped.

Finally after an emergency root canal; big upheaval in my kids; and a blowout argument with progressive friends...

I heard the message to "stop everything" and that the trees in my backyard wanted to adopt me.

 
photo by Michael Jamanis

That was in 2021.

Since then I have apprenticed myself to the earth, especially trees, and found practices that elevate humanity and help me to be my authentic intergalactic self.

If this stirs you, come a little closer!

I don't rely on fear, shame, and guilt as drivers.

Now, I'm sleeping better than I have in my entire life.

I see my kids as my teachers and have released the self-judgement .

I am healing my deep seated money fears.

I am exploring "racial justice" as a strategy not a goal.

And as a Queen in her late 50s, I am rediscovering my childlike joy and possibility.

 

Sign up here for the Regenerate with the Earth discovery call. 

This is a free chance to slow down and

  1. Listen for what your most compassionate, courageous and authentic self wants for you!
  2. Find out about our upcoming Regenerate with the Earth Apprenticeship and Mother Tree community.

 

See you soon!

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