As a chronic “I want to change the world”-er (technical term), I have expended vast amounts of my mental, emotional, and spiritual energy trying to figure out what I can Do to make a meaningful impact.

What has become clear to me though is that we change the world through who we are Being.

Don’t get me wrong, action matters, but even more foundational, and critical, than that is:

Who we are & how we Show Up in the world.

If you are always working towards a cause & burning yourSelf out,

You are not making the full impact that you desire to.

In this scenario, you may be doing important work from a logistical standpoint,

but you are not embodying the energy that can truly change the Collective (and likely what you care so deeply about) at its Root.

Your nervous system is still aligned with the Paradigm that is perpetuating the issue you so desperately want to change.

Changing Paradigms requires embodying the energy of the change we wish to see.

The change we make in the world - the impact we have on Life itself - is an imprint of our nervous system.

In other words, it isn’t what we Do as much as who we are and how we Show Up.

When we choose Joy & Rest, we are choosing a different Paradigm.

Choosing Joy & Rest is an act of rebellion within the current broken Paradigm.

Prioritizing Joy & Rest is choosing Connection with Self.

Prioritizing Joy & Rest opens up Space for us to Connect with others and Nature.

Prioritizing Joy & Rest is choosing

stillness over movement

quiet over noise

regulation over dysregulation

Connection over Disconnection

Prioritizing Joy & Rest changes the world.

When the stakes are high - as they are now and will be increasingly in years and decades to come - it feels counterintuitive and even downright impossible or shameful to Rest or experience Joy.

It’s so easy to feel like you can’t Rest until the injustice goes away.

It’s so easy to burn yourSelf out from a place of passion.

It’s so easy to let the rage keep your system in a constant state of activation.

We must avoid this at all costs my friend.

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you cannot feel good just because others don’t.

Once we give in to that,

We lose our Power.

We lose our Potency.

We water ourSelves & our life force down.

We dampen our ability to create change.

Your Privilege & Safety create the ideal environment for you to Support those who are suffering.

Your ability to gift yourSelf Joy & Rest is precious.

Joy & Rest are the building blocks of collective liberation.

When we can embody Joy & Rest ourSelf,

we are doing the work of regulating the nervous system of the Collective.

We’re so used to creating Disruption by Doing

that we completely miss the effectiveness of creating change by Being.

Our nervous systems are collectively programmed to believe that Being isn’t enough.

We need Doing, but we also need Being.

It takes more capacity to embody Joy & Rest than it does Action & Rage.

Privilege & Safety are a gift.

Have the utmost gratitude for them.

Utilize them to Rest & experience Joy -

to create Connection with Self, others, & Nature.

This is what heals the Collective at the Root.

Rest.

Play.

Connect.

Experience Beauty & gather your energy.

Then let your passion out from that grounded, powerful place.

Get angry.

Speak up.

Stand up for what is right.

Do the work the world needs.

Then Rest & Recharge.

Create the safety for yourSelf that you wish was available for all.

Create Space.

Generate Energy.

Engage Powerfully.

Disengage Gracefully.

Create Space.

And the cycle begins again.

This is how you Show Up as the most Potent, Powerful version of yourSelf.

This is how you create change in the Collective at its Roots.

Who are you going to Be in 2024?

How are you going to Show Up?

What will your energetic signature be?

What nervous system imprint will you contribute to the Collective?

How will you experience Joy & Rest?

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