Pandemic times and shifting away from social media
/Hi everyone
Hope you’re all safe and well.
It’s been a bit between notes from me because this year it just hasn’t felt right to try and ‘carry on as usual’.
At first the world was in lock down, and then not, and now it seems the pandemic effects are rippling around the globe affecting everyone in different ways.
The losses so many have experienced takes my breath away.
The beauty of some of the things we have learned and and kindnesses shown to each other
And the goddam long haul uncertain nature remains.
While we might know at some level that life is always uncertain (we could get hit by a bus tomorrow as they say), it’s exhausting. And our already fragmented societies are more fragmented and isolated than ever.
For me, I feel like I have lived a decade and yet nothing has happened at all this year - it’s like suspended animation coupled with stress and exhaustion. In Melbourne, Australia, we have been in varying stages of lockdown for over 6 months now.
I am still working with clients, but it’s felt completely off to promote anything business wise. It feels to me like what we need is to feel there is love in world, there is a degree of safety for us and our loved ones, and like we belong, we are connected to others and that we matter.
What I am good at doing is bringing people together, at teaching people how to connect, how to support themselves through what I would call spiritual tools (which really just means things that give life meaning).
But a thing I’ve noticed is that the platforms I have been using for my business and just about everything in my life - Facebook, YouTube, Instagram - no longer feels like an ethical or safe space to be. I don’t want to bring people together on a platform that disregards human rights and allows itself to fuel political polarisation and violence.
I’ve built my coaching business using these tools, but now I am looking at how to do things differently. And it’s exciting!
So you’ll see me more here, and I am exploring new ways to connect online that I can use and still feel in integrity.
If you have ideas or feedback about this - I would love to hear it! Drop me an email.
Lots of love
Ruth