Mother F’ing Ripples
In my early 20’s I spent a lot of time in Northern California, in particular a lil’ town called Arcata.
One barefoot afternoon, I was introduced to a group of tree sitters tabling outside the Arcata co-op. This was my first time interacting with inspiring folx who were taking direct action.
Growing up in 90’s I witnessed direct action in the downtown streets of Portland, Oregon. I remembering seeing protestors suspending outside office buildings & creating road blocks. I kinda got it, but not really.
That afternoon talking with those tree sitters will forever impact me. That is when I “got it.” I understood what it could feel like to have something mean so much to me that I’d do anything to protect it.
My choices never led me up a tree, but they have steered me down paths where I could integrate justice into my life, work, & personal practices. Now my path of justice is directly showing up in my business, co-creating with visionaries & disruptors who know we can (& must) do better.
We might not all be inspired (or able) to be on the front lines, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take direct action in our daily lives. I know there are causes you care deeply about. My question for you: How can you more intentionally integrate your desire for justice into your daily choices & actions?
Take a moment–this moment right now–to audit your work. Where can you make choices today that will ripple out change into the world?
Do you set pricing for your business? Learn about sliding scale from Hadassah Damien & anti-capitalist pricing from Bear Herbert. Questioning how anti-cap beliefs can even work?! Listen to this great overview from successful business owner, Sarah Faith Gottesdiener.
Do you facilitate groups? Learn how to practice trans inclusion from Tristan Katz.
Do you have a website, newsletter, or social media account? Discover if you are upholding the Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand, an archetype coined by Kelly Diels.
Do you work, live, & practice on land that is not your ancestors? Find out who’s land you occupy AND learn about the current issues of those people & the ways in which you can support.
Cultivating & co-creating a more just world is a long game that requires you/us/me to recognize the power we already hold. What YOU DO matters. You make a difference.
Now use your power & make some mother f’ing ripples.
