Activating Social Impact & Reconciliation Commitments | Independent Contractor | Settler Disrupting The Status Quo
Everything is connected, from the human beings to the plant beings all across this globe that we all find ourselves existing upon. Everything we do has an outcome. The outcome of everything we do impacts more than just our individual self. The reach of the impact we have as one human being is rather magnificent. Which is why it is absolutely imperative we have activated self awareness on the impact our actions and inactions are having. Last November attending Vanessa Lesperance, MA, GDBA's wellness retreat while sitting in circle we were gifted the most intimate introduction to this beautiful concept birthed by Jacylin Poirier that asks us: What will be the consequences of your actions in 7 generations? And friends, the deep, authentic conversation and offerings that were flowing from this prompt were phenomenal. We cannot continue to exist in this me me me way of being that is forced upon us by settler colonialism. This point is proven by our deplorable track record of responding to the calls to action as one example. We have a responsibility as humans to start acting like human beings putting humanity first to showcase we understand that we are connected to each other, the plant and animal beings and the earth. The consequences of our actions are being shown to us daily, we must stop underestimating the role we are playing in the harm and begin to understand how truly powerful and transformative we are when we show up as humans intentional to live COYA- consequences of your actions. In 7 generations, what will be the consequences of our actions? We need to truly acknowledge what we need to disrupt, adjust, shift, in self in order to ensure our answer is not one that continues to be harmful to others on this planet. There are entirely different ways to exist and be - encouraging all to get familiar with the transformative work Jacylin Poirier is leading with COYA to learn more about what this can look like in practice. Gratitude for the invitation, the offerings shared, the humanity experienced. https://lnkd.in/gtM4ZXsB #BecomingHuman #SocialJustice #ChangeMakers #IndigenousWisdom
COYA Founder | Empowering Multigenerational Impact | Advocate for Birth as Ceremony & Family Legacy
2moSuper grateful to see how this has landed, and re-emerged after our gathering, Jen! Thank you for sharing this with your community! More to learn at coya.ca