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I love those stick figures. They would make a great cultural awareness training tool. Are they yours?

​The centering of the individual is a relatively recent and Western idea, isn’t it? Freedom and all that?

Embracing our interconnectedness and interdependence seems to be terrifying ​for so many, but also, of course, used by powerful people to further their own selfish interests.

Oh my, well, this is such a beautiful post. And yes, yes, yes. YES. The illustrations are such a sweet addition.  Reading this was the best way to start a morning.

And now, thanks to your post, my day will take a different course because I know I have to write a response. You’ve touched on one of my dearest life learnings and there’s no way I can resist writing about it. We are all in this together.

Thanks for writing.

@davidmarsden Yes, very much agree with you.

Beautiful post. I think the illustrations elevated the message and it hit different because of their inclusion.

This is excellent, Annie. Thank you for writing it.

@davidmarsden Thanks, David. The drawings are mine, yes. Feel free to use anywhere you’d like.

And YES thanks for pointing out my Western-centric perspective here. I’m cackling a bit because I’ve illustrated my own point – how trapped I am in my own individual perspective that I apply the learnings of my culture to “all of humanity.” Ha. I added a note at the bottom of the post to acknowledge this.

@Denny thank you, Denny. I look forward to reading what you write today. >>We are all in this together. YES.

@groomsy thank you! I really like doing little ipad sketches, it helps me clarify what I’m trying to say.

@jabel Thank you.

Hey Annie, my reply. I may have gotten off track a bit. 🤣

@Denny Really loved reading this. Othering v entanglement: that’s the choice. There are no real lines, only the imaginary ones we create. The context of colonialism is really important to acknowledge. I always learn to think more deeply from your perspective, thank you.