This year I am acutely aware that what I was called to do was heal my relationships with the people I am judging to have wounded the land. This became an uncomfortable practice as I sat in my circle surrounded by the woods of my homestead and one by one brought to mind an \u201cenemy\u201d of the land\u2014people I had come into contact with in my advocacy work. As the names grew in number, I decided to write them in my journal. Honestly this may have been to distract myself from guilt for judging people so harshly.<\/p>\n
My work focus this past year has been to derail the fossil fuel industry and replace economic development with a green economy. Soon the parade of \u201cenemies\u201d was replaced by the names of activists, friends, land stewards\u2014all those embracing earth and justice issues as paramount.<\/p>\n
My RadJoy Bird brings together all these people\u2014with each name is a healing story, some sweet, some gritty. This circle of trees listening to my stories. My human judgments are easing as I listen to the leaves rustle\u2014there is no judgment there. My heart softens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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