How to cultivate defiance: silence, resistance, and action
The Long View is back! How to cultivate your defiance: embracing silence 🪷, encouraging resistance, and taking one simple step towards action 🪧
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We are made for these times: A letter to a young activist during troubled times ⛵
This week, the Long View shares some straight-to-the-heart inspiration from her trip to the US, a brief excerpt from “A letter to a young activist during troubled times” by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés ⛵
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On crossing borders, safety and a mother’s love
This week, The Long View takes some advice on crossing borders, and revisits family histories and “old” wisdom for lessons it might now be timely to heed ⛅
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The difference you make, every day
Today, the Long View is thinking about the passing of politician and legend, Christina McKelvie MSP, as well as the personal loss of a beloved family member, earlier this year. Christina was an extraordinary woman, and she lived a daring, brilliant and authentic life – somehow managing to navigate politics and stand up for values…
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How to embody the miracle of ordinary resistance ✨
This week, the Long View celebrates the miracle of ordinary resistance ✨ and explains why having the courage to embody your own truths can help build a kinder and more compassionate world 🪷
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How to fight the new fascism: choosing optimism over despair 🌱
This week, the Long View looks to history for lessons on how to fight fascism (tldr: connect 🤝 – dream 💭 – make cool art 🎨 – litigate ⚖️ – resist ✊🏽) and reminds us that we can choose optimism over despair
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How to survive stormy weather 🌪️
This week, the Long View issues some advice for surviving stormy weather 🌪️ (spoiler: 🗞️ support brave journalists,⛺ build safe spaces and 🌈 remember to laugh *at yourself*)
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The courage to be authentically you 🎁
This week, drifting towards the holidays, we navigate other people’s expectations 🚢 and reflect on the importance of also making space for authentic you 🎁
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Why we should all read banned books 📚
This week, The Long View makes the case for teaching dangerous ideas💡and for reading, and sharing, banned books 📚
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Finding Calm in Chaos 🌪️🪷
This week, the Long View is thinking about how we find calm in chaos at the end of a busy, busy year 🌪️🪷
