trauma,

in Greek “wound”,

“is not what happens to you;

it is what happens inside of you

as a result of what happens to you" 

Gabor Maté, 2022

Matters of collectivity through embodied practices
‘Actually, there were no imperatives in our proposition. That is to say, we were changing and being changed by being, by contemplating, and letting things happen. This was a programme without a programme. Perhaps this is the common point of some of the ideas that embrace the non-productivist use of time – to concentrate on being-together, on giving phenomena a chance to happen without pressure or imperatives’.

Helmut Batista, 2019

 just for five minutes imagine that

you could

think of a way


without a destination


not now

every now

(and then)

every here

(and there)

do not forget to draw

to throw

your anchor to the now and the here

 

make unsctructured time to breathe

to play

procrastinate

stay under the sun

touch the earth, do some gardening

stay under the rain for a minute

immerse yourself into the water

stand where the wind blows

hydrate, scream, sing, dance, paint, read, write, say I forgive you I love you thank you

nourish your memory and

your imagination

cross things off your list (dopamine)

show and allow to receive affection (oxytocin)

meditate (serotonin)

move (endorphins)

to maintain your desire for knowledge

to maintain pleasure

use your awe lenses when looking at

every little thing

 

inside of you beside of you 


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