May 12, 2023·edited May 12, 2023Liked by Campbell Edinborough
This is really powerful---I wish I could like it more than once! It reminds me of a book I read a few years ago, advocating for people to transition from sitting to standing/moving workspaces (Don't Just Sit There, by Katy Bowman). There is something stronger and more active about standing, versus the receptivity and stillness of sitting. Her point was that social change could come from more people 'standing on their own two feet'. It's the same reason marches and protests are so potent, as they evoke the feeling of moving forward together. There are few things as profound as dedicating your body and your movement to something you believe in.
One of the things I noticed as i tried to move through the world with limitations of long covid was how totally different familiar environments felt - threatening, huge, far, insurmountable - and all the different reasons for this. So it was lovely to have you guide me through revisiting some of this from the safety and rest of my daybed. On the broader stage this having to reassess how i move through space and time differently now is making me look and wonder more deeply at all the issues you raise so beautifully in your article especially because these were things i have been worriedly watching evolve for a long time now. I love reading your pieces, thank you.
Thanks so much for the feedback and kind words. I glad you found some resonances in the lesson. It feels like a tricky moment, and it's not always easy to find positive ways of responding to the challenges we're facing. Thanks for reading.
This is really powerful---I wish I could like it more than once! It reminds me of a book I read a few years ago, advocating for people to transition from sitting to standing/moving workspaces (Don't Just Sit There, by Katy Bowman). There is something stronger and more active about standing, versus the receptivity and stillness of sitting. Her point was that social change could come from more people 'standing on their own two feet'. It's the same reason marches and protests are so potent, as they evoke the feeling of moving forward together. There are few things as profound as dedicating your body and your movement to something you believe in.
Thanks very much for this. I am a fan of Katy Bowman's work. It's interesting to see you connecting her work to the post. Thanks for reading.
One of the things I noticed as i tried to move through the world with limitations of long covid was how totally different familiar environments felt - threatening, huge, far, insurmountable - and all the different reasons for this. So it was lovely to have you guide me through revisiting some of this from the safety and rest of my daybed. On the broader stage this having to reassess how i move through space and time differently now is making me look and wonder more deeply at all the issues you raise so beautifully in your article especially because these were things i have been worriedly watching evolve for a long time now. I love reading your pieces, thank you.
Thanks so much for the feedback and kind words. I glad you found some resonances in the lesson. It feels like a tricky moment, and it's not always easy to find positive ways of responding to the challenges we're facing. Thanks for reading.