"Cut Piece" & Trust

What I'm still learning from Yoko Ono

I want to share with you what we did in MAKE time yesterday, Wednesday, and the thinking behind it. My friend Cathy sent me this article, published at Waging Nonviolence, a few weeks ago. In it Daniel Hunter, writer and activist, says, “For us to be of any use in a Trump world, we have to pay grave attention to our inner states, so we don’t perpetuate the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion or constant disorientation.” He later suggests that “You know who to trust by who they tell you to distrust,” and that “It includes trusting your own eyes and gut, as well as building protection from the ways the crazy-making can become internalized.” This all resonated. In my last monthly post, I wrote, “We work hard sometimes, as we should, to change minds, to change politics, to change material realities. Our work might also be well directed towards our natures. In this way, we can gather strength and skill and wisdom, and better show up for our communities, and those who may need us.” I want to lift up the possibility that working—as artists, activists, healers, teachers, scholars, humans—to develop and deepen trust, both inward and outward, is a powerful part of our resistance and our joy.

Prompts on trust from the last MAKE time session

I share below what we did yesterday in our morning MAKE time session. You are welcome to try it out for yourself. (Please also remember that paid subscribers are invited to join one MAKE time this year, so if you’d like to come through for December, just register here and type “paid subscriber” and I’ll add you to the list!)