Manda Scott

And if we look around the world at events that are happening now,

We seem to me to be at that zenith of a trauma culture where the people who have power are holding onto it because they're afraid of the consequences of not having power.

And they're projecting outwards those things of which they are most afraid and then assaulting them or assaulting us, depending on how you look at it.

And if this cycle runs its full course, I don't see how humanity gets through.

So,

If every one of us, on the other hand, could heal all that trauma, then I think the potential for humanity is huge.

And I really want to say this again, nobody is suggesting this is easy.

I just think it's not optional to not do the work.

So know that we know that it's hard.

Know that each of us feels how hard it is when we're doing it.

And wouldn't it be good if we were the generation that didn't have to do all this work and we could simply pass the trauma on down the line to other people to do it later.

We are in that fellowship of the ring moment where Frodo says, I wish it need not have happened in my time.

And Gandalf says, so do I. And so do all who live to see such times.

But that is not for them to decide.

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

So that's us.

And if you've got this far, then I am hoping that you are pretty committed to doing this work.

So let's recap.

We all have resources.

We all have the capacity to create micro-returns that bring us back into balance.