Some of us may already be contemplating specific deeds of #courage and conviction requiring sacrifice or risk. This may be the time for such acts: blow that whistle, take that #DirectAction, start that initiative, quit that soul-destroying job, reach out to that neighbour.

For others, it may require the painful acknowledgement of disturbing realities, accepting that so many of the dominant cultural narratives in which we swim are not neutral truths about the world, but are carefully designed to harm, pacify or recruit us into movements taking the world to darker places, exploiting hate, shame and fear to paint a false picture of life as a tragic #ZeroSumCompetition. This may be the time to question such manipulative claims. For many people, this is a season for redoubling our current efforts to build communities based on life-affirming narratives that are deeper, kinder and more honest than the ruthless logic of the market. And for yet others again, our task may simply be opening ourselves to discovering that such possibilities exist, that #AnotherWorldIsPossible.
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