What does the term ‘nurturing your true kinship spirit” mean to you?
Truthfully, when I joined with the essence of true kinship however many years ago, I didn’t give it much thought.
I just thought of it as being cool, a new-on-the-edge way to be with animals, an innovative way to market my business. (Can you tell I’m an Aquarius ♒ ???)
What little thought I did give to it was:
it was enough for me to grok that animals have their own agency
true kinship with animals meant the animals were the ones who needed to change! 😮😮😮 (Uffda, how wrong could I be? What a colonized concept of true kinship that is!)
practicing true kinship was just a laundry list of points that were to be learned in the colonized way: set goals, break the goals into manageable steps, focus on one skill at a time, work to overcome barriers to the goals, set more goals and shazam! true kinship was conquered! (Again, how wrong could I be??? 🤷♀️)
Still, I forged ahead. I truly thought I was supposed to be a true kinship teacher.
Over the years I sorted through the puzzle of teaching true kinship. How best was I to convey what true kinship is? In a previous newsletter Community? Audience? I mentioned as a former professional musician, I know how to perform. As a former teacher, I know how to teach.
AND YET
True kinship, being what it is, is intangible and unquantifiable. If I were to teach it, I would be defining true kinship by my standards and limiting its essence to my words and experiences.
For true kinship to come alive, it needs to be lived and experienced by each person in their own way, in their own time and with animals that are in their sphere of life who are willing to participate.
However, my purpose is to offer opportunities where you can experience true kinship for yourself.
So I’m offering you the opportunity to join Kindred, a place where you can nurture your true kinship spirit! 😌
Does true kinship sound like something you’ve been yearning for? If so, I invite you to check out Kindred, the true kinship with animals membership site. Here you will find community, connection and the opportunity to collaborate with other like-minded folx.
When it comes down to it, true kinship is about branching and reaching out, nurturing and tending. Quite the opposite of the colonized hyperindividualism that is ingrained into us, wouldn’t you say?
Why not invest into building and nurturing your relationship with true kinship as a stepping stone to co-creating relationship with animals?
…if you’re feeling frustrated people expect you to treat animals as animals and not as kin (how could they??)
…if you find yourself treading the well worn path of hyperindividualism AGAIN? STILL? (don’t worry, you’re not alone)
…if you want to take part in the evolution of shifting the relationship between humans and animals, be a beacon for your friends and family and have an impact on future generations (to infinity and beyond! 🚀)
I invite you to join Kindred
I hope to see you there!
I’m All About That Bling, ‘Bout That Bling, No Treble
ACK!
As I’m planning the bling additions for the shop, Megan Trainor’s video It’s All About The Bass keeps playing in my head.
An earworm! Help me get rid of it!
Let me know what bling you’d like to see in the shop. Cat bling? Dog bling? Horse bling? What about people bling??? Any other bling?
The sooner bling is added, the sooner the earworm fades away. Thanks for your help!
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About me…..
I am an animist, podcaster, intuitive practitioner and mentor identifying as she/they and respectfully acknowledge I am supported and sustained on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Séliš (Salish) and QÌispé (upper Kalispel or Pend d’Oreille) People who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.
As a practitioner of true kinship with animals, I pledge to recognize the descendants and practices of the original Peoples, Lands and Animals. I will not knowingly appropriate their wisdom, nor will I knowingly speak over their voices. When I have participated in colonialism practices, I will be accountable by publicly acknowledging the harmful practice, apologizing, and doing the needed reflection and self work to do better in the future.
For 30+ years I have facilitated clear conversations between animals and people. In my work I encourage people to recreate a bond with animals by disengaging from colonized approaches and relating in true kinship.
I am cheerfully owned and managed by a multitude of angel animals and several houseplants.
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