How to practice partnership
/How to practice partnership
The first step to practicing partnership is realizing that you are already in partnership—with everyone and everything.
Everything in the universe is interdependent.
You are in a partnership with yourself: your body, your mind, your spirit.
You are in a partnership with other humans, and with their bodies, minds, and spirits.
You are in partnership with communities, institutions, ecosystems.
You are in partnership with the planet.
We all are. What would it look like if we all acted like good, conscious partners to elevate and nourish each other and the planet, rather than individuals jockeying for rank and position perched on top of a randomly spinning sphere?
Sometimes, we forget that every possible thing in the entire multiverse is connected.
That WE are connected to everything.
That every act and thought has ripple effects in the immediate and over billions of years. (Or, that perhaps there is no time and it’s all just happening NOW.) That every possibility is right here, right now.
That every action has a reciprocal reaction.
What we do for ourselves, we do for others. What we do for others, we do for ourselves. I think the Golden Rule must have danced with the laws of thermodynamics.
We can’t know all the arcs of every story we’re connected to.
But we can make sure that the fundamental pattern of reciprocity is the basis of our relationships: with ourselves, our loved ones, our communities, our systems, our planet.
This isn’t just stuff for the meditation mat, this is our blueprint for taking action in alignment with all that is.
We are living in a sorely divided world; forgetting that we are all connected, and fearing that connection, are taking a massive toll.
What if connection felt amazing, not unsafe?
What if sharing what we love wasn’t used as a way to manipulate us, but as a way to see where we’re the same, AND where we’re different—and celebrating all of those perspectives?
What if re/membering connection helps us realize that we are IN THIS with every other thing, and that we better take care of ourselves and our world, because it’s all US?
If this sounds like a lot, start with yourself. Love yourself. Hold yourself accountable to what you love. Hold yourself accountable for your nincompoopery.
Hold humanity accountable to its humanness—to its great capacity to love, and to eff things up—and to the idea that maybe if we loved outrageously all the freakin’ time instead of rationing it, there’d be less nincompoopery to deal with.
And if you’re ready for next-level partnership?
Invite others to elevate their game along with you.
Steel sharpens steel.
Vibrant, joyful, creative humans love playing with other vibrant, joyful, creative humans.
It’s how we evolve past our own edges and see new possibilities.
How we potentiate ourselves and each other.
How we feel the fullness of our humanity.
How we create a new paradigm by embodying the power of being fully human WITH others, FOR others.
Daring to be fully human with others—and with the planet, not just on it—is how we evolve.
If you’re a visionary who wants to co-create a more beautiful world, not leave it behind—let’s elevate.