Spot on, Tiff... beautiful written (and narrated!)... That sense of individualism over community has been the predominant narrative since the '80s (Thatcher et al.) and has been re-heightened through austerity. Your words are a perfect rebuff at the perfect moment... I've been on the mailing list for Woodbroke (Quakers) since the pandemic and FINALLY attended online 'worship' (mostly silence) on Monday. I'm an atheist at best (but with some pagan secular-Buddhism sprinkling too) but non-theists such as myself are very welcome in Quakers and I felt at home amongst like-minded folk- the Quaker values of simplicity, truth, equality and peace are exactly where I exist (and each seems mentioned by you when I read your post - so maybe you're also a Quaker in outlook :)!)
Thanks so much!! I'm intrigued by your suggestion actually, I am a fellow non-theist usually but something about Quakers has always seemed quite rad to me. I will look into it! :)
Spot on, Tiff... beautiful written (and narrated!)... That sense of individualism over community has been the predominant narrative since the '80s (Thatcher et al.) and has been re-heightened through austerity. Your words are a perfect rebuff at the perfect moment... I've been on the mailing list for Woodbroke (Quakers) since the pandemic and FINALLY attended online 'worship' (mostly silence) on Monday. I'm an atheist at best (but with some pagan secular-Buddhism sprinkling too) but non-theists such as myself are very welcome in Quakers and I felt at home amongst like-minded folk- the Quaker values of simplicity, truth, equality and peace are exactly where I exist (and each seems mentioned by you when I read your post - so maybe you're also a Quaker in outlook :)!)
Thanks so much!! I'm intrigued by your suggestion actually, I am a fellow non-theist usually but something about Quakers has always seemed quite rad to me. I will look into it! :)
Here for it. Gribbit.