This was such a profound insight Jenna. I found myself thinking immediately, I’m just stewarding my body, my house, this and that. It does take the pressure off and also gives a new sense of responsibility, not endurance which is sometimes what it feels like. What comes to mind is if you get a pet hamster and you hold it in your hands very carefully, you can radiate warmth and love and light. (Other pets are available! 😂 🐹
I think it is amazing to bring back the word stewardship. It invokes relationship and communal caring, as opposed to ownership. I think that using this word more often would shift our thinking from me to us, from what I have to what I care for. What an important way of shifting our thinking! Thank you, Jenna, for putting this word out there - and for your continued stewardship of this space and care for your community. ❤️
Thank you so much, Liz! I love the idea that stewardship would help shift our thinking from me to us. That’s so in line with where I think we’re all headed!
So agree with this Jenna! The current mentality of our culture is to use the world like a throw away cup. Taking for granted the most precious gift we have been given. Instead what if we recognized this blessing, being intentional with our actions. Making our consumption about reciprocity. Giving and receiving. YES to "we’ve been temporarily entrusted with its wellbeing" Being stewards of life, each other, this planet, all the resources...
And loved your video. Fun to also know the background to it too. "Gods indifference" perfect!
Thank you so much, Julie! ❤️❤️❤️ The image of us treating the world like a throw away cup really resonates with me…and shifting that to reciprocity. Reciprocity really is the answer to so much.
This is a gorgeous, wonderful concept to bring into my life. Immediately what popped up for me is how wonderful it would be if I lived in a world where everyone around me lived into this idea of stewardship. It makes me feel light and good. Goals I guess!!
I think stewardship is a step in the right direction but it still places us (humans) in a hierarchical position towards all of nature. I believe we have to rethink our position and unwrap our hold in order to liberate ourselves and all the other living creatures on this planet (universe/solar system). Acting and thinking in a regenerative manner means taking a functional and holistic approach to our entanglements with all living species.
This is such a great point, Heather, thank you! ❤️ It's essential that we're not coming from a place of thinking everything else NEEDS us and that they're dependent on us for their welfare. That feels icky to me. I'm going to spend a lot of time contemplating this. Is stewardship still a reflection of supremacy? How can we get really clear on what has been entrusted to us to care for? I remember years ago, in an attempt to cope with burnout, I began a practice of asking myself: "In this situation, what is really mine to do?" So much for me to ponder here. Thank you so much for bringing this to the conversation! 🤗
I'm so glad you're open to this possibility. Stewardship is certainly something I've been taught as 'good' but I've also begun to question the motives behind much of what I was raised to belive. I have a bumper sticker (only this 1!) on my car that reads, 'Critical Thinking, The Other National Deficiet.' I think reminds me to question everything, especially myself. 🤔
I love the concept of stewardship. That’s the second time that word has been used around me this week so I’m paying close attention now. Thank you for your insight on this and on our potential for relational connections. ✨
The word stewardship has been running through my mind this week as well. I'm dreaming of the time my partner and I can move to a place where we steward a portion of land, on which to grow food and care for animals.i don't want to own the land but instead be in relationship with it.
It's also something I think about a lot regarding creativity (inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" and a class I'm taking for work on copyright) and how I don't own the ideas that come to me either. I am the conduit through which they choose to come to form.
It's beautiful to see I'm not alone in these musings at this moment. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, Allyson! 🤗 I've been feeling such a call to steward a portion of land or part of the river too. And, exactly, not to own it but to be able to deeply relate with it. To really come to know it and let it know me. I love that you and I are on such a similar path! ❤️
This is such a wonderful piece, Jenna. I love every morsel of it. What or Who is it that is a Steward? In some sense I think our human self cannot even be one, but if we are surrendered to Oversou/Source, we can allow ourselves to be stewarded and in a sense ultimately merge Steward and Stewarded in a sovereign-divine-dance with all that experiences interrelationship yet is also the stillness that is One
Wow, this is so beautiful, Alicia..."ultimately merge Steward and Stewarded in a sovereign-divine-dance with all that experiences interrelationship yet is also the stillness that is One." Merging steward and stewarded. This is really opening me up to something deep. Thank you, friend! 🤗❤️
This was such a profound insight Jenna. I found myself thinking immediately, I’m just stewarding my body, my house, this and that. It does take the pressure off and also gives a new sense of responsibility, not endurance which is sometimes what it feels like. What comes to mind is if you get a pet hamster and you hold it in your hands very carefully, you can radiate warmth and love and light. (Other pets are available! 😂 🐹
I think it is amazing to bring back the word stewardship. It invokes relationship and communal caring, as opposed to ownership. I think that using this word more often would shift our thinking from me to us, from what I have to what I care for. What an important way of shifting our thinking! Thank you, Jenna, for putting this word out there - and for your continued stewardship of this space and care for your community. ❤️
Thank you so much, Liz! I love the idea that stewardship would help shift our thinking from me to us. That’s so in line with where I think we’re all headed!
So agree with this Jenna! The current mentality of our culture is to use the world like a throw away cup. Taking for granted the most precious gift we have been given. Instead what if we recognized this blessing, being intentional with our actions. Making our consumption about reciprocity. Giving and receiving. YES to "we’ve been temporarily entrusted with its wellbeing" Being stewards of life, each other, this planet, all the resources...
And loved your video. Fun to also know the background to it too. "Gods indifference" perfect!
Thank you so much, Julie! ❤️❤️❤️ The image of us treating the world like a throw away cup really resonates with me…and shifting that to reciprocity. Reciprocity really is the answer to so much.
Love this and love the video Jenna!❤️🙏🕊️
This is a gorgeous, wonderful concept to bring into my life. Immediately what popped up for me is how wonderful it would be if I lived in a world where everyone around me lived into this idea of stewardship. It makes me feel light and good. Goals I guess!!
Great video Jenna, thank you for sharing.
I think stewardship is a step in the right direction but it still places us (humans) in a hierarchical position towards all of nature. I believe we have to rethink our position and unwrap our hold in order to liberate ourselves and all the other living creatures on this planet (universe/solar system). Acting and thinking in a regenerative manner means taking a functional and holistic approach to our entanglements with all living species.
This is such a great point, Heather, thank you! ❤️ It's essential that we're not coming from a place of thinking everything else NEEDS us and that they're dependent on us for their welfare. That feels icky to me. I'm going to spend a lot of time contemplating this. Is stewardship still a reflection of supremacy? How can we get really clear on what has been entrusted to us to care for? I remember years ago, in an attempt to cope with burnout, I began a practice of asking myself: "In this situation, what is really mine to do?" So much for me to ponder here. Thank you so much for bringing this to the conversation! 🤗
I'm so glad you're open to this possibility. Stewardship is certainly something I've been taught as 'good' but I've also begun to question the motives behind much of what I was raised to belive. I have a bumper sticker (only this 1!) on my car that reads, 'Critical Thinking, The Other National Deficiet.' I think reminds me to question everything, especially myself. 🤔
I love the concept of stewardship. That’s the second time that word has been used around me this week so I’m paying close attention now. Thank you for your insight on this and on our potential for relational connections. ✨
Thank you, Trudi! 💕 It always gets my attention when things come up more than once too.
The word stewardship has been running through my mind this week as well. I'm dreaming of the time my partner and I can move to a place where we steward a portion of land, on which to grow food and care for animals.i don't want to own the land but instead be in relationship with it.
It's also something I think about a lot regarding creativity (inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" and a class I'm taking for work on copyright) and how I don't own the ideas that come to me either. I am the conduit through which they choose to come to form.
It's beautiful to see I'm not alone in these musings at this moment. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, Allyson! 🤗 I've been feeling such a call to steward a portion of land or part of the river too. And, exactly, not to own it but to be able to deeply relate with it. To really come to know it and let it know me. I love that you and I are on such a similar path! ❤️
This is such a wonderful piece, Jenna. I love every morsel of it. What or Who is it that is a Steward? In some sense I think our human self cannot even be one, but if we are surrendered to Oversou/Source, we can allow ourselves to be stewarded and in a sense ultimately merge Steward and Stewarded in a sovereign-divine-dance with all that experiences interrelationship yet is also the stillness that is One
Wow, this is so beautiful, Alicia..."ultimately merge Steward and Stewarded in a sovereign-divine-dance with all that experiences interrelationship yet is also the stillness that is One." Merging steward and stewarded. This is really opening me up to something deep. Thank you, friend! 🤗❤️
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