Re-orienting, Re-focusing
Since this blog languishes for long periods between entries, I've decided to re-think the way that I want Debra Leigh Says to operate. As my bio indicates, I work in a lot of different areas - academia, the arts, activism, world religions and spirituality. But so far, this blog hasn't really served as a centralized location for those areas of activity, instead being more focused on the political realities, the current events of our times.
So, I have decided that I'll be sharing a lot more in this space, with a kind of restructuring of the formations, mirroring the passions and concerns and activities of my life. There will be blogs about arts and creativity, which will link and relate to our arts blogs, Hidden River Arts and Cabaret Divas. There will be blogs about exploration, learning and wisdom. These will link to our Guerilla U blog and our soon-to-be-launched Isidore Internatioal website, as well as to the 'Junct Rebellion site where you'll find lots of information about the activism and activities in the area of education and learning. I'll be sharing posts about spirituality and personal sojourning, with links to our Writing from the Chakras program. There will some exploration about lifestyle -- this will include discussions of healthy eating, exercise, off-the-grid/holistic practices, and things like entertainment - movies, restaurants, travel. These topics will link to our blog, Good Times Manifesto. Then, finally, there will be discussions about the times in which we live, the challenges we face in this era -- this may or may not link to other blogs, and might just remain one of the distinguishing characteristics of Debra Leigh Says.
One of the things that fueled this re-structuring is a disconnecting. I've deleted my Facebook app from my tablet, and have thereby cut down my use of that social media site by about 85%. I still have a FB account, and still maintain pages for Hidden River, 'Junct, Good Times, etc. But disconnecting was the first step in returning focus to more long-form writing, more quality sharing of information and news. From now on, the majority of what I share on FB, Twitter, Instagram, etc, will link back to the more developed thought, in a format that is more conducive to developed thought.
Something like the "Slow Food" movement, or the "Slow Travel" movement, I am instituting a sort of "Slow Communication" movement of my own. That means that, while I may actually become a bit faster in the number of posts I am sharing, the content offered will be coming from a more thoughtful, slowly-digested place. The slap-dash pace of a site like Facebook, the 140 character limit on your thought by Twitter, the over-dependency on pretty pictures in Instagram, the focus on commercial materialism by LinkedIn…..all of them serve to limit and to indoctrinate in certain ways that I am finding increasingly offensive and frightening.
So, for now, check out the other sites, and consider following or "liking" or whatever, since my goal hereafter is to enliven them all, and share aspects of each through this Debra Leigh Says site, which will serve as a kind of hub or clearing house for all.
So, I have decided that I'll be sharing a lot more in this space, with a kind of restructuring of the formations, mirroring the passions and concerns and activities of my life. There will be blogs about arts and creativity, which will link and relate to our arts blogs, Hidden River Arts and Cabaret Divas. There will be blogs about exploration, learning and wisdom. These will link to our Guerilla U blog and our soon-to-be-launched Isidore Internatioal website, as well as to the 'Junct Rebellion site where you'll find lots of information about the activism and activities in the area of education and learning. I'll be sharing posts about spirituality and personal sojourning, with links to our Writing from the Chakras program. There will some exploration about lifestyle -- this will include discussions of healthy eating, exercise, off-the-grid/holistic practices, and things like entertainment - movies, restaurants, travel. These topics will link to our blog, Good Times Manifesto. Then, finally, there will be discussions about the times in which we live, the challenges we face in this era -- this may or may not link to other blogs, and might just remain one of the distinguishing characteristics of Debra Leigh Says.
One of the things that fueled this re-structuring is a disconnecting. I've deleted my Facebook app from my tablet, and have thereby cut down my use of that social media site by about 85%. I still have a FB account, and still maintain pages for Hidden River, 'Junct, Good Times, etc. But disconnecting was the first step in returning focus to more long-form writing, more quality sharing of information and news. From now on, the majority of what I share on FB, Twitter, Instagram, etc, will link back to the more developed thought, in a format that is more conducive to developed thought.
Something like the "Slow Food" movement, or the "Slow Travel" movement, I am instituting a sort of "Slow Communication" movement of my own. That means that, while I may actually become a bit faster in the number of posts I am sharing, the content offered will be coming from a more thoughtful, slowly-digested place. The slap-dash pace of a site like Facebook, the 140 character limit on your thought by Twitter, the over-dependency on pretty pictures in Instagram, the focus on commercial materialism by LinkedIn…..all of them serve to limit and to indoctrinate in certain ways that I am finding increasingly offensive and frightening.
So, for now, check out the other sites, and consider following or "liking" or whatever, since my goal hereafter is to enliven them all, and share aspects of each through this Debra Leigh Says site, which will serve as a kind of hub or clearing house for all.
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