9 Rules for the Woke Birdwatcher

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9 Rules for the Woke Birdwatcher

In overlooking, denying, evading this complexity--which is nothing more than the disquieting complexity of ourselves--we are diminished and we perish; only within this web of ambiguity, paradox, this hunger, danger, darkness, can we find at once ourselves and the power that will free us from ourselves.

- James Baldwin -

9 Rules for the Woke Birdwatcher

"1.Lower your binoculars. See bird and person in the full context of their being, feathers or skin. We all share the same air, same water, same earth, and same fate in the end. Don't just list and be done." Author J. Drew Lanham shares eight other rules/invitations in this short and powerful piece. { read more }

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What do the 9 Rules evoke for you? What helps you embrace 'the disquieting complexity of ourselves'?


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