“This crisis feels like a collective nightmare, something the past decade of zombie movies and climate change books has been alluding to,” Squirrel Flower writes for NPRMusic. So she turns away from the now to look for a hopeful future. Read here👇
Ally Schmaling/Courtesy of the artistElla O'Connor Williams records and performs as Squirrel Flower.Our Daily Breather is a series where we ask writers and artists to recommend one thing that's helping them get through the days of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.: Imagining a better future
This crisis feels like a collective nightmare, something the past decade of zombie movies and climate change books has been alluding to. What makes it specifically challenging and anxiety-provoking for me is the unreliability of the future, but with ambiguity and the specter of apocalypse comes the need and the freedom to rebuild.
For me, self-care goes beyond consumption and relaxation. Over the past two months I have found moments of emotional peace and healing through imagining a future beyond the present. This task means supporting those who are more deeply affected by COVID-19 and its economic fallout than I am.
In what feels like a dystopic time, distributing resources and imagining futures completely different from the present or even the recent past is bringing me peace of mind and helping me to get through. So, take moments amidst the anxiety and uncertainty to imagine your utopia. What does it look like?
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