We Have to Get Better At Getting It Wrong
The pandemic not enough folx are talking about
Why is ‘getting it wrong’ so hard?
Because we are raised to fear getting things wrong.
In our colonial reality, we are taught to equate ‘wrong’ with being a bad person. We learn to avoid the label, rather than to act for the good of ourselves and others. We are taught that ‘owning up’ leads to punishment and shame, rather than repair and learning. We are …