8 links and a poem: When I co-curated an exhibition on camouflage at the museum, I had hoped we could have cuttlefish be a part of it and we succeeded in having a handful from birth to the end of their life (they live only about a year, strangely. Luckily we had a science technician who was fantastic at keeping them healthy and happy). I’ll never forget how beautiful those creatures were to watch—when it was stressful (read: every day), I would go to watch them and take a deep breath. I could never quite get over their fluid ability to shift colors—what looks like shadows are their own bodies creating shadows across their skin in bands. So I loved reading
Cloud appreciation society!!! Omg, yeeeeees. And I am absolutely in love with cuttlefish (and just the WORD cephalopod, could not be better) too. Those early illustrations! 🐙 💯
Thanks for this Freya, especially the link on the cult of confidence. We are socialized to equate leadership with authority and therefore confidence. I struggled with what you perfectly call cosplay throughout my school and corporate life, eventually walking away from anything that felt like leadership. Later in life, when called upon to lead, I felt deeply uncomfortable. I took myself off to an authentic leadership intensive, where I learned to decouple leadership and authority, and settle into a "soft" leadership role. In my current role I interface a lot with the public sector where I work primarily with women. Toxic masculinity affects all of us. One of these days, I'll put all this in an essay. In the meantime, thanks for giving me space in your comments!
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Have you read, The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by
Sy Montgomery? It's a remarkable book, IMHO a must read for cephalopod fans.
That's a very sweet poem. Other than plastic, nothing is more enduring than a mother's love.
My take on confidence: We're all crapping our pants!
Cloud appreciation society!!! Omg, yeeeeees. And I am absolutely in love with cuttlefish (and just the WORD cephalopod, could not be better) too. Those early illustrations! 🐙 💯
the May cloud of the day is sick -- https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/may-2023/
Thanks for this Freya, especially the link on the cult of confidence. We are socialized to equate leadership with authority and therefore confidence. I struggled with what you perfectly call cosplay throughout my school and corporate life, eventually walking away from anything that felt like leadership. Later in life, when called upon to lead, I felt deeply uncomfortable. I took myself off to an authentic leadership intensive, where I learned to decouple leadership and authority, and settle into a "soft" leadership role. In my current role I interface a lot with the public sector where I work primarily with women. Toxic masculinity affects all of us. One of these days, I'll put all this in an essay. In the meantime, thanks for giving me space in your comments!