Something's brewing...
The future's here and it ain't about tech.
Nika Solé posted a quote this week that read: “The people who tapped out for many years to build themselves and become who they came here to be, are now tapping back in.”
Yep.
Not only is this true for me, but for many in my orbit, including several of my coaching clients. I can only describe it as a readiness to reengage with the world after a period of cloistering, disillusionment, and introspection.
Is it a post-Covid gestation that finally reached its birth point — impossible to have measured or forecast? Possibly.
Could it be the rising awakening of women to decenter men and focus on making themselves comfortable and happy? Likely so.
Might people’s seeking meaning, community, and present-moment fulfillment be a very natural response to environmental and global uncertainty? Seems self-evident.
It just feels like a moment of cosmic congruence.
Here are 3 shifts I’m watching that bode well for humanity… and for creativity:
#1 Disillusionment with swipe culture : Bumble’s stock is down 95% since its 2021 peak. Instead people are prioritizing friendships, family, personal growth and hobbies. Relying on many things instead of fixating on finding “the one.”
#2 Wanderlust: With so much economic uncertainty, it’d be understandable if people were holing up at home. But nooooo. Global tourism is higher than pre-pandemic levels. I see this as related to #1. Instead of waiting for a mythic mate, folks are taking solo trips, organizing their lives around personal meaning instead of adhering to a predetermined sequence of milestones or socially approved timelines.
#3 Body wisdom
Nervous system awareness, regulation, fight/flight/freeze/fawn, Polyvagal theory. I’m guessing none of these terms are new to you. They’re now on Best-Seller shelves at the bookstore instead of hidden in niche corners. Not only are people tuning into their physical selves, they’re questioning the need for wearables to translate what their bodies are saying.
I like imagining how these shifts will unlock more authentic living, wild creativity and overall optimism (spoken like a true Enneagram 7). How about you?
Until next time, remember that creativity knows no bounds.