I have arrived at a place and time in my life where and when I realize that I have become disconnected from my own reality. I've escaped from all that is important, buying into the world's dominant destructive, industrial epistemology, become trapped in modernity where it is easier to have other people think for you.
I have lost my voice and my person and with it social comfort, a sense of global confidence; the reflection in the mirror is empty and unfamiliar. I have always had and always will have a story to tell, with an importance and intelligence that needs emancipation.
I'm here now to tell my stor(y)ies, the restoration of self though the collective lens of all my "ologies and ographies."
Most people introduce themselves in the past. And since individualism is but a theoretical myth, the past is ever important to creating the lens through which we view, interpret, or critically think about the present and future. This bring me to..metaphorical me. A wise man today said that words are metaphors. I imagine the beginning of my restor(y)ation goes something like this:
daughter. sister. granddaughter. newfoundlander. canadian. dancer. artist. musician. gardener. sandboxer. brownie. camper. martial artist. girl guide. player. friend. barbie girl. part of lorne green's new wilderness. wok with yan fan. mr. dress-up idolizer. imaginer. natural. princess of power. animal lover. basketball enthusiast. good sport. reader. bright. distracted. challenged. undecided. mislead. sarcastic. naive. intelligent. spiritualist. recreationist. environmentalist. educator. adventurist. mountain biker. canoeist. facilitator. steward. social. extroverted. friendly. pablo's best friend. studious. photographer. gifted. hippie. connected. naturalist. geographer. superhero geek. health nut. conservationist. ecologist. aunt. treehugger. geomorphologer. over-achiever. type a. birder. recycler. biogeographer. interpreter. hiker. snowshoer. singer. songwriter. stage performer. program developer. fun. care-free. neurotic. mountain climber. researcher. academic. master. critical thinker. postmodernist. ultimate frizzer. coach. breeder. wife. homeowner. organic gardener. free thinker. jaded. angry. disconnected. connected. trapped. free. contradiction. hypocrite. unhealthy. dog sledder. dog fancier. hopeful. loved. involved. volunteer. inspired. culturally aware. citizen. treasurer. secretary. writer. employee. presenter. fairy dogmother. lucky. privileged. fortunate. believer. disbeliever. me.
I also learned recently that original ideas are fairly non-existent so I should mention that I came by the restor(y)ing concept through a professor at the university of saskatoon.
