Ep 104 Tanya Massy - Can love create unison of head, hands & heart?

Spending time in wild places has taught this 5th generation farmer to quietly find ways to listen to others, those who often don't have a voice but have so much to teach the rest of us.  The challenge is in finding ways to give them their own way of being deeply heard.Engaging in relationships with local traditional owners  is the  beginning of her journey of uncovering history and rebuilding the path forward. To make this possible, Tanya leans on love, not the 'sugarised' popular culture version,  but the kind that  asks us to step into harder, more complicated challenges where climate is creating environments which are anti life. Tanyas 'tomorrow' is focussed on growing her heart big enough to lean into the challenges we all need to confront."Despite it feeling vulnerable - we need big love to stay committed to our people, place and the challenges faced by humanity.  Show NotesNavigating  succession planning  on the family farmWhy she farmsHer love of music took her to Tenant Creek and taught her how to listenWilderness School in the USASuccess = love for and from others, love for place, love for landReckoning with the truth of farming land that was colonised by her family and never cededLove for the visceral raw beauty of the country she calls homeDoing the work required to repair the damage done.Using ‘invisibility’ to navigate a male dominated farming sectorHer dads support to be what she wanted to be despite being femaleIdentifying with women who were not ‘visible’ but were still offering valuable contributionFinding maturity and strength in your own way and timeBeing part of a team on family farmsDeeply listeningExploring solo, observing the outside world until the connection with self is seamlessLetting the outside wash over questions you are wrestling with The formative experience of living with indigenous Australians on countryExperiencing what it feels like to be a white minority - a necessary unsettling experience to gain profound perspective and humilityDiversifying her farming to incorporate horticulture as well as livestockActively seeking time in community where collective efforts were her salve to city lifeUsing community dance to release unspoken tensionsHer love of music and dance since very early childhood - fluid, joyful, embodied wonder that gets us out of our heads - she now dances in the paddock with her sheep Breaking into song with her gran in her last week of lifeThe power of community to dissipate griefLeaning into grief with open emotion and active presence while we celebrate and harvest memoriesGrieving collectivelyBeing reassured by the sense of their being a collective effort Her freelance for WondergroundBeing apprenticed to country as a way of caring ReferencesDavid Org - Ecological LiteracyWonderground JournalPodcast partners ROCK!Hidden Sea - Wine that saves the seaNutrisoilWwoof AustraliaBuy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow mattersSupport the showCasual Support - Buy Me A CoffeeRegular Support - PatreonSupport the show