Setting our own boundaries.

Boundaries are vital to our identity. Without them, individually or collectively, there is no "me" or "us". On the other hand, if we close them off, we become isolated. We get no information from the world outside and end up in a world defined by the stories we tell ourselves whilst we atrophy. In the natural world, all cells have semi-permeable boundaries that manage this process - letting enough in to nurture and be aware of their surroundings, but not so much that they lose their sense of who they are and their function in the scheme of things.

In nature, cells respond to the conditions around them in real-time and in line with their genetic instructions. We humans, on the other hand, are very different. We react to stories, not reality. Stories we tell ourselves based on stories told to us by others. Depending on what's happening, they can be stories that inspire generosity, or, unfortunately, more often ones that trigger fear and defensiveness. In today's conditions of uncertainty…