2021: Our Country ‘Tis of Us

Ruth Glendinning
10 min readJan 20, 2021

Restoring the Original Meaning of the American Dream

A History of a Different Future

Four years ago today, on January 20, 2017, I was given the opportunity to be part of The Election Monologues, a public event envisioned by Tanya Taylor Rubenstein and curated locally by Maggie Duval.

‘The Election Monologues’ Jan 20 2017

Despite my fear of public speaking, I accepted the opportunity because it felt like it was time to jump off the cliff into what’s next in order to honor the butterfly that was at risk of dying in the cocoon.

I had no idea how thoroughly that leap would change my life.

It wasn’t a clean leap, but it started me on a much-needed path to what’s unfolding now.

Pollinating New Dreams…

Over the last 4 years, every element of the container for the potential captured that evening has changed:

…Participants have reframed their lives, changing locations & deepening vocations;

…Orange Coworking has closed;

…Covid 19 has forever altered the ways in which we connect; and

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Ruth Glendinning
Ruth Glendinning

Written by Ruth Glendinning

Community Architect // Published Poet // Future Story Lab // Anti-Fragile Playbook // S.L.O.W. Tech // #womenswork Buy my book! https://a.co/d/5MG47Di

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