HEALING

Life Force

The energy that sustains your ILR practice.

Life force is a simple concept that allows you to focus on the impact of your ILR practice.

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“I am energized by language learning.”
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“I wake up excited to go teach my language.”
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“I look forward to seeing my language mentor.”

Our desires, ethics, or values around language revitalization sometimes don’t align with what is happening in our bodies.

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“I love my language but I feel constantly stressed out working with elders.”
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“I want to become a fluent speaker but I’m exhausted all the time.”
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“I believe teaching at our tribal school is important but I can barely keep up with lesson planning.”

An ILR practice that drains more life force than it gives you isn’t sustainable.

sustainable (adjective)
not losing more life force than you are gaining from your ILR practice

Over time a draining ILR practice can reduce resiliency and cause burn out.

burnout (noun)
you no longer have any energy for language revitalization

reduced resiliency (noun phrase)
you can’t bounce back from the stressors of your ILR practice

REFLECTION

What is your current ILR practice doing to your life force?

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Healing

Internal Awareness

ILR Practice

Colonization

Impact