The Vertigo of Saying Yes

Last weekend, I felt a kind of vertigo.

I didn't feel like promoting Art qui cause to bring in new members. It wasn't exactly embarrassment, more a reluctance I couldn't quite explain.

Photo: Rachel and France, cofounder of art qui cause, with Étienne, from Hop Station microbrewery, at the exhibition

The Realization

Then, slowly, something shifted. I realized that this promotion, the very thing I'd been avoiding, was bringing me real joy. Not because I like putting myself forward. Because watching the movement grow isn't just a statistic. It's proof that something built together keeps finding its place.

The idea also came to me at the exhibition. The microbrewery had its own booth, right next to mine. What if we reached out to them? It wasn't part of my plan. It just happened, seeing them there, and it hasn't let go of me since.

Humans, Beings of Emotion

We sometimes seem to distrust the things that are good for us before we even understand why. Resisting promotion, then being caught off guard by the joy it brings, isn't unusual. It's actually quite human to want to protect our energy before realizing that a gesture can give us energy back, rather than cost us.

What holds a movement together are the hands that carry it. Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash

What This Actually Changes

In the EQ-i 2.0 model, social responsibility isn't just about giving. It's also about accepting to carry a cause out into the open, even when part of us would rather stay in the shadows. A "what if" that lingers, like the one about the microbrewery, is often a sign that we're aligned with something that truly matters, not just a passing idea.

What if the joy we feel watching something we built grow were, itself, a form of responsibility toward what we created?

If this resonates, let me know in the comments. This kind of realization often comes up again in my EQ-i 2.0 profile presentations, when a team recognizes what's really driving their engagement.

Rachel

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