Active Hope (revised): How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative PowerThe challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, war, political polarization, economic upheaval, and the dying back of nature together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. This revised, tenth anniversary edition of Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face these crises so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. Drawing on decades of teaching an empowerment approach known as the Work That Reconnects, the authors guide us through a transformational process informed by mythic journeys, modern psychology, spirituality, and holistic science. This process equips us with tools to face the mess we’re in and play our role in the collective transition, or Great Turning, to a life-sustaining society. |
Contents
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Trusting the Spiral | 35 |
Coming from Gratitude | 43 |
Honoring Our Pain for the World | 55 |
Seeing with New Eyes | 81 |
A Wider Sense of Self | 83 |
Going Forth | 157 |
Catching an Inspiring Vision | 159 |
Daring to Believe It Is Possible | 181 |
Building Support around You | 199 |
Maintaining Energy and Motivation | 211 |
Opening to Active Hope | 227 |
Notes | 239 |
Resources | 253 |
Other editions - View all
Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy Joanna Macy,Chris Johnstone Limited preview - 2012 |
Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy Joanna Macy,Chris Johnstone No preview available - 2012 |
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