Joanna Macy spent seventy years facing the worst news about the planet — and kept going. Not with optimism, which requires believing things will turn out well. With something harder: active hope. This episode explores what she learned about grief, deep time, and loving a world you cannot fix.
Show Notes:
Joanna Macy (1929–) is a Buddhist teacher, environmental activist, and scholar of systems thinking. Her work on the intersection of ecology, spirituality, and action has shaped generations of activists and thinkers.
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Topics: Active hope vs optimism, the Spiral (gratitude → grief → seeing with new eyes → going forth), deep time, honouring pain for the world, staying present without numbing
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