By Peter Thompson — 2010
Any movement that seeks social improvement is a faith-based one – but we must resist harking back to limiting certainties.
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If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.
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Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.
It really is possible to change your mindset.
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As uncomfortable as it may feel, pushing ourselves to imagine that better future may be a crucial way for us to maintain some semblance of mental well-being—now and whenever that beautiful future does arrive.
Hoping we can make things better is the secret to doing so.
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In the essay and excerpt, Eger discusses surviving a pandemic and Auschwitz, and offers powerful lessons in resilience, grief, and finding hope amid darkness.