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Transformation Without Apocalypse—Episode #10: Joanna Macy

By Joanna Macy — 2014

On February 14th and 15th, the Spring Creek Project sponsored a symposium entitled "Transformation Without Apocalypse: How to Live Well on an Altered Planet" Whether you are inspired by alternative visions of the future, or haunted by scenarios of climate chaos, or simply motivated to live with... See more...

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I learned very early that to survive in this broken world there is a never-ending need to “support, nurture, and protect what we hold dear” to keep it from being damaged, hurt, or destroyed ……which also includes myself.

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Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice

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What Does it Mean to Be Creative at the End of the World?

A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.

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In It for the Long Haul: Overcoming Burnout and Passion Fatigue as Social Justice Change Agents

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Environmental Justice