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Joanna Macy. Active Hope
PRAISE FOR ACTIVE HOPE
BY JOANNA MACY
BY CHRIS JOHNSTONE
ACTIVE HOPE. How to Face. the Mess We’re in. without Going Crazy
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
WHAT IS ACTIVE HOPE?
THE GIFT IS BOTH GIVEN AND RECEIVED
THREE STORIES OF OUR TIME
THE SPIRAL OF THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS
WHAT WE BRING
CHAPTER ONE. Three Stories of Our Time
THE FIRST STORY: BUSINESS AS USUAL
THE SECOND STORY: THE GREAT UNRAVELING
Economic Decline
Resource Depletion
Climate Change
Social Division and War
Mass Extinction of Species
THE DOUBLE REALITY
THE THIRD STORY: THE GREAT TURNING
The First Dimension: Holding Actions
The Second Dimension: Life-Sustaining Systems and Practices
The Third Dimension: Shift in Consciousness
ACTIVE HOPE AND THE STORY OF OUR LIVES
CHAPTER TWO. Trusting the Spiral
FOLLOWING THE THREAD OF ADVENTURE
THE THREAD OF ACTIVE HOPE
THE THREAD OF THE SPIRAL OF THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS
THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS AS A PERSONAL PRACTICE
CHAPTER THREE. Coming from Gratitude
GRATITUDE PROMOTES A SENSE OF WELL-BEING
TRY THIS: A GRATITUDE PRACTICE
GRATITUDE BUILDS TRUST AND GENEROSITY
GRATITUDE AS AN ANTIDOTE TO CONSUMERISM
TRY THIS: OPEN SENTENCES ON GRATITUDE
BLOCKS TO GRATITUDE
LEARNING FROM THE HAUDENOSAUNEE
GRATITUDE MOTIVATES US TO ACT FOR OUR WORLD
The People
The Earth Mother
THE MODERN SCIENCE OF GAIA THEORY
GIVING BACK AND GIVING FORWARD
TRY THIS: THANKING WHAT SUPPORTS YOU TO LIVE
CHAPTER FOUR. Honoring Our Pain for the World
UNDERSTANDING THE BLOCKED RESPONSE
WORKING WITH OUR DESPAIR FOR THE WORLD
PAIN FOR THE WORLD IS NORMAL, HEALTHY, AND WIDESPREAD
UNBLOCKING FEEDBACK RELEASES ENERGY
INFORMATION IS NOT ENOUGH
TRY THIS: OPEN SENTENCES ON CONCERN
TRY THIS: BREATHING THROUGH
A DIFFERENT VIEW OF SELF
PERSONAL PRACTICES TO HONOR OUR PAIN FOR THE WORLD. Open Sentences and the Parsifal Question
Breathing Through
Creative Expression of Our Pain for the World
TRY THIS: DRAWING OUT YOUR CONCERNS
Using Ceremony
TRY THIS: A PERSONAL CAIRN OF MOURNING
The Power of Conversations
Seeking Support/Workshops/Practice Groups
PAIN FOR THE WORLD AS A CALL TO ADVENTURE
CHAPTER FIVE. A Wider Sense of Self
TRANSFORMING SELFISHNESS
DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE SELF
TRY THIS: TELL ME, WHO ARE YOU?
WIDENING CIRCLES OF SELF
THE PLAGUE OF AFFLUENZA
INTERCONNECTEDNESS IS NOT ABOUT MERGING
RESTORING AND “RESTORYING” CONNECTEDNESS
INCREASED CONNECTIVITY IS NO PICNIC
TRY THIS: TELL ME, WHAT HAPPENS THROUGH YOU?
OUR LARGER SELVES FEEL THROUGH US
DIFFERENT STORIES OF EVOLUTION
THE EMERGENCE OF CONNECTED CONSCIOUSNESS
THE SHAMBHALA WARRIOR PROPHECY
CHAPTER SIX. A Different Kind of Power
THE OLD VIEW OF POWER
Feelings of Powerlessness Are Widespread
Power Is Viewed as a Commodity
Power Generates Conflict
Power Fosters Mental Rigidity
Power Becomes Suspect
A NEW STORY OF POWER
1 + 1 = 2 AND A BIT
EMERGENCE
THE POWER OF EMERGENCE
NOT NEEDING TO KNOW THE OUTCOME
THE HELPING HAND OF GRACE
POWER-WITH IN ACTION
Hear Our Call to Action and Choose to Answer It
TRY THIS: A LETTER FROM GAIA
Understand Power as a Verb
TRY THIS: OPEN SENTENCES THAT EMPOWER
Draw on the Strengths of Others
CHAPTER SEVEN. A Richer Experience of Community
THE EPIDEMIC OF LONELINESS
A DIFFERENT WORLD IS POSSIBLE
FAMILIAR BUBBLES BEGINNING TO BURST
FOUR LEVELS OF COMMUNITY
Groups We Feel at Home In
The Wider Community around Us
The Global Community of Humanity
The Earth Community of Life
CHAPTER EIGHT. A Larger View of Time
A FAMILY VIEW OF TIME
TIME IS SPEEDING UP
THE COST OF SPEED
Short-Term Benefits Outweigh Long-Term Costs
We Don’t See Disasters Coming Our Way
Narrow Timescapes Are Self-Reinforcing
We Export Problems to the Future
Narrow Timescapes Diminish the Meaning and Purpose of Our Lives
TRAVELING IN TIME
ANCESTORS AS ALLIES
OUR JOURNEY AS LIFE ON EARTH
OUR JOURNEY AS A SPECIES
LEARNING TO REINHABIT TIME
TRY THIS: LETTER FROM THE SEVENTH GENERATION
TRY THIS: LETTER TO THE FUTURE15
CHAPTER NINE. Catching an Inspiring Vision
HOW OUR IMAGINATION GETS SWITCHED OFF
LIBERATING OUR IMAGINATION
PRACTICES THAT HELP US CATCH INSPIRATION
IMAGING THE FUTURE WE HOPE FOR
IMAGINARY HINDSIGHT
THE STORYTELLERS CONVENTION
NIGHTMARES CAN INSPIRE US TOO
THE DREAM OF THE EARTH
TRY THIS: SHARING INSPIRATION
CO-INTELLIGENCE IN PROGRESSIVE BRAINSTORMING
CHOOSING AND BEING CHOSEN
JOURNEY TO TIBET
CHAPTER TEN. Daring to Believe It Is Possible
FACING THE CHALLENGE OF DISBELIEF
Inspiring Examples from History
The Phenomenon of Discontinuous Change
Facing Your Threshold Guardians
Our Own Experiences of Perseverance
Witnessing the Great Turning Happening through Us
TRY THIS: IDENTIFYING YOUR GOALS AND RESOURCES
CHAPTER ELEVEN. Building Support around You
PERSONAL CONTEXT: OUR HABITS AND PRACTICES
FACE-TO-FACE CONTEXT: THE PEOPLE AROUND US
TRY THIS: CREATING A SUPPORT MAP
STUDY-ACTION GROUPS
CULTURAL CONTEXT
ECOSPIRITUAL CONTEXT: OUR CONNECTEDNESS WITH ALL LIFE
TRY THIS: FINDING A LISTENING POST IN NATURE
CHAPTER TWELVE. Maintaining Energy and Enthusiasm
RECOGNIZE ENTHUSIASM AS A VALUABLE RENEWABLE RESOURCE
TRY THIS: OPEN SENTENCES ON MAINTAINING ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM
BROADEN OUR DEFINITION OF ACTIVISM
FOLLOW THE INNER COMPASS OF OUR DEEP GLADNESS
REDEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE
SEE SUCCESS WITH NEW EYES
TRY THIS: REFLECTING ON SUCCESS
TRY THIS: SAVORING SUCCESS EVERY DAY
TRY THIS: THE GREAT BALL OF MERIT
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Strengthened by Uncertainty
HOW WE LOOK AT UNCERTAINTY
UNCERTAINTY ADDS MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE
UNCERTAINTY BRINGS US INTO THE PRESENT
BODHICHITTA
TRY THIS: THE BODHISATTVA PERSPECTIVE
FINDING THE PEARL OF ACTIVE HOPE
Notes
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE. THREE STORIES OF OUR TIME
CHAPTER THREE. COMING FROM GRATITUDE
CHAPTER FOUR. HONORING OUR PAIN FOR THE WORLD
CHAPTER FIVE. A WIDER SENSE OF SELF
CHAPTER SIX. A DIFFERENT KIND OF POWER
CHAPTER SEVEN. A RICHER EXPERIENCE OF COMMUNITY
CHAPTER EIGHT. A LARGER VIEW OF TIME
CHAPTER NINE. CATCHING AN INSPIRING VISION
CHAPTER TEN. DARING TO BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE
CHAPTER ELEVEN. BUILDING SUPPORT AROUND YOU
CHAPTER TWELVE. MAINTAINING ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. STRENGTHENED BY UNCERTAINTY
Resources
TEN WEBSITES
TEN BOOKS
GUIDES FOR STUDY ACTION GROUPS
Index
About the Authors
