Befriending Our Despair: Guidance from Joanna Macy

This week's inspiring video: Befriending Our Despair: Guidance from Joanna Macy Having trouble reading this mail? View it in your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe   Video of the Week Mar 28, 2019   Befriending Our Despair: Guidance from Joanna Macy   Joanna Rogers Macy is an environmental activist, author, and scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. In this short video she advises that pain alerts us to what needs attention. Pain is not the enemy of cheerfulness, but tells us there is suffering. When we face suffering, our hearts and eyes open to beauty. We are not alone in our despair and when we have the courage to speak of it, it cracks open so the love can be found. The key is not being afraid of the pain, not being afraid of the world’s suffering. If you aren’t afraid, nothing can stop you. Share:              Related KarmaTube Videos Amazing Grace, by Wintley Phipps Be Selfish, Be Generous What Does It Mean To Be Kind? The Dark Side of the Lens   About KarmaTube:   KarmaTube is a collection of inspiring videos accompanied by simple actions every viewer can take. We invite you to get involved.       Other ServiceSpace Projects: DailyGood  //   Conversations  //   iJourney  //   HelpOthers MovedByLove  //  CF Sites  //  Karma Kitchen  //   More Thank you for helping us spread the good. This newsletter now reaches 69,260 subscribers.