Befriending Our Despair

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March 31, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace Don't apologize for the sorrow, grief, and rage you feel. It is a measure of your humanity and your maturity. It is a measure of your open heart, and as your heart breaks open there will be room for the world to heal. - Joanna Macy - Befriending Our Despair 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 worlds suffering. If you arent afraid, nothing can stop you. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about Joanna Macy and her work at the Great Transition Initiative. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How to Age Gracefully Anne Lamott Writes Down Every Single Thing She Knows Moshe Feldenkrais: Learn to Learn People Helped You Whether You Knew It Or Not How Trauma Lodges in the Body Turning Rain, Ice and Trees into Ephemeral Works Mary Oliver: Instructions for Living A Life Life is the Network Not the Self DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,351 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More