Joanna Macy

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The first primal movement of the human spirit is gratitude, to be alive, and gladness in that. And I didn't earn it, I didn't invent this, and look the sky is blue and the flowers are blooming - this is all pure gift.
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We never thought it could get this bad, but we never imagined it could be this good. That the human could display such incredible creativity and connectivity and ingenuity as is happening now in this movement that has no name, in this great turning.
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Velcrow asks Joanna: "What do you say to those people who have lost their power in the face of this vastness?"
That it's an easy out. It's a form of self-pity and we can't afford that now. It's a form of disrespect for the gift of life that has been given to you. As long as you've got air to breathe there's something you can do.