As we bear witness to the increasing devastation wrought by the climate crisis, we are faced with questions that cut to the very nature of who we are, how we live, and the ultimate fate of our human species. Most of us have little or no framework to process the emotional and spiritual intensity of living through this time. How do we stay informed and engaged without succumbing to despair or hardening our hearts? While anxiety and grief are normal, healthy responses to a world in peril, if unattended, they can threaten to overwhelm us. We need new tools, new stories and new frameworks, to hold the paradox of the tragedy and the promise of this evolutionary moment. The world is fire and it’s not going to put out anytime soon. So then, how do we live?
Climate Hope is an invitation to build our emotional and spiritual resilience to fully engage with the climate crisis, so that we can collectively step back from the edge of the abyss and begin to build our world anew.