INSPIRATION

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... in maintaining a stance of “active hope,” a term coined by Joanna Macy, author, environmentalist, activist, systems thinker and Buddhist.  Active hope is something we do rather than have.  It means working toward the possibility of reaching our preferred future (and being part of the “great turning.”  It means acting with the intention of being part of the healing of the world.  As a coalition, we support each other by lifting each other up when the struggle feels overwhelming. Here are some examples of words of wisdom we find motivating:

“Once you begin taking action, you see hope everywhere.”….Greta Thunberg

“With public sentiment, nothing can fail.  Without it, nothing can succeed.”…Abraham Lincoln  (Politicians don’t create political will, they respond to it. We help to grow public sentiment with our actions!)

“We are all sailing on spaceship earth.  We are not passengers; We are the crew” …Marshal McLuhan