We all hold to faith or hope in things that are no longer working for us. We continue to believe in systems that are not just broken but irredeemable. And our belief in those system and our hope in those things keeps them alive and prolongs the harm they do.
Tag Archives: Deep Adaptation
Hope Beyond Hope: in memoriam Michael Dowd
Michael Dowd invited us, at the end of the world, to love the world.
It’s Not Too Late to Love the World: In memoriam Michael Dowd
While a lot of people listening to Michael’s talks might get stuck on the part about how it’s too late to save the world, that part was really just the preface to his real message, which was that it’s not too late to love the world.
What is Post-Doom?
Yes, I’ve experienced despair, but I’m far from giving up. The despair led me to re-evaluate what activism looks like for me, to ask myself how I can be most effective in the world.
I read Michael Mann’s The New Climate War so you don’t have to.
Mann’s The New Climate War shows none of the rigor or reservation that one would expect of a renowned scientist. What it does show are the signs of someone who has spent too much time on social media: personal attacks, lack of nuance, and sarcasm in the place of reasoned discussion.
Beyond Doom: A Response to Mark Green
I’m not going to try to tell you where to focus your energy. But I will say this, if your choice is being motivated by a fear of despair, if you are fighting down a feeling of hopelessness, consider letting yourself feel it. Really feel it. Trust that there is wisdom in all of our feelings, even the dark ones, maybe especially the dark ones. And see where it takes you.
Last Born in the Wilderness: New Interview
Last month, I had the real pleasure of talking with Patrick Farnsworth again, host of the Last Born in the Wilderness podcast. You can listen to the interview here.
Deep Adaptation Visualizations
Enjoy these visual representations of Deep Adaptation created by designer Nancy Margulies.
Why I Stopped Protesting and Started a Garden
Certain gardens are not retreats, but attacks—attacks on the kind of world that says it is meaningless to do something so small, so local, so specific.
Not Extinction Rebellion, But Extinction Reconciliation
Yes, we must continue to rebel against the structures of power which have brought us to the brink of near-term extinction. At the same time, we must prepare for “inevitable collapse, probable catastrophe and possible extinction”. We can prepare by practicing Resilience, Relinquishment, Restoration, and–above all–Reconciliation.
Another End of the World is Possible 