We can grieve, and we should. We should cry, and wail, and channel all our grief and anger into songs and poems. We should express that, and let that raw emotion overflow. And then, direct that towards the changes that need to happen. It is not enough, to be overwhelmed by grief. It is insufficient... Continue Reading →
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Deepening Resilience: Ecological grief. | Marble Crow
I am, perhaps, fortunate to live in a place that’s a nexus for policy and corporate lobbying. My community has options that others often don’t. On a daily basis, our neighborhoods and local businesses see the people who make the decisions that lead to environmental trauma. We know their names. We recognize them. And we... Continue Reading →
Deepening Resilience: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. | Marble Crow
I feel the most prepared when I open myself to the possibility of disaster. It might sound fatalistic, but death positivity has done more to help make me an effective person than anything else. When I embrace the fact that everything is probably not going to be okay, when I can look in the face... Continue Reading →
My Resilience Will Not Be An Ableist Apocalypse — Pat Mosley, LMBT, Permaculture
Even as I’ve traded fear of a supernatural apocalypse for a whole range of emotions around our changed and still-changing climate, and even as I’ve begun to understand a nuanced critique of civilization in place of fearing its collapse, the fear of slow and painful, lonely death remains salient. Resolving this fear requires the practical:... Continue Reading →
What are we Afraid of? (Week 3) | The Thought Forge
I have felt grief and sadness at the growing loss of biodiversity, anger and betrayal at the inaction of governments and the greed of corporations, and definitely a fair amount of fear about the future. Because, let’s put this in context for a moment. I’m a millennial, and I’m 32 years old at the moment.... Continue Reading →
How Not to Explode with Anxiety in a Time of Ecological Disaster | Sage and Starshine
Time is constantly running out, it seems. Seeking solutions leads to the discovery of new problems I cannot unknow. I miss the days of elementary school when it felt that just giving enough fucks was enough to move mountains, to feel that success was predetermined so long as we showed up and cared. Now I... Continue Reading →
Deepening Resilience: The shape of ecological resilience. | Marble Crow
Resilience is toughness. It’s the ability to spring back after a blow, to have the capacity to return to a healthy state after going through hard times. It’s elasticity. But, above all, it’s about breathing space. Picture a mattress. In your mind’s eye, push your fist into the middle of that mattress, as hard as... Continue Reading →
Remembering Resilience – Syren Nagakyrie
"As humans are a part of complex ecological systems, our resilience is intimately tied with ecological resilience. We can see this writ large as we reach peak oil and the climate changes. Human actions have threatened life on the planet, and now our lives are threatened by environmental disasters, changes to food and water supplies,... Continue Reading →
Deepening Resilience; Week 1 | The Thought Forge
"I approach animism and ecology through a systemic point of view. I like to look at the emergent, complex whole, at the big picture. As such, when I think of resilience, I think of the capacity of a given system to withstand and adapt to change, while still remaining functional. This is true whether I... Continue Reading →
Pushing Through Ice: Resilience in the Changing Climate — Pat Mosley
"Early spring has always been my favorite season. February’s crocuses and daffodils pop up from snowbanks and beds of pine needles. Crows give way to bluebirds and robins. And all of Carolina comes back to life in the pinks of cherry trees, the purples of plums, the magentas of redbud, and the stark gold of... Continue Reading →
Deepening Resilience: Earth-based Responses to Climate Change 