Grief and Hope in Times of Environmental Angst

Is there light at the end of this tunnel?

One of the most frequent comments The Resilient Activist hears is that caring about the environment and the destructive impact humans are having on the natural world can be overwhelming and gut-wrenching.

There is the sense that trying to do anything of value, anything that will make a dent in restoring the health of the planet, is just futile.

News agencies and social media are flooded with information about how dire the carbon dioxide level is.

There are frightening predictions about how many years humans can reasonably plan on continuing to live our current consumer lifestyles before the earth can no longer support us.

How does one learn to live in a joyous, peaceful way when there is this overarching sense of impending doom and gloom?

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