Building human resilience in the face of environmental destruction through conversation, community, and curiosity.

  • Letting fear burn through

    Letting fear burn through

    I, like many on the West Coast right now, am looking out my window at a world I do not recognize. I’ll repeat the facts briefly, as they can be found more accurately elsewhere. Nearly 1,000,000 million acres have burned in Oregon as of today. Many towns have been incinerated. People have lost their homes Read more

  • What’s on the other side of hope?

    What’s on the other side of hope?

    What do you do when you feel that you have no more hope for your central mission? You don’t understand the point of going to another climate march or signing your 15th Greenpeace petition. While you don’t say anything because you’re afraid of being labelled a “downer” or pessimist, you’ve lost the connection between your Read more

  • Turns out hate isn’t fun

    Turns out hate isn’t fun

    There was a time when I was happy and light. When I didn’t think about the climate impact of every action or item, how much plastic was involved, how much water was consumed. I didn’t always see the world through one lens: is this or is this not hurting the environment? I could go to Read more

  • My usual approach wasn’t working

    My usual approach wasn’t working

    I have been a passionate environmentalist since the day I could form thoughts. I have been so passionate that I’ve become angry, tired, sad, hopeless, and truly wondering how I would continue for several decades of life filled with hate and judgment towards humanity. This project started not because I had answers, but because I Read more

“Grief is the same as love. There’s no distinction between grief and love. It’s like the opposite side of the mirror. Grief is a felt experience of love for what we’re losing, for what we’ve lost.” — Chris Jordan