Heartbroken © Carolyn Treadway
In owning and honoring our pain for the world, and daring to experience it, we learn the true meaning of compassion: to “suffer with”. We begin to know the immensity of our heart-mind. What had isolated us in private anguish now opens outward and delivers us into the wider reaches of our inter-existence.
March 2023
Dirge for the ocean
Poem by Leo Murray
Rewilding Activism
Interview with Michael Wellman by Molly Brown
Part One of a two part interview focuses on Honoring Our Pain for the World as explored in Michael's dissertation.
Part One of a two part interview focuses on Honoring Our Pain for the World as explored in Michael's dissertation.
Moonshot
by Kirsi Jansa
An eloquent essay inviting us to deeply honor our grief for the world, "to come to our hearts and our senses."
An eloquent essay inviting us to deeply honor our grief for the world, "to come to our hearts and our senses."
Gaia’s got a lot to do
Poem by Will Falk
September 2022
The Seer & the Believer
Prose poem by Shayontoni Rhea Ghosh
Active Hope in Japan: Journeys to Fukushima
日本でのアクティブ・ホープ〜福島への旅を通して
by Maki Tajima田嶋真紀
Maki shares her experiences and the stories she heard from people she met and traveled with in Fukushima. - Japanese & English
by Maki Tajima田嶋真紀
Maki shares her experiences and the stories she heard from people she met and traveled with in Fukushima. - Japanese & English
Some remember…
Poem by Anonymous
The sun is black
Le soleil est noir
by Florence-Marie Jégoux
The author shares a song by the band "Tri Yann" that she uses for Honoring Our Pain in workshops. French & English
by Florence-Marie Jégoux
The author shares a song by the band "Tri Yann" that she uses for Honoring Our Pain in workshops. French & English
Earth-grief: Conversations for revealing and healing our kinship
by Bridget Woods
A six-month series based on the Spiral offered by the author and Leigh Meinert in South Africa, exploring and embracing grief arising from loss in all its many forms.
A six-month series based on the Spiral offered by the author and Leigh Meinert in South Africa, exploring and embracing grief arising from loss in all its many forms.
Syrian Lullaby
Poem by Abigail Brandt
March 2022
Disrupting Patriarchal Legacies of Dealing with Trauma and Pain
by Juliana Mota Diniz
Juliana explores the relationship between personal and collective trauma and the healing of both by embracing the pain.
Juliana explores the relationship between personal and collective trauma and the healing of both by embracing the pain.
Postscript
poem by Marie Howe
Work That Reconnects Participation and Climate Change Engagement
by Jo Hamilton
A report on the author's PhD research on how Work That Reconnects workshops helped participants embrace painful emotions related to the climate crisis and engage more fully in climate activism.
A report on the author's PhD research on how Work That Reconnects workshops helped participants embrace painful emotions related to the climate crisis and engage more fully in climate activism.
Appalachian Elegy (excerpts)
poem by bell hooks
And the Walls come Tumbling Down
by Stephanie Hiller
Patriarchy, war, and the Great Unraveling happening today.
Patriarchy, war, and the Great Unraveling happening today.
Wounded Healer
poem by Jacqueline Sheridan
The Birthing Room
Art by Jane Sherry
September 2021
The Rising
Poem by Annie Hayes
The Pain that Reconnects
by Karina Lutz
Brain food on honoring our pain for the world
Brain food on honoring our pain for the world
Dark Faith
Poem by Tim Weidman
Tribute
Video introduced by John Croft
John shares the inspiring last words of his wife Vivienne Elanta, on the message of cancer for humanity.
John shares the inspiring last words of his wife Vivienne Elanta, on the message of cancer for humanity.
Our Aching Conscience: Moral Injury and the Work That Reconnects
by Molly Brown
Honoring our pain for the world in an interconnected world includes honoring the pain of moral injury that we all share, consciously or not.
Honoring our pain for the world in an interconnected world includes honoring the pain of moral injury that we all share, consciously or not.
March 2021
Shards
Poem by Susana Rinderle
Trauma hurts
Poem by Fionnuala O’Shea
Numb
by Anna Charalambous-Green
Anna describes the many numbing traumas she experienced as a refugee from war--and how she is healing.
Anna describes the many numbing traumas she experienced as a refugee from war--and how she is healing.
Alive
Prose poem by Vicky Chang
September 2020
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March 2020
Requiem for Nature
by Rosalie Chappie
A meditation on the smoke from the catastrophic Australian bush fires, December 2019.
A meditation on the smoke from the catastrophic Australian bush fires, December 2019.
Mass Mourning
A poem by Karina Lutz
Letter of Apology to Mother Earth
by Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler apologizes to our Mother, the Earth, in this moving piece originally published at brainpickings.
Eve Ensler apologizes to our Mother, the Earth, in this moving piece originally published at brainpickings.
Resurrection
A poem by Nico Arcilla.
August 2019
As the Climate Collapses, We Ask: “How Then Shall We Live?”
by Dahr Jamail and Barbara Cecil
This commentary is the first of a series in TruthOut: “How, Then, Shall We Live?: Finding Our Way Amidst Global Collapse.” It is about the moonlight leaking between the roof planks of this ruined house.
This commentary is the first of a series in TruthOut: “How, Then, Shall We Live?: Finding Our Way Amidst Global Collapse.” It is about the moonlight leaking between the roof planks of this ruined house.
The Monster In My Room
Poem by Sarah Ryan
Deep Adaptation: from the end of “normal” to solidarity
by Silvia Di Blasio
A response to Jem Bendell's “Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy.”
A response to Jem Bendell's “Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy.”
Thinking the Unthinkable, Encountering the Unbearable
by Carolyn Treadway
A report on an Open Sentence practice that explores one's responses to impending collapse
A report on an Open Sentence practice that explores one's responses to impending collapse
February 2019
Burning Love: Love Notes from the Anthropocene
by Jolie Elan
"Our sacred Mother Earth is raising a fever to burn out dis-ease, overgrowth, competition, and the deadly belief that humanity exists outside the natural world, that we are separate."
"Our sacred Mother Earth is raising a fever to burn out dis-ease, overgrowth, competition, and the deadly belief that humanity exists outside the natural world, that we are separate."
The White Swan: Beyond Occam’s Razor
by John Salskov-Iversen
An in-depth exploration of the historical shift from symbiotic economies to extractive economies at the dawn of the Neolithic era.
An in-depth exploration of the historical shift from symbiotic economies to extractive economies at the dawn of the Neolithic era.
Through the Pain, Into Tomorrow
poem by Carolyn Treadway
July 2018
A Mandala of Tears for the World
Mandala by Dennis Rivers
One of a series of prayer mandalas with themes sourced in the Work That Reconnects.
One of a series of prayer mandalas with themes sourced in the Work That Reconnects.
Carrying the Burden of “Forever Karma” is Too Big to Carry Alone
by Martha O'Hehir
Sharing a thread of emails among the editorial team of Deep Times regarding our "nuclear legacies."
Sharing a thread of emails among the editorial team of Deep Times regarding our "nuclear legacies."
FROG SONG or DDT
Poem by Megan Hollingsworth
Recognizing the Wounds
by Jen Peer Rich
A reflection on the need to honor our collective wounds in order to heal them.
A reflection on the need to honor our collective wounds in order to heal them.
Home
Poem by Warsan Shire
Our turn/we were warned
Poem by Karina Lutz
Blessing the Migrations
Poem by Rick Benjamin
February 2018
A Proclamation of Independence: Growing Beyond.
Poem by Susan Friendson
Extinction Anxiety in the Age of Trumpism
by Randy Morris
In the age of Trumpism, a time when lies are celebrated, nature is commodified, relationships are monetized and the sacred is mocked, it is very important to know ‘where you stand’ in the midst of this maelstrom.
In the age of Trumpism, a time when lies are celebrated, nature is commodified, relationships are monetized and the sacred is mocked, it is very important to know ‘where you stand’ in the midst of this maelstrom.
Re-Membering Europa: An Initiatory Journey to Life Beyond the Patriarchy
by Alessandra Bosco
Reflections on patriarchal capitalism, its greed and destructive effects throughout Europe, and how ancient Goddesses can inspire movement beyond it.
Reflections on patriarchal capitalism, its greed and destructive effects throughout Europe, and how ancient Goddesses can inspire movement beyond it.
Drone
Poem by Molly Scott
May 2017
Poem: You who let yourselves feel: enter the breathing
by Rainer Maria Rilke
trans. by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy
trans. by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy
Discovery
by Yuka Saito
Our modern culture does not teach us how to deal with pain. Instead, it teaches us to be cheerful, uncomplaining, and optimistic all the time. At first, I did the same thing with the pain around the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. This time, however, something happened that changed me completely. What you are reading here is the story of that change, a story from my heart.
Our modern culture does not teach us how to deal with pain. Instead, it teaches us to be cheerful, uncomplaining, and optimistic all the time. At first, I did the same thing with the pain around the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. This time, however, something happened that changed me completely. What you are reading here is the story of that change, a story from my heart.
Poem: That’s Right
by Toby Bush
Blowing in the Wind
by Kathleen Rude
Welcome to Rocky Flats, a picturesque expanse of open range with a stunning mountain view of Colorado’s Front Range, located just sixteen miles northwest of downtown Denver. This beautiful and blustery spot has a dark and dangerous past that has forever marred it. The 5,800-acre Rocky Flats area and 20,000 adjacent acres are contaminated with one of the most deadly materials humans have ever created — radioactive plutonium-239.
Welcome to Rocky Flats, a picturesque expanse of open range with a stunning mountain view of Colorado’s Front Range, located just sixteen miles northwest of downtown Denver. This beautiful and blustery spot has a dark and dangerous past that has forever marred it. The 5,800-acre Rocky Flats area and 20,000 adjacent acres are contaminated with one of the most deadly materials humans have ever created — radioactive plutonium-239.
Poem: Inside Job
by Karina Lutz
Evoking the Great Turning from the Inside Out
by Adrián Villasenor-Galarza
A response to the question: in light of the alienating behaviors advocated by the industrial system and the psycho-emotional responses that reinforce our anthropocentric confusion, where can we find the energy to free ourselves and connect with genuine alternative sources of planetary wealth and well being?
A response to the question: in light of the alienating behaviors advocated by the industrial system and the psycho-emotional responses that reinforce our anthropocentric confusion, where can we find the energy to free ourselves and connect with genuine alternative sources of planetary wealth and well being?
November 2016
Poem: The Answer is Always Yes
by A.M. Davis
Poem: Evening primrose
by Karina Lutz
Poem: Destiny
by Megan Hollingsworth
Let’s All Take a Breath Together
by Jen Myzel
Let’s all take a breath together. Take a moment from the perpetual scroll of overwhelm and breathe… I had become silenced by overwhelm, and I just tapped into the truth of it this early morning.
Let’s all take a breath together. Take a moment from the perpetual scroll of overwhelm and breathe… I had become silenced by overwhelm, and I just tapped into the truth of it this early morning.
Buddha Told Us Not to Go There
by A.M. Davis
Where was our world? We wept. I had gone looking for Dad’s old office and found out that I was long dead.
Where was our world? We wept. I had gone looking for Dad’s old office and found out that I was long dead.
Mourning Our Planet
by Dahr Jamail
I have been researching and writing about anthropogenic climate disruption for the past year, because I have long been deeply troubled by how fast the planet has been emitting its obvious distress signals.
I have been researching and writing about anthropogenic climate disruption for the past year, because I have long been deeply troubled by how fast the planet has been emitting its obvious distress signals.