“The work that reconnects helps us transform despair into constructive action.” – Joanna Macy Source: Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy (with Chris Johnstone)”

“All the world’s systems are interconnected; nothing exists in isolation.” – Joanna Macy Source: …”

— Joanna Macy, World as Lover, World as Self (1991)

“Despair and gratitude can coexist; embracing both expands our capacity to act.” – Joanna Macy …”

— Joanna Macy, Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age (1983)

“Grace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world.” – Joanna Macy Source: Journey On in …”

— Joanna Macy, Journey On in Peace (Crossing the Boundary)

“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people…” – …”

— Joanna Macy, Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy (with Chris Johnstone)

“It is my experience that the world itself has a role to play in our liberation…” – Joanna Macy …”

— Joanna Macy, On Being with our World (One Earth Sangha)

“The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.” – Joanna Macy Source: Despair and …”

— Joanna Macy, Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age (1983)