Out of this darkness a new world can arise, not to be constructed by our minds so much as to emerge from our dreams. Even though we cannot see clearl…

- Joanna Macy

The most radical thing any of us can do at this time is to be fully present to what is happening in the world.

- Joanna Macy

The wave of the future is on the local level. Don't waste your heart and mind trying to pull down what is already destroying itself. But come into wh…

- Joanna Macy

You don't need to do everything. Do what calls your heart; effective action comes from love. It is unstoppable, and it is enough.

- Joanna Macy

This is a dark time, filled with suffering and uncertainty. Like living cells in a larger body, it is natural that we feel the trauma of our world. S…

- Joanna Macy

The future is not out there in front of us, but inside us.

- Joanna Macy

Because the relationship between self and world is reciprocal, it is not a matter of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work t…

- Joanna Macy

To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe -- to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, org…

- Joanna Macy

The sorrow, grief, and rage you feel is a measure of your humanity and your evolutionary maturity. As your heart breaks open there will be room for t…

- Joanna Macy