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

Walk boldly through your life with an open, broken heart.

- 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

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

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

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 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

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