This post-doom conversation, "Beyond Hope and Fear", between Margaret Wheatley and Michael Dowd, was recorded in October 2022. UPCOMING: "We Have to Talk About Hope" (An Invitation to Explore Our Dependence on Hope), Led by Margaret Wheatley on Zoom - The Berkana Institute: mailchi.mp/2d7...
Previous post-doom conversations with Meg (one with Terry Patton, in 2020, the other with Michael Shaw, in 2022) can be found at the top of this page: postdoom.com/c... (Both are excellent, quite different from this one, and highly recommended!)
"Freeing Ourselves from the Addiction to Hope" - by Margaret Wheatley
TEXT: / freeing-ourselves-from...
AUDIO: / margaret-wheatley-free...
The Place Beyond Fear and Hope -- Margaret Wheatley
TEXT: margaretwheatl...
When hope is a hindrance
For Hannah Arendt, hope is a dangerous barrier to courageous action. In dark times, the miracle that saves the world is to act: aeon.co/essays... (text AND audio narration)
Michael Dowd's EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS on hope, hopium, etc - / thegreatstory
Post-Doom, No Gloom (Hope-Free) Audio, Text, and Video Resources - (A): postdoom.com/r... and (B) postdoom.com/d...
KZfaq Playlist: "Pro-Future (Wise) Living: Beyond Hope and Fear" • Playlist
HOPE RELATED QUOTES…
“Grief requires us to know the time we’re in. The great enemy of grief is hope. Hope is the four-letter word for people who are unwilling to know things for what they are. Our time requires us to be hope-free. To burn through the false choice of being hopeful or hopeless. They are two sides of the same con job. Grief is required to proceed.” ~ Stephen Jenkinson
"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. It is the ability to work for something because it is good, not because it stands a chance to succeed.” ~ Vaclav Havel, author, poet, and former president of the Czech Republic
“Do not lose heart; we were made for these times.” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estés
“The depth of your grief is the measure of your love.” ~ Joanna Macy
“Inattention to the world’s ecological state is well advised. Because attention to it mitigates against your happiness, contentment, and your sense of well-being. Having a conscience now is a grief-soaked proposition. … “If you awaken in our time, you awaken with a sob.” ~ Stephen Jenkinson