Grace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world.

Gratitude is liberating. It is subversive. It helps us to realize that we are sufficient, and that realization frees us.

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

There are the holding actions, the changing actions, and the vision of the future - what we want to see happen for the Earth. All are essential.

Compassion literally means to feel with, to suffer with. Everyone is capable of compassion, and yet everyone tends to avoid it because it's uncomfortable. And the avoidance produces psychic numbing - resistance to experiencing our pain for the world and other beings.

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

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 clearly how it's going to turn out, we are still called to let the future into our imagination. We will never be able to build what we have not first cherished in our hearts.