Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy Free Audiobook Download by Joanna Macy, Ph.D.,Chris Johnstone

"I know that what Hauerwas is saying is correct, but I don't like it. I'm looking for a way to be true to the world without becoming paralyzed by it."

Chris Johnstone and Joanna Macy are discussing strategies for living in the present moment by emphasizing "the mess" of our lives. Chris Johnstone shares how this can be done without going crazy, which is one of the key themes of Active Hope. The two authors talk about the history of American Indians saying that the phrase "going crazy" caused them to be ashamed and disconnected from their culture when they were told they needed to go back to the reservation.

Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy is a book that explains the ways one can turn to when faced with a situation of such seriousness as has been created. The book provides many tools for making sense of what's going on and how to act through the crisis. One can take advantage of these tools not only during the crisis, but also in between crises as they come up throughout life.

Many people are overwhelmed just trying to get by, but what if we were living in a state of constant crisis? This book is about hope from the perspective of a guru and activist, Joanna Macy. In Active Hope, Macy describes how we can't let our current situation dictate who we are or how we should live. If you're struggling with this mess we're in, read this timely book and find new hope for a better life.

One of the most important elements of mental health is optimism. This is also one of the most difficult to sustain, as reality itself seems to be collapsing like a house of cards. We need to maintain hope amid the chaos, not to avoid facing the mess we're in by going crazy, but by actively facing what's right in front of our eyes.

Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy is a book written by Joanna Macy, Ph.D. and Chris Johnstone. This audiobook was read by C.S.E. Cooney who has also narrated other audiobooks such as The Marsh King's Daughter and The Magus Trilogy by John Fowles, Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold and Best Served Cold (The First Law Book 2) - which are both fantastic reads! Joanna Macy, Ph.D., is an American Zen Buddhist teacher and author who has studied Eastern spiritual teachings for thirty years. In this book she provides advice to readers on how to deal with life in general when it feels like everything