Sunday, May 13, 2018 By Terry Patten, Truthout | Op-Ed It's become a truism, a cliché, to point out something truly remarkable: Human civilization is in the midst of an existential crisis. The ecology of the living Earth -- long pushed beyond its sustainable capacities -- …
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THE SOUL OF ACTIVISM: Excerpt from A New Republic of the Heart—HopeDance.org
I invite you to read the excerpt from A New Republic of the Heart that HopeDance.org recently published entitled THE SOUL OF ACTIVISM. Preview: It can be scary to defy the norm, to dare to attempt to exert influence. You must be willing to take risks. Sometimes they are …
A New Republic of the Heart essay featured on A Network for Grateful Living
This piece was featured on gratefulness.org (A Network for Grateful Living). In it, I reflect on the difficult, necessary, creative, and ultimately rewarding work that it will take for us to meaningfully address humanity’s “wicked” problems. That work begins in every heart. Our …
It’s out in the world—Book release today of A New Republic of the Heart
Today’s the day! My new book, A New Republic of the Heart: An Ethos for Revolutionaries is officially on sale! You can find it in bookstores, or order it online. So I’m writing to spread the word and to invite you to buy it, read it and let others know about it. I've been …
Kosmos Journal for Global Transformation — featured excerpt from A New Republic of the Heart
Kosmos Journal for Global Transformation recently published an excerpt of Chapter 2 from my upcoming book, A New Republic of the Heart: An Ethos for Evolutionaries. Kosmos Journal highlights transformational thinking, policy and aesthetic beauty. The editor asked to feature …
What makes an integral evolutionary hero?
When we’re at peace, deeply in touch with the fundamental okayness of existence, just resting in being, we have free attention to notice what matters. Then we naturally ask big questions. We have the resources to face the challenges we’d normally rather not think …
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