What's the point of hope?

What is the point of hope? This question is so perfectly poised between nihilism and optimism, and the conversation explores the territory in between. When hope can so often feel like an avoidance of the present moment, or a vacuous space of impossibility, what does it have to offer us in such complex times? Conversely, hope is an act of faith in something far bigger than the human experience, and stands as a foundation of so many people across the world, whether through religion, spiritual practice or an inherent trust in the bigger story. Wherever we are landing with the quality of hope, it is a universal human encounter and something that may perhaps offer us a doorway into a lighter, deeper, more resilient and conscious way of living.In this episode we reference the following:Active Hope - Joanna Macy (website)The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk (website)Anti-racist pedagogy in art - Kathy Wise (article)Imagination Taking Power - Rob Hopkins (website)Interview with Elin Kelsey - Episode 1: Hopepunk - The Second Transition Podcast (podcast episode)✨ Today's magic moment was a shout out to the fabulous ThoughtBox Team✨There's an inconvenient movement growing...It's not rebellion, exactly. More of a quiet refusal to look away. We're inconvenient. And if you feel it, then maybe you are too. Join us.Join The Inconvenient Club from £5 a month. Find out more at www.thoughtboxeducation.com/the-inconvenient-club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.