Joanna Macy on Work That Reconnects

<p>Joanna Macy is an environmental activist, author, a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology.&nbsp;She has written and co-authored many books, including translating much of Rilke’s work</p><p>Eric and Joanna discuss her translations of Rilke along with her important “Work That Reconnects”.</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>Joanna Macy and I Discuss her Work That Reconnects and…</p><ul><li>Her book translation,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781611806861" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letters to a Young Poet</a>&nbsp;by Rilke</li><li>The joy she experienced translating the work of Rilke with her coauthor Anita Barrows</li><li>Having patience, curiosity and learning "to live the questions now"&nbsp;</li><li>Asking ourselves how can we trust and be trusted</li><li>Her important work called "The Work That Reconnects"</li><li>Her three visions of living</li><li>"Business as Usual" refers to the growth economy and capitalism</li><li>"The Great Unraveling" refers to the world losing its coherence</li><li>"The Great Turning" is the slowing down the destruction of the world and building new ways of doing things</li><li>Her important activist work</li><li>Knowing what we can control, but still caring about what we can't control</li><li>How this work is a "celebration of the awareness of the great reciprocity at the heart of the universe"</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Joanna Macy Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.joannamacy.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joanna’s Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.joannamacy.net/main#work" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Work That Reconnects</a></p><p><em>