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Jim Hartzfeld's avatar

Love this, Solitaire. I’ve lived both sides of that “doing” revelation.

About six months after I politely badgered Ray Anderson into giving his “spear in the chest” speech, I hit a wall. The more I learned about the environment, the heavier it felt. Guilt from my past in big oil and chemicals, the enormity of the crisis, I was drowning.

Then one morning, it hit me. Wallowing in that state (guilt, anxiety, paralysis) was painful, exhausting, and profoundly unproductive. I didn’t want to live that way. I made a conscious choice to push that mindset aside and focus on what I could do.

That shift changed everything. As I engaged more deeply with others, I felt more alive and creative than ever before. The energy came from doing the work and belonging to a mission-driven community. And here’s the thing: like fear, joy is contagious too. Sharing the joy—not just the burden—of this work is what draws others in and helps the movement grow.

Thanks for the reminder: the joy is in the doing, and in the people you do it with.

There’s always a better way.

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Christine R. Spirit In Art's avatar

Well said. Ordinary people showed up for the country and the world yesterday.

We are not going to be ignored…

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