Quiet friend who has come so far . . . .

Hello Friends,

Last week Devon and I guided a workshop on the climate crisis with our dear friend Camila. The experience was moving, momentous even; I felt the conversations we were able to have, all of us together from all over the world, held something in me that needed holding. They opened a space for grief and inspiration, both.

I could tell you about the workshop, about the conversations we had and what it meant to me. But this poem that Devon shared captures the atmosphere of our time together better than any blog post, and so I offer it to you instead . . . .

Quiet friend who has come so far,
feel how your breathing makes more space around you.
Let this darkness be a bell tower
and you the bell. As you ring,
what batters you becomes your strength.
Move back and forth into the change.
What is it like, such intensity of pain?
If the drink is bitter, turn yourself to wine.
In this uncontainable night,
be the mystery at the crossroads of your senses,
the meaning discovered there.
And if the world has ceased to hear you,
say to the silent earth: I flow.
To the rushing water, speak: I am.

Rainer Maria Rilke
translation by Joanna Macy

Also, if you would like to watch the workshop, we have decided to offer it freely. Just click here and enter the access passcode Tn3s=a&0.

sending lots of love,
nico hase