We can grieve what is being lost
and delight in what is here.

We can worry about the future
and laugh until our sides hurt.

We can care deeply about a troubled world
and love our life within it.

We don't have to choose.

#EmotionalSteadiness #ClimateEmotions #SmallJoys #GreenDoorAcademy

Sometimes joy is very small.

The first strawberry ripening. Sunlight across the kitchen floor. A bird having an enthusiastic bath.

These moments don't solve anything.

They remind us that while difficult things are happening, life is happening too. 

#SmallJoys #ClimateEmotions #GreenDoorAcademy

Joy doesn't require the world to be all right.

A bird calling. Something flowering. A warm cup in your hands. A dog doing something ridiculous.

The difficult things still matter.

These things matter too. 

#JoyInDifficultTimes #SmallJoys #ClimateEmotions #GentleResilience #GreenDoorAcademy

#ClimateEmotions #ExtremeHeat #UrbanHeat #FeministPoliticalEcology #Rio #Brazil #Carnival #ClimateJustice #GeographyOfHeat

Have you ever loved summer and dreaded it in the same breath: a season of joy that's also a burden? Extreme heat is reshaping what summer means, forcing us to hold contradictory feelings at once. #extremeheat; #climateemotions; #ambivalentheat -> doi.org/10.1177/2514...