Itās possible to have a useful conversation about what to do about something thatās broken or needs improvement. But first, we must acknowledge that it happened.
Itās not controversial to understand the facts, the data and the shifts that are happening in the world we live in. In fact, the only way to have a useful conversation about what to do about it is to understand and accept the reality of whatās here.
Movements that deny reality choose to do this because they donāt have a better plan, and stalling is their best option. Which is no option at all.
Today is Earth Day, which like Motherās Day, shouldnāt be a day at all, more like an all-year-round celebration.
Two years ago, hundreds of volunteers from 90 countries came together and produced an Almanac.
Since then, the book has been translated into languages around the world (recently with a free edition in Spanish), been a bestseller from China to Italy to the Netherlands, and remained in the top 100 in its category in the US.
And yet, itās possible that you havenāt seen it yet, that your kids arenāt using it in school, that itās not being handed out at community meetings or required reading at organizations large and small. Today would be a great day to share a copy.
Hereās a talk from a year ago:
