Beyond hope: Paul Hodgkin seeks joy and courage
‘When the Earth crises disable hope, where can our hearts turn?’
Hope has been making me uneasy. It’s begun to feel like an obligation, something I have to do: if I’m not hopeful then somehow I’m letting the side down. It seems impossible to get the balance right. There are so many reasons not to be hopeful, but the alternative – despair – is worse. So I often end up in a shadow play of inauthentic hope.
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