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Narrative therapist Jennifer Freeman proposes a response to 'eco-anxiety' that connects us all to a counter-tsunami of action for the planet.
"Exposing these tender and fragile parts of ourselves is what makes other people feel that it's OK to be all of themselves too," she says.
Commentary: What Homerâs âOdysseyâ can teach us about reentering the world after a year of isolation As the pandemic has dragged on, Iâve returned to reunited Odysseus and Penelopeâs conversation. Penelope and Odysseus in Homerâs âThe Odyssey.â Painting by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, 1802 By Joel Christensen | Religion News Service   | May 14, 2021, 8:37 p.m. In the ancient Greek epic âThe Odyssey,â Homerâs hero, Odysseus, describes the wild land of the Cyclops as a place where people donât gather together in public, wh...
In the ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey,” Homer’s hero, Odysseus, describes the wild land of the Cyclops as a place where people don’t gather together in public, where each person makes decisions for their own family and “care nothing for one another.” For Odysseus – and his audiences – these words mark the Cyclops and his people as inhuman. The passage also communicates how people should live: together, in cooperation, with concern for the common good. Over the past year, we witnessed police violence, increasingly partisan politics and the continued American legacy of racism d...
In the ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey,” Homer’s hero, Odysseus, describes the wild land of the Cyclops as a place where people don’t gather together in public, where each person makes decisions for their own family and “care nothing for one another.” For Odysseus – and his audiences – these words mark the Cyclops and his people as inhuman. The passage also communicates how people should live: together, in cooperation, with concern for the common good. Over the past year, we witnessed police violence, increasingly partisan politics and the continued American legacy of racism...