Restoration is a powerful antidote to despair. Restoration offers concrete means by which humans can once… — Robin Wall Kimmerer
Restoration is a powerful antidote to despair. Restoration offers concrete means by which humans can once again enter into positive, creative relationship with the more-than-human world, meeting responsibilities that are simultaneously material and spiritual. It’s not enough to grieve. It’s not enough to just stop doing bad things.
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