GIFT OF THE MAGPIE
This blog usually features stories about finding and making beauty in the hurt places of the Earth. But sometimes the hurt places are in us humans-and nature, both spoiled and splendid, can offer gifts of [...]
Orion Magazine Showcases Trebbe’s Book
The award-winning nature magazine, Orion, features an excerpt from Trebbe Johnson's book, Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth's Broken Places, along with links to Trebbe's Orion articles and webinar.
“You will be awakened, you will become aware”
"Anyone reading this book will need to know that you cannot come out of the experience as you went in—you will be awakened, you will become aware—or as the newest generation says—you’ll be woke." Peter [...]
A More Permanent Gift of Beauty
Usually, the kind of beauty or art that we make in Radical Joy for Hard Times practices is ephemeral, spontaneous, and not meant to last. We create it out of materials we find at a [...]
“The power of facing unpleasant facts”
"Distinctly modern," writes Joseph Bullington in this thoughtful article about Radical Joy for Hard Times, with "many ideas [that] are ancient."
RADJOY WORKSHOP AT BIONEERS
The Ground Beneath Our Hearts Workshop with Trebbe Johnson and Polly Howells BIONEERS CONFERENCE October 18, 2:45 PM San Rafael, California 4:30 Book Signing with Trebbe Johnson, Bioneers Bookstore This workshop will focus on staying [...]
Giving Voice to Heart
When we approach a damaged place for the first time, we often feel anxious. We worry that our grief about what has happened to this river, this wetland, this old neighborhood will be so overwhelming [...]
Those Who Protect Wild Places
Guides of wilderness rites of passage programs can't just take people into beautiful, pristine forests, deserts, and mountains whenever and wherever they want to. They have to deal with permits, applications, and regulations from such [...]