The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture

The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture

"Mary Pipher takes on our planet's greatest problems with the skills of a truly gifted therapist. She knows why we avoid and deny the truth and she knows how we can heal ourselves and our communities even as we try to heal the earth. This book is a deep and true gift."â€”Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth

In Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher offered a paradigm-shattering look at the lives of adolescent women. Now Pipher is back with another ground-breaking examination of everyday life, this time exploring how to conquer our fears about the major environmental issues that confound us and transform them into a positive force in our lives.

Pipher emphasizes the importance of taking small, positive steps to preserve whatâ€™s important, drawing from her own experiences as part of a group fighting energy company TransCanadaâ€™s installation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline across the Midwest, which will sit atop the Ogallala Aquifer, the source of 40% of the United Statesâ€™ fresh water. The challenges she confronts reveal surprising answers to the critical questionsÂ we face: How do we mobilize ourselves and our communities to work together to solve global problems? How do we stay happy amid very difficult situations? Â And what is the true meaning of hope?

Both profound and practical, The Green Boat explains how we can attend to the world around us with calmness, balance, and great love.
Country USA
Manufacturer Riverhead Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-06-04
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Riverhead Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-06-04
Format	Kindle eBook

The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture

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