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\u2026creating space to talk about what we can do, in light of reality<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”our Work” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”80px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” module_alignment_tablet=”center” module_alignment_phone=”center” module_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” make_fullwidth=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_id=”eszmecsere” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”52px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”|700||||on|||” header_3_text_color=”#399c75″ header_3_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”0px|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”” text_line_height_phone=”1.9em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”42px” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u201cIt is important to understand that most people are not ready for realisation \u2013 and perhaps never will be<\/strong>. It remains a mystery who can bear the weight of Reality, and who will flee from it as if their life depended on not seeing it\u2026<\/p>\n and in truth, it may well depend on it<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n Catherine Ingram<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|10%||10%||true” custom_padding_phone=”|0%||0%|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”|10%||10%||true” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”|10%||10%||true”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/deepadaptation.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/horizon-silhouette-person-sunrise-sunset-morning-1293906-pxhere.com_-scaled.jpg” title_text=”horizon-silhouette-person-sunrise-sunset-morning-1293906-pxhere.com” module_class=”own-full-width” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”338px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_margin_phone=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”52px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#333333″ header_3_font_size=”20px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”|0%||0px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||||false|true” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”20px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||17px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||17px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”” text_line_height_phone=”1.9em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”42px” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_3_font_size_tablet=”20px” header_3_font_size_phone=”20px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Until very recently, only a small minority were willing to engage with the consequences of accelerating climate change and ecological breakdown. This reluctance has clear causes:<\/p>\n As a result, we became detached from reality<\/strong>, lost sight of the true scale of the challenges ahead, and squandered the roughly thirty years during which there might still have been a genuine chance to slow these processes in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n We have drifted away from reality largely because we hesitate to speak about it clearly and openly<\/strong>. For most of us, the very idea of discussing the greatest existential threat in human history feels profoundly unsettling.<\/p>\n Getting people to honestly confront the consequences of irreversible processes<\/strong> we have set in motion \u2013 processes that endanger not only our way of life but our very existence \u2013 often seems close to impossible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And yet, these conversations must take place if we are to give ourselves any chance of slowing the processes underway<\/strong>, building systems with sufficient resilience, and creating the conditions that allow future generations to adapt<\/strong> to radically altered living conditions.<\/p>\n Because so few people dare to initiate these conversations with those around them, the scale of the problem is consistently underestimated<\/strong>. And recognising its true gravity is the first step towards meaningful action.<\/p>\n So why is this so difficult?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Misinformation, unfounded hope, ignorance, and denial<\/strong> all play a role in avoiding the subject. But one of the deepest reasons for our silence is fear<\/strong>.<\/p>\n For most people, fear itself is what prevents them from speaking<\/strong> about the consequences of climate change and the breakdown of natural systems.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Nature<\/em> magazine identifies four fear-based excuses<\/strong> people commonly use. If we want to start these conversations but encounter resistance, recognising these patterns can help us address both fear and denial:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/deepadaptation.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-anete-lusina-5723268_2-scaled.jpg” title_text=”pexels-anete-lusina-5723268_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”230px” max_width=”230px” custom_margin=”|||60px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment_tablet=”center” module_alignment_phone=”center” module_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||8%|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0%||0%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|0%||0%|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”|10%||10%||true” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”|10%||10%||true”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”52px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#333333″ header_3_font_size=”20px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”10%||0px|3%|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”12px|0px||0%|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px|0%|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_line_height_tablet=”” text_line_height_phone=”1.9em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”42px” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The situation is so complex that very few people truly understand how Earth\u2019s systems function \u2013 or the scale of disruption and damage caused by human civilisation. Even so, it is never too late to catch up, or at least to make a conscious effort to do so.<\/p>\n One effective way of working with fear is to seek knowledge: reading widely, staying informed, and learning about ways to build resilience.<\/p>\n As encouragement, it can help to recall Albert Einstein\u2019s insight: \u201cNo problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> All of us need to rethink how we live on this planet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”10px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”10px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”10px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”15px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”52px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#333333″ header_3_font_size=”20px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em” text_line_height_tablet=”” text_line_height_phone=”1.9em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”42px” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n It is a very human response to avoid conversations about what scares us. Even for scientists, speaking clearly and honestly about the true scale and severity of the changes ahead<\/strong> can be deeply challenging.<\/p>\n The challenges posed by climate change and ecological collapse are genuinely frightening<\/strong>, but fear on its own does not enable us to see or act differently.<\/p>\n It becomes useful only when we learn to work with it<\/strong>: when we process it, allow it to deepen our awareness, and draw courage from it to face the tasks that lie ahead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Balance matters in these conversations. Alongside difficult realities, it helps to hold space for grounding<\/strong>, life-affirming perspectives \u2013 not promises of solutions or comforting illusions, but reflections that support acceptance. Acceptance can bring a sense of calm<\/strong>, helping us to value and care for what and who still surrounds us.<\/p>\n When people feel a problem is too vast to influence<\/strong>, they tend to withdraw and disengage<\/strong>. In such moments, it helps to remind our conversation partners that, throughout human history, the most profound changes have almost always begun with the initiative of a small number of individuals.<\/p>\n Make it clear that simply having an open, honest conversation here and now about the possibility of social collapse<\/strong> driven by the changes ahead is already a significant step.<\/p>\n It opens the space for seeing one\u2019s situation differently, and for acting on behalf of oneself and one\u2019s loved ones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n What matters is that people recognise this is about <\/strong>their<\/strong><\/em> lives<\/strong>. And the more widely this becomes understood, the easier these conversations will become.<\/p>\n We live in unsettled times, with conflict increasingly present around us<\/strong>. It is understandable that people want to avoid adding more tension to their lives through difficult conversations. While this may feel like a short-term solution, in the long run it neither strengthens human relationships nor addresses the growing challenges<\/strong> we face.<\/p>\n If fear of conflict prevents essential conversations from taking place, it helps to remember that every conflict also opens up new possibilities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Few of us are formally trained in conflict resolution<\/strong>, but this is a skill that can be learned, and one well worth developing. It will serve us everywhere, in all circumstances. 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