by Julia Butterfly Hill | Mar 8, 2020 | Quotes
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “A new wisdom is re-emerging, one that is actually ancient. To solve the global crisis, which we ourselves have created through our disconnection from the Earth and one another, we must restore our relationships,...
by Julia Butterfly Hill | Mar 2, 2020 | Quotes
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “My experience in the tree taught me what’s possible for us. We often feel that our heart can’t hold our suffering anymore. And when we reach those points, if we’re willing to let go, that’s when...
by Julia Butterfly Hill | Jan 15, 2020 | Quotes
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “There were times in the tree when I was sobbing – like when fellow activist David “Gypsy” Chain was killed – and I felt like giving up. And in one of those times, when I was praying, the tree answered with the...
by Julia Butterfly Hill | Jan 12, 2020 | Quotes
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “People ask me, oh you’re so courageous, aren’t you ever afraid? I say, I’m afraid all the time – that’s why you think I’m courageous. Courage doesn’t happen in a space of no...
by Julia Butterfly Hill | Jan 8, 2020 | Quotes
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “One thing I learned through my own sensitivity to the pain and suffering all around me, it is through our breakdown that our true power can come. To get muscle, you have to break it down first – that’s how...
