Posts in Radical Hope
We Were Born For Times Like These (Right?) from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

I spent the first 33 years of my life in Minnesota. Watching the fascist ICE raids in a place I know so well has hit me hard. But I stay hopeful—not that things will calm down, but that we were born for times like these.

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Part 2: Day 2 - The Energy of Creation from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of Second Grace LA

Day 2 of LA County's design lab: 100 participants prototype solutions for HSH. Data ownership, breaking silos, and power-sharing with lived experience emerge as central themes.

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Hope Series Part 3: Radical Hope - Tools for Working in the Margins from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund

"Radical hope is hope that exists even when we are experiencing the destruction of our culture," writes Jonathan Lear. In times of authoritarianism, violence, and despair, how do we nurture hope? Through a deeply personal story of addiction recovery, spiritual awakening, and 30 years of practice, discover the prayers and tools that sustain radical hope when the world feels broken.

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