How do I process grief about climate change without feeling paralyzed or hopeless?

The grief you're feeling is real and rational—there's no spiritual bypass for that. What I've learned from Mirabai's life is that she didn't turn away from her pain; she turned *into* it, and somehow that became devotion itself. Your climate grief can be a form of love for what you're losing, for the world you wanted your children to have. Start by naming it without judgment: write it, say it aloud, let it be there. Then ask yourself: what small act of care can I do *today* that honors this grief? Plant something. Protect something. Support someone doing the work. Grief and action aren't opposites—they can feed each other. The paralysis comes from expecting yourself to feel hopeful while the world burns. You don't need hope right now. You need permission to grieve, and then a small, honest choice about where your hands go next. That's where freedom lives—not in feeling better, but in moving through it.