It Feels Like Nothing Is Changing.. or Is It?
Why does it sometimes feel like nothing is changing, at least not in a positive way?
Here’s the secret: it is. We are moving toward a cleaner, brighter future free from fossil fuels, even if progress feels slow or invisible.
A tipping point is a threshold where a small change can trigger a significant, often irreversible transformation. That means changes that seem minor or easy to overlook can lead to profound shifts.
This month, I joined the launch of the Positive Tipping Points Toolkit, hosted by the University of Exeter and the Green Futures Network. Supported by world-leading research, this initiative inspires changemakers to integrate tipping point practices into both their wellbeing and their work.
As initiative leader, Peter Lefort explains:
“Trying to make positive change happen in complex systems can often feel impossible or overwhelming. The Positive Tipping Points Toolkit, which comes from the latest expert research, breaks down the evidence on how change happens into a framework.”
This is more than theory; by tuning into the signals that powerful undercurrents are at play, we can recognise when a mass shift is approaching. That awareness offers both hope and opportunity.
In Step Five of the Climate Calm™ Method, I use these insights to help you tune into change in support of both your personal resilience and your wider impact.
Next month, we will prepare for this by slowing down, grounding ourselves, and drawing on neuroscience to notice the glimmers of a brighter, healthier future.
Imagine rolling a ball up a hill, over the crest, and down the other side. The upward climb is inevitably the hardest part. Knowing this allows us to:
Acknowledge and label the signs of resistance
Notice the positive feedback loops and indicators that start to support momentum
Draw on evidence of past transitions that prove the ball can reach the top
🔗 Explore the Positive Tipping Points Toolkit (free learning resources, case studies, and practical tools).
The Toolkit reminds us that “feelings of overwhelm, or grief, or excitement, are necessary to genuinely engage in the process.” Humans are welcome here.
