But as more data and trends become available and seemly point to 'humanity' not doing enough to change, how many of us feel increasingly overwhelmed, powerless, disenfranchised or deficient in our efforts to make a difference? 

We ought not need to live in this state. The fact is that as an individual there isn't much we can do to change what happens anywhere, except within ourselves. Lets face the realities;

• Humanity is not going to decarbonise at 8% per year compounding until we are at zero emissions by 2050. 
• It is not going to instantly stop consumption.
• The privileged won't be giving up their power and fortunes any time soon, if ever.
• Developing nations are not going to say no to using fossil energy if it is available and their populations need it to survive. 
• Change is likely to be slower than we expect, hope for or imagine. Some experts say it will be 40 or 50 years before we can be anywhere near a fully renewable energy system, others say this is wildly optimistic.

This isn't a call to give up on a sensible transition, in fact it might be an opportunity to become even more effective in enabling it.

The advisor changed the course of the celebrity's life with a simple request, at every opportunity or moment, say or write down "I am enough". Over the course of months and thousands of instances of repeating these words and writing them in full view, the person changed their lives completely.

The truth is we can all do this, level up with ourselves and our place in the world, while shedding some of the expectations that have been put on us or that we have imagined. Say the words yourself and feel the difference. "I am enough"

We also like to remind ourselves that being human is a 'becoming' journey that only ends when we die;

• We are a work in progress, mistakes and discomfort are par for the course.
• We need not be alone, we can choose to be in relationship.
• We are enough as we are - being with that is likely to reveal our best self.

The Roman philosopher Plotinus believed that just as the sculptor worked on the statue to bring out its form, the individual must work on their own soul to bring out its divine nature. This involves turning away from and shedding the distractions and illusions of the material world and attaining a state of self-knowledge and union with the One.