Changing My Focus with Love, Gratitude & Sisterhood, by Carmen Nieves (Cohort 17)
“We can say ‘I love you.’ But I realized it’s the way I show you I love you that makes all the difference. Some things don’t need words to be understood.”
What to Keep, What to Let Go, by Merrie Harrison (Cohort 13)
"I want to tie things up with a bow as pretty as the tiny one on the photo album in the dollhouse. Everything glued down in perfect order. But that’s not real life..."
On Inspiration & Hope: Voices from The Circle 2020
Reflections from throughout the year on what - and who - keeps us going.
On Recharging: Voices From The Circle 2020
The work of transformational change is hard - even more so in 2020. How did we recharge, restore, take care of ourselves, rekindle our fires this year?
The Gratitude Difference, by Chris Cole (Cohort 12)
“His suggestion changed that day for the better. Little did I know it would also change my entire life.”
Burnout, Compassion and Remembering Purpose, with Leah Weiss, PhD
At its core, compassionate leadership respects others’ dignity, acknowledges the pain in the room, and values people.
A callerse (Keeping quiet), by Pablo Neruda
"perhaps a huge silence might interrupt this sadness of never understanding ourselves..."
Network Weaving in a Time of Breaking, Unraveling and Hunkering Down, by Curtis Ogden, Senior Associate, Interaction Institute for Social Change
"Even when connected, we can practice different kinds of pacing and spacing that can help people to restore, maintain or increase their energy."
We will not go back to normal, with Sonya Renee Taylor
"We will not go back to normal... We should not long to return, my friends."
Made for These Times: Dr. Estes’ Reminder, from Niyonu Spann (Cohort 15)
"Especially do not lose hope... Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach."