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Peace Now
September 23, 2022
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First, From the Heart
This is a ripe moment in time to honor transitions. Witness the new moon, equinox signaling a change in seasons, the start of a new school cycle, and a New Year on the ancient Jewish calendar. Whenever we pay attention to transitions, they tend to offer us a chance to pause, to reflect, and to choose.
As we celebrated Wednesday’s International Day of Peace (and also the International Day of Gratitude) we were reminded that peace is possible; that despite the suffering of raging wars and the multitude of injustices around the world, the feeling of peace within our own hearts is an intentional choice.
Please join us Thursday the 29th for the next Global Compassion Community Gathering, a 90-minute respite to practice peace together. Dr. Sará King will share The Science of Social Justice (SSJ) framework which explores how well-being and social justice are one and the same – especially when we re-define “justice” as “loving-awareness-in-action.” We hope to see you there!
Together, in peace,
Laura
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Best of the Blog
Courageously Changing the World with Compassion
In celebration of this week’s International Day of Peace, we would like to share the article we wrote for this summer’s Peace Chronicle, the journal of the Peace and Justice Studies Association. Peace and justice require us to address the systemic issues underlying and causing suffering. Systems change is where courage and compassion come together to make a difference in our challenged world. Read more.
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Practice Matters
Seek Peace
A deep peace resides in each of us. Really, it’s there. Often I find that hard to believe. Yes, I’ve touched inner peace now and then, for a brief moment or two. Yet my desire is to dwell there more often, even at will, such that it becomes a more regular way of being.
The inner turmoil of daily life is loud, chaotic, and frankly disempowering. The schisms within me become the schisms with others and in the world at large. We are living with the global consequences of our individual inner turmoil.
Peace begets peace. I now seek out practices that help me bring peace home – to access my true nature that IS peace. As I more frequently visit the peace within, it becomes more easily accessible and regenerative. Here is to more practice. Here is to more peace.
When can we practice? Always!
If you'd like to explore additional Practice Matters, you can find them here.
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Upcoming Event
Global Compassion Community Gathering
Free Community Event + Guest Speaker Dr. Sará King
September 29, 2022 1:00-2:30 PM EDT / 17:00-18:30 UTC
Join us 9/29 for our next Global Compassionate Community Gathering as we explore the science of social justice and healing intergenerational trauma. Our guest speaker is Sará King, M.A., Ph.D., who will introduce us to The Science of Social Justice (SSJ) framework for research and facilitation, which explores how well-being and social justice are one and the same – especially when we re-define "justice" as "loving-awareness-in-action."
Dr. King is a mother, a neuroscientist, political and learning scientist, education philosopher, social-entrepreneur, public speaker, and certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow in Neurology at Oregon Health Science University, a Garrison Institute Fellow, and a core member of Google’s well-being think tank “Vitality Lab.” She is also the founder of MindHeart Consulting, leading the field that intersects neuroscience, social justice, and art to heal intergenerational trauma.
The event is co-hosted by Laura Berland, Founder of the nonprofit Center for Compassionate Leadership, and Monica Worline, PhD, co-author of Awakening Compassion at Work and Research Scientist with Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.
Please register for the free event to reserve your spot. Find out more and register.
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Upcoming Event
Global Health Compassion Rounds
Translating Science into Action: Measuring & Enhancing Compassion
Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE)
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
This Global Health Compassion Rounds focuses on measuring and enhancing compassion – translating the innovative work of researchers into a discussion about real-world application. In global health, it is important that we are able to demonstrate the effectiveness of compassionate approaches to care, not only to cultivate compassion but evaluate our progress toward quality care and foster buy-in from leadership and staff.
Join Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE) in thinking about how compassion measures and other value-based metrics can aid in efforts to enhance compassionate care, and what future research is needed to meet the needs of the people working to do so – at the individual, facility, community, and health system level.
Panelist perspectives will reveal opportunities and barriers to measuring compassion and improved quality of care. The learnings from this webinar can guide others in global health as they consider how they might implement new or adapt current efforts to enhance compassion in their settings. Find out more and register.
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Upcoming Event
Virtual CLIF Forum: Sander Tideman & Matthias Birk on Triple Value Leadership
Center for Mindfulness & Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance
Monday, October 3, 2022 7:00-8:00 PM ET
In this webinar, Sander Tideman and Matthias Birk will discuss the importance of Triple Value Leadership, a new kind of leadership that enables businesses to effectively address societal and ecological challenges. It is also the focus of his recently released book, also titled Triple Value Leadership.
At its core, Triple Value Leadership focuses on compassion for oneself, one’s organization, and for society at large. It starts with recognizing our collective capacity for awareness, compassion and collaboration. We are all in the same boat, facing very turbulent waters. A key concept is the “systems mindset,” which is needed to fully understand how business is dependent on society, the environment, and how we are all connected. It is this interconnected and collaborative worldview that makes it possible for businesses to better innovate, enhance employee well-being and performance, and become more diverse and inclusive.
Sander & Matthias serve on the faculty of CLIF (Compassionate Leadership in Finance), a program of the Garrison Institute that seeks to develop and cultivate this type of leadership in the financial sector. Find out more and register.
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Recommended Reads
The Power of Empathy
UNESCO
The stunning photographs and poignant narratives in this collection are the winners of a United Nations youth competition, "If I Were..." They are "a tribute to the power of empathy and solidarity felt and expressed by young people." Read more.
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