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Five Favorite Books of 2020
Plus Action Plans for 2021
December 17, 2020
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First, From the Heart
As we enter the holiday season of celebration, we take time to remember the immense sacrifice and suffering that defined 2020. Our hearts go out to all who struggled to have enough food and stay sheltered, lost loved ones, endured violence and injustice, lost livelihoods, encountered natural disasters, dealt with loneliness, depression, or other mental or physical health issues, and countless other challenges around the globe. We bow to the courage, bravery, and resilience of the front-line workers, first responders, and essential workers.
Our human community has also shown the power of love, joy, and compassion. Where we have come together as change agents for peace and equality, there is progress and movement. There is more awareness for how to treat each other with respect and dignity, how to align with our deepest values, and how to be of service in the world. We hold the paradox of all that is, and that can be. As leaders, let’s continue to build the compassionate future for which we yearn for generations to come. Thank you for being here and making a difference that ripples outward.
We hope you can find some time to exhale, take deep rest, restore. We will be back in January to reconnect and kick off 2021!
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Recommended Reads
Our Five Favorite Books for 2020
While 2020 will undoubtedly live in history as a year that people will want to put behind them, these five books each offer wisdom that we will want to keep with us and take forward into 2021. Give yourself the opportunity to enjoy these books and deepen your appreciation for, and practices around, compassionate leadership. Read more.
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Best of the Blog
Your Roadmap for Compassionate Leadership, Part 3
In this third post in our series on creating your own compassionate leadership roadmap, we turn from the dimensions of individual compassionate leadership and organizational compassionate cultures covered in posts one and two to the tools and levers to use to build and implement your action plan. Read more.
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Practice Matters
How We Thrive
Once we recognize that our survival is relatively secure, what next? Many of us are so traumatized that we believe we have no option but to stay within our borders of fear to carry on. That a larger landscape does not exist in the realm of possibility. Perhaps we are so depleted or injured that we consciously/unconsciously set up permanent residence in the infirmary as our comfort zone.
How do we find the strength and courage to break through the invisible boundaries that hold us back. In nature, the seahorse thrives with stillness, cooperation and connection – with coral for steadiness in rough seas, and seagrass to hide from predators. Outside the comfort zone, we move to instinctively find environments for our growth and wellbeing. We gravitate away from that which is emotionally or physically harming, towards our authentic path of empowerment and being. With practice, we can rewire the fear response and start our individual journey toward thriving.
When can we practice? Always!
Photo Credit: Q.U.I on Unsplash.
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Upcoming Events
8-Week Compassionate Leadership and Resilience Training for Global Health Leaders
Next Cohort Begins January 27, 2021
The Center for Compassionate Leadership and the Task Force for Global Health’s Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE) have teamed up to offer a timely and unique online course for global health professionals. Our next cohort for Compassionate Leadership and Resilience Training for Global Health Leaders starts January 27, 2021. This first-of-its-kind training delivers evidence-based tools, techniques, and practices that support leaders, teams, and organizations to thrive in these most challenging times. We are now accepting applicants for the next course. Find out more and apply now.
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