First, From the Heart

As we hit Equinox, we start to notice more light each day in the global north, and less daily sunlight in the global south. We no longer mark time by the movement of the sun. Today we are beholden to the alarms and alerts of our smart phones and smart watches, and the 24-hour day never seems long enough. As leaders, we are so conditioned to operate at warp speed and fill each calendar block that we barely make space between this activity and the next.
 
Our false sense that everything on our to-do list has urgency and priority is hard to shake. That also leads us to believe we have no time to add compassion or compassionate actions into our jam-packed day. This week we posit that the key ingredients are attention, awareness, and intention. We even suggest this approach can add an element of spaciousness to each day. Let each moment be a new opportunity for becoming a more compassionate leader.