Curated Shares

• Is your heart a zone of peace? Jack Kornfield talks with Oprah Winfrey about how to make it so and why a peaceful heart zone is important to you and the people around you. 

• Validation! A new report shows many companies are experiencing the backlash of their mass firings and are now rehiring. Sometimes saying “I told ‘ja so” feels good. In case you can’t see the whole Inc. article, here’s a snippet, “After sounding out a selection of its business customers, Gartner experts predicted 50 percent of responding companies ‘that attributed headcount reduction to AI will rehire staff to perform similar functions’ by 2027. Although Gartner said those firms are likely to bring cut staffers back “under different job titles,” the anticipated backtracking won’t be fooling anyone.”

• And while it’s still cold, have you burped your house?

• According to Dr. Michael Hunter, your body doesn’t need more strategies to rest, it needs fewer reasons to stay on guard. Tips for restoring your energy.

• I was so blown away by this boy’s courage I had to share it with you. Talk about real heroes!

• If you’re a leader, are your direct reports bringing you problems to solve for them? If you have a boss, are you bringing them problems or challenges with your suggested solutions? How you manage problem solving in your organization is a key factor for its overall productivity and profitability. Marie Geneviève Pawlak has more.

Kindness is Contagious: Finding Strength in Your Flavor of Togetherness

Last Friday, a group of my neighbors decided to get together for happy hour. We’d never done it before and a bunch of people showed up. It was a great way to meet some of our neighbors, and it made me realize how valuable it is to expand our circles.

So I started thinking about ways even the shyest among us can find new people to connect with and came up with some ideas to share:

• One of my friends is gathering small groups of people together locally to meet informally while doing crafts together. Can you find or create a group like this?
• Some groups are free, others like this one from Power Pause charge a fee. (BTW, Power Pause is a weekly, 30-minute attunement sanctuary for “women who are holding and carrying a lot.” The next session begins Feb 25 for 6 weekly sessions). 
• Living Room Conversations helps individuals create events where people come together in person or online to discuss an issue using a carefully crafted “conversation guide” that fosters connection and understanding. It’s free for personal use and there are organizational (commercial) memberships available too.
• Looking for business connections? The Connective is a virtual business connection organization of about 550 members who meet in virtual chapter meetings to talk business and try to make connections for each other. This one is $100/month.
• And then there’s Meetup. Use this app to find activities by interest group in areas you select, like your home town or nearby cities.

So if you’re feeling the need to connect, energize, and share, embrace the urge and find your peeps!

Do Good Spotlight: Corporation for Supportive Housing

Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) “promotes affordable housing with supportive services to ensure everyone has a safe home.” They are working to solve homelessness nationwide with supportive housing solutions including offering low-cost loans to affordable housing developers and consulting to communities in launching supportive housing. Check them out: Corporation for Supportive Housing.

⏳Until Next Time…

The days are getting longer, the sun is rising earlier and setting later. Let the anticipatory energy of pre-spring buoy you to do the things you’re here to do.

Niki