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Cup of Calm #17 Inviting Joy
Today, our lovely Lamese talked about inviting joy in to our lives during this ‘period of pause’. Many of us have been discovering joy in the smallest of things and rediscovering forgotten joys… or joy that we didn’t know we needed. Our natural state is being still,...
Holding Family & Friends #4 – Feeling the Feels…
Over lunch today, we shared the feelings that come up when we think about our extended family and friends during this uncertain time of ours. It’s one thing to manage, support and care for those living with us during lockdown, but what about those we love,...
Cup of Calm #16 – Finding calm even when technology fails
An apology - and two offers... Today many of our participants couldn't get into our zoom room due to a technology fail. This meant that instead of starting our day with calm - we started with frustration and disappointment! Our apologies for those who tried and...
Cup of Calm #15 The transformative potential of forgiveness
Forgiveness has the transformative potential to grow cherry trees from our scars... This mornings 'cuppa' was led by Elizabeth Stopford. She is a story-teller and filmaker who has a special interest in forgiveness as a way to resolve trauma. She began today by reading...
Cup of Calm #14 Resilience
We had a reflective Cup of Calm this morning with participants from the UK, South Africa and Dubai! We focused on the fascinating topic of resilience - a skill that we are needing to use a lot at the moment. The dictionary describes resilience as “the capacity to...
Holding family in strange times…
How has your family life changed? I'm battling with being far from family, Karen is struggling to balance home-schooling and work-life. Marta is, in her own words, 'completely overwhelmed'. John is feeling resentful about being forced into a home-care role, whilst Sam...
Cup of Calm #11 – Hope
This morning we talked around the topic of hope. At the moment, something we all need. With hope, there is possibility. Hope can provide us with help. We shared the things that we hope for this week. Some of the things that were mentioned were peace,...
Mentoring with Bootstrap
She Leads Change supports and develops changemakers to amplify and accelerate the positive social impact they are making in the world. Our 300+ alumni are keen and willing to give back by supporting other changemakers. In March 2020 we launched a mentoring programme...
Cup of Calm #10 – Letting Go
“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” – Buddha What can you let go at this time? What doesn’t serve us? How can we use the time we have now as a gift; not only...
Cup of Calm #8 Connecting with Nature
"Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.” - Anton Chekhov How can you connect with nature today? Will it be through taking a short walk or a run? Walking in a direction that...
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