The Holomovement Wave: Co-Creating a Ripple-Effect of Change

 Link: https://issuu.com/lightonlight/docs/theholomovementwave

Written by stewards of the movement, The Holomovement Wave: Co-Creating a Ripple-Effect of Change is an inspiring roadmap for social transformation grounded in joy, love and interconnectedness. Within the pages of this new e-publication is an invitation to join fellow stewards of the Holomovement to create a world that works for All.

Explore how you can be part of the Holomovement’s four-part call to action: Build a Culture of Love, See the Whole, Play Your Role, and Co-Create with Soul to amplify a wave of love-in-action. This e-book serves as a practical guide to building a world where collaboration and interconnectedness can flourish.

Peace Leadership Collaborative

 Source: https://www.peaceleadershipcollaborative.org/

A global hub for the collective wisdom of peace leadership.

The Peace Leadership Collaborative provides a space for peace leaders from all identities and contexts to learn with and from peace leadership communities around the globe. 

Our Mission

Peace leadership is a proactive and intentional approach to individual and collective action that challenges violence and aggression to create peaceful, positive, just change. 

— Whitney McIntyre Miller, 2016

WHAT WE DO

LEARN

Nurture ongoing learning and advancement of peace leadership by fostering innovative opportunities for collaboration between researchers and practitioners.  

PRACTICE

Promote peace leadership practice through education, training, and development. Provide space for organizations and members to share their opportunities and offerings.  

ENLIVEN

Document and share stories of peace leadership in action to inspire local and global practice.  

Promote the understanding & practice of peace leadership globally

We believe we all have the ability to be peace leaders in the work that we do, in the communities we are engaged in, and in systems large and small.

The Peace Leadership Collaborative holds space to explore peace leadership as a way of living that opens possibilities for peace to root and grow within ourselves, our relationships, our community, and our world.

A global hub for the theory, practice, & collective wisdom of peace leadership worldwide

The Collaborative is a space of belonging for peace leaders from all identities and contexts to learn about and from peace leadership communities around the globe, and collaboratively work together to effect just change in our relationships, communities, and societies at a global scale.

Embracing a generative relationship between theoretical perspectives and grounded work in communities

The Collaborative provides opportunities for peace leaders to learn skills, gain knowledge, and share stories to support what they need to be ready to engage in and lead peace; and offers researchers opportunities to learn from peace leaders in active community leadership about what is working to cultivate and sustain more peaceful communities and systems. 

Holomovement and Our Moment of Choice

•  Link: https://www.holomovement.net/
• https://www.ourmomentofchoice.com/

Our Moment of Choice:

EVOLUTIONARY VISIONS AND
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

Our moment of choice is at hand. There has never been a more urgent moment for humanity to come together in synergy and collectively choose to hold the greatest vision of what we can be and do together, to lead with our hearts and co-create new possibilities that will offer us hope for our future.

This uplifting and timely book is a call to action, offering evolutionary visions, resources and practical steps to help us navigate this moment of choice and amplify the movement for global transformation, upon which our future depends.

"Our Moment of Choice” is a proud winner of the 2020 Gold Nautilus Award in the category of Rising to the Moment 2020, the 2021 New York Book Festival in the category of Compilations/Anthologies, a 2021 COVR Silver Visionary Award, and a Gold Living Now Book Award in the category of Social Activism/Charity.

World Unity Week

 

Bringing the World Together

World UNITY Week is an innovative virtual gathering that spans over eight days in June, bringing together influential individuals from around the world who are dedicated to promoting and advancing positive change. The event serves as a platform for global changemakers to connect, celebrate, and collaborate on emerging initiatives that are making a positive impact on society. 

Throughout World UNITY Week, participants engage in key conversations that highlight critical topics such as collective climate action, partnerships for peace, global governance, interfaith and interracial harmony, sustainable and regenerative development, the role of business and economics, human rights, disarmament, and other essential elements required to create a new and better future.
The event attracts a diverse and intergenerational community that spans across cultures and borders, combining science and spirituality, embracing indigenous wisdom, storytelling, music, conscious activism, and much more. It is a celebration of unity and a shared purpose to create new models for the world that align with our collective vision of a better future.

World UNITY Week has featured many of the current leading lights on the planet including Jane Goodall, Deepak Chopra, Vandana Shiva,, Marianne Williamson, Paul Hawken, Zac Bush, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Linda Tucker, Duane Elgin, Simon Moss, Micheal Beckwith, ​​Neale Donald Walsch, Awraham Soetendorp and so many more.

• https://worldunityweek.org/archives/
• https://worldunityweek.org/

WORLD UNITY WEEK 2023 – NEW EARTH RISING

17-24 June, 2023

World UNITY Week is an annual FREE, online 8-day event embracing the mid-year Solstice, Yoga Day, UN Refugee Day, World Peace & Prayer Day and a vast array of interconnected global content. This year World UNITY Week launches the 99 Days of Peace through Unity culminating in Peace Week in September.

World UNITY Week offers something for EVERYONE with a host of inspiring, engaging and interactive events, presentations and co-creative opportunities.

World UNITY Week is an ecosystem of multiple spaces called “Convergence Rooms” that each follow a particular theme, such as:

Peace-Building

Partnering with Nature

Intentional Community Living

Integral Cities and Eco-Regions

Community-led Eco-centered Governance

Trauma Healing

Awakening Consciousness

….And many more!

Collective Awakening: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision for Mindfulness in Public Health

 A 13-week course covering the growth and development of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's comprehensive vision for collective awakening through a selection of his books and teachings.

Playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm9_3psBwxqOb1MOHuyNTUHLji92Coi2R

Ecovillage Transition Toolkit and Handbook

 Source: https://ecovillage.org/ecovillage-transition-in-action-2

Ecovillage Transition in ActionAn EU funded collaboration to scale up ecovillage solutions

August 29, 2022 by Carolin Waldmann 

Project Summary

Addressing systemic crises will not derive only from international organisations, governments and politicians, they require a greater collective response. Communities, citizens, NGOs and other forms of civil society hold many of the solutions. In a fragmented world, successful cross-sectoral collaboration is key, particularly partnerships that blur the lines between top-down and bottom-up, i.e. partnerships between municipalities and community-led initiatives (CLIs).

It is common in our networks to see examples of engaged communities working for positive change who feel unsupported by local governments. We also see municipalities determined to act and support, who are struggling to build genuinely collaborative relationships with communities and other local initiatives.  

The project “Ecovillage Transition in Action” explored how ecovillages, community-led initiatives, local government and local academic institutions can better collaborate to scale both horizontally and vertically in order to catalyse regional sustainability innovation.

Completing a three year long partnership, the Ecovillage Transition in Action is now proud to share learnings, inspirations, outcomes and tools created throughout the international project to:

– Grow the capacity of educators, local initiatives, local authorities, citizens and community organisers to facilitate this crucial but complicated collaboration, and to teach those skills and capacities to others.

– Provide accessible and transferable educational tools, curricula, and methods for bringing together community-led initiatives and local government actors, and increase the depth and quality of collaboration between them.

– Provide a set of replicable trainings that support our target groups to acquire key competencies and skills for what we call Ecovillage Transition – a process where municipal authorities and local citizens work together to develop alternative pathways to local development, based on a holistic framework of social, cultural, economic and ecological regeneration.

Collaboration Partners

Ecovillage Transition in Action was a strategic partnership between 5 organisations from 4 countries funded by the EU Erasmus+ programme.

University of St Andrews – ECOLISE – Hurdal Ecovillage Norway – Global Ecovillage Network Germany – Global Ecovillage Network International

Materials and Resources developed through the 3-year project

Ecovillage Transition Toolkit

A toolkit to collate and curate knowledge and practices in ecovillages and community-led initiatives can integrate with local government institutions and processes (municipalities, regional municipalities, local authorities and community councils as appropriate) to catalyse regional innovation and impacts in line with the SDG aspirations and actions. The educational exercises and tools previously developed in other Erasmus+ partnerships like T2R, CLIPS and SIRCle can provide core ingredients, as will the foundational tools of the Map of Regeneration (with the Ecovillage Design Cards) and the Journey of Regeneration. In addition, new tools and knowledge creation has been fed into the Toolkit while making tools available in French, German and English.

Ecovillage Transition Toolkit von Carolin Waldmann

Handbook: Communities and local authorities collaborating for sustainability

A curriculum offering fresh framings for different actors to work with communities and across sectors for bioregional transformation and restoration. Individuals from ecovillages, community led initiatives, local government and local colleges or universities can come together to learn how to design and implement local and bioregional regeneration in line with the Ecovillage Principles and the SDGs. The complete handbook is also available for you in French and German.

Handbook von Cameliaz Olarte

Trainer’s Handbook

A train the trainer programme to equip facilitators with the tools, skills and competencies to facilitate local and regional processes of transformation and regeneration.

Trainer’s Handbook von Cameliaz Olarte

Council Ways

 Source: https://howlingcastle.wordpress.com/council-ways/

Inviting all who want to explore this simple and powerful way of communication. More than a way of sharing, it is a practice that moves us to a deeper, more compassionate level of communicating and being.

Mostly based on The Way of Council and on ancient traditions that keep on crossing my paths, these spaces are just a circle—or a spiral?—where each part, each node can witness and be witnessed in the moment, with whatever is alive. Sometimes we come together with a prior intention to explore particular issues, sometimes the doors are open to whatever comes. Most often we sense a wisdom beyond each part, and although unexpected, the flow, the themes, the sharings simply make sense.

Circles holding circles within circles

A Council Way into our Full Humanity

These one and a half hour sessions are a place to come and taste the space of council, and are suited for any level of experience.  Sometimes once is what you need, sometimes they become a place of refuge, or connection. They’re offered at different times and days of the week in the hope of bringing together an ever-changing flow of peoples, ages, stories…

Here you can check the current offerings

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Council Journeys

Over several weeks (usually four), we explore the practice of council, in a small-group setting. You get to know more about different shapes and variations, some of the history and evolution of this way of inquiry. We get to deepen connections with our selves and each other.

Here you can check the current offerings

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Council of Beings

What happens when we let go of our circumstantial identity as a human being, when we touch the connections with other beings and let them speak through us? A space to witness what moves us deeply from the world we live in. Especially powerful in the context of the ongoing crises of our biosphere.

Offerings coming soon!

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My own Council Journey… I’m Dita. I fell in love with the Way of Council some six years ago, when I attended my first one at High Heathercombe, up in the dramatic moors of Dartmoor. My dear friend Mel Lamb held it with her characteristic and amazing energy—I learned much from Mel in the coming years, and got to hold circles with her until her passing in 2020. Since that first one, I have attended many councils, in different contexts, and have experienced a wide diversity of flavours and intentions. I’ve had the honour and privilege to learn from the expert and caring hands of many, especially Klaudia van Gool, Jeremy Thres, and Sophy Banks. But most of my learning comes from a beloved teacher and my council guide, Pip Bondy. It is from her that my council tradition comes from. She was taught by Gigi Coyle in the tradition of the Ojai Foundation, where the Way of Council as we practice it today was co-creatively brought into life.

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School Circles (2021) - documentary

School Circles (2021) - documentary - Short Version (44 min)

School Circles is an independent documentary that explores the practice of democratic schools in the Netherlands. The film shows students, teachers and staff members coming together to dialogue, discuss proposals, mediate conflicts and make decisions about their school life.

These schools not only challenge the mainstream education, but also democracy as we know it. They put into practice Sociocracy, a method for collective organisation based on a systems perspective, in which the decisions are made by hearing all the voices and getting everyone's consent.

School Circles connects the theory of sociocracy to its practice within schools, taking us to new possibilities of organising ourselves and our communities.

MORE INFO:

• https://schoolcirclesfilm.com

The directors of the film are trained sociocracy facilitators and offer courses around democratic governance and sociocracy within schools and educational settings. For more info visit: https://www.wonderingschool.org/socio... 

The Circle Way

 Source: https://www.thecircleway.net/

The Circle Way — Putting Equity and Justice in the Center
The Circle Way unequivocally affirms the essential practice of turning to one another to uphold racial, ethnic, gender, disability, economic, and environmental justice. We can imagine a different way.

Quick Links

Two-page Circle Guidelines available in 14 languages

The Circle Way Pocket Guide available in 3 languages

The Circle Way Hosting Guide for Virtual Online Grief Circles

Resource Bundle: Hosting Circle Online

What is The Circle Way?

• A way of being in the world

• A structure for deep conversation and wise outcomes

• A methodology founded by Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea in 1992

• A growing movement of global practice

• Learn more: https://www.thecircleway.net/the-circle-way

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What is The Circle Way process?

The Circle Way gathers people into a circular shape with participants at the rim and the purpose in the centre. Each person has a voice and everyone can see and hear one another. Social agreements and practices help facilitate respectful conversation. Circle supports a leader in every chair.

Learn more: https://www.thecircleway.net/the-process

 Source: http://www.coeworld.org/guiding-principles

Guiding Principles

• Trust your intuition
• Demonstrate dignity and respect
• Communicate with honesty and clarity
• Assume the good intentions of others
• Support shared leadership
• Celebrate diversity
• Be inspired to take risks
• Allow decisions to emerge and embrace the process
• Understand the whole is greater than the parts
• Strive for actions based on selflessness and love
• Support sustainability both personally and environmentally
• Honor agreements and take ownership for outcomes

Guiding Materials

You are about to embark on a beautiful life-altering journey that will give you the tools to connect with your peers by sharing on a spiritual and practical level.

We hope you find this materials inspiring and useful!

If you use this materials we ask you to kindly give recognition to COE.

Thank you

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Mosaic - We are born to learn

Wanting to learn more about unschooling?

Mosaic, a platform serving self-directed learners and leaders, is launching today! On it, you’ll find community, resources, and personal stories (including upcoming ones by NoNo and KK) for wherever you are on your unschooling journey.

Check it out!

https://weareborntolearn.org/

MOSAIC IS FOR ALL OF US WHO BELIEVE THERE’S A BETTER WAY. The pandemic ignited big questions around how we learn and the effectiveness of our education system. It reinforced how our current system has—by design and since its inception—perpetuated the worst forms of inequality, segregation, and alienation. We will likely never return to “normal.” Parents, young people, and their communities are looking for a different way. A better way. One that celebrates and nurtures our natural sense of wonder and curiosity. Self-directed education—also referred to as independent learning, unschooling, self-directed learning, liberated learning, and independent learning—is a way of life and learning that puts young people in the driver’s seat of their education. It’s been around for decades—and new families discover it every day. Thousands of young people wake up in charge of what they learn and how they learn it. They follow their passions and interests. They light up with curiosity. They do it at home. They do it with their families, their friends. They do it at community centers. And in the process, they develop tools for inquiry, empathy, and self-determination. Whether you’re curious about self-directed education or you’ve been doing it for years, Mosaic is for you.

WHAT WE DO

Mosaic is a platform serving independent learners and leaders who believe that young people should be free to drive their learning.

We launched in July 2021 and will evolve over the coming months and years—with your input and ideas. We believe that more and more families and young people will embrace independent learning if they are able to see it in action, hear from those who are living it, and receive the support and the resources to overcome common barriers. 

HOW MOSAIC CAME TO BE We came to life with the help of a community. Advisors, leaders, parents, and young people who brought their lived experiences and perspectives to shape and inform Mosaic. Mosaic is a 501c3 funded by entrepreneur, author and philanthropist Jeff Westphal, who is committed to using his resources and experience to advance transformational change toward deeper meaning in business, education and autism treatment. He is an unschooling parent who believes in the power of independent learning and the imperative to make it accessible to all communities. The idea for the platform emerged after a multi-year effort to understand why and how our existing education system is failing so many of the young people it serves and how independent learning allows young people to find their passion for learning and intrinsic meaning in their lives.

FOR COMMUNITY AND BY COMMUNITY Mosaic centers the stories and voices of those who live and breathe unschooling. Our resources are created by people with lived experience and expertise in self-directed education—in their voices and from their perspectives.

Stories for a Regenerative Culture

Source: https://www.thegreatrelation.org/all-films

“Relation is the essence of everything that exists.”
— Master Eckhart

When we look closer, we discover that Life is an explosion of relation, everywhere around and inside of us. From the biology of our bodies, to insects and plants, communication between trees through mycelium circuits... Relation is in the DNA of Life. Interaction and interdepedancy are part of our essence. We, humans, are in relation with ourselves, others and nature. All our senses, feelings and emotions are potential gateways to connect. These invisible and indivisible bounds relate us to Life at each moment.

In The Great Relation, we wish to share the beauty and mystery of this constant ocean of relation and bring light to creative ways in which Life experiences itself through human beings that are looking for more conscious and regenerative ways to relate to her.

A filmmaking project for a new culture

In these times of great transition, our aim is to communicate meaningful  projects and stories that bring healing and regeneration to the  individual, collective and environmental dimensions of our world.

We are exploring the potential of human beings to create a more conscious and regenerative way of living on this planet. These exploration goes from the design of resilient settlements, like intentional communities and ecovillages, and the discovery of practical ecological solutions, to spirituality and different approaches to relate more consciously with one another, heal our cultural wounds and traumas, and many other topics.

Our dream is to contribute to the flourishment of human consciousness through films that inspire to relate deeper with ourselves, others and nature.

“How do we change the world? Change the story.”
— Charles Eisenstein

Ten Keys to Happier Living

The Ten Keys to Happier Living are based on a review of the latest research from psychology and related fields. Everyone's path to happiness is different, but the evidence suggests these Ten Keys consistently tend to have a positive impact on people's happiness and well-being.

The first five keys (GREAT) are about how we interact with the outside world in our daily activities. They are based on the Five Ways to Wellbeing developed by nef as part of the Foresight Project. The second five keys (DREAM) come from inside us and depend on our attitude to life.

Do things for others Caring about others is fundamental to our happiness. Helping other people is not only good for them and a great thing to do, it also makes us happier and healthier too. Giving also creates stronger connections between people and helps to build a happier society for everyone. And it's not all about money - we can also give our time, ideas and energy. So if you want to feel good, do good! Read more...

Connect with people Relationships are the most important overall contributor to happiness. People with strong and broad social relationships are happier, healthier and live longer. Close relationships with family and friends provide love, meaning, support and increase our feelings of self worth. Broader networks bring a sense of belonging. So taking action to strengthen our relationships and create new connections is essential for happiness. Read more...

Take care of your body Our body and our mind are connected. Being active makes us happier as well as being good for our physical health. It instantly improves our mood and can even lift us out of a depression. We don't all need to run marathons - there are simple things we can all do to be more active each day. We can also boost our well-being by unplugging from technology, getting outside and making sure we get enough sleep! Read more...

Live life mindfully Ever felt there must be more to life? Well good news, there is! And it's right here in front of us. We just need to stop and take notice. Learning to be more mindful and aware can do wonders for our well-being in all areas of life - like our walk to work, the way we eat or our relationships. It helps us get in tune with our feelings and stops us dwelling on the past or worrying about the future - so we get more out of the day-to-day. Read more...

Keep learning new things Learning affects our well-being in lots of positive ways. It exposes us to new ideas and helps us stay curious and engaged. It also gives us a sense of accomplishment and helps boost our self-confidence and resilience. There are many ways to learn new things - not just through formal qualifications. We can share a skill with friends, join a club, learn to sing, play a new sport and so much more. Read more...

Have goals to look forward to Feeling good about the future is important for our happiness. We all need goals to motivate us and these need to be challenging enough to excite us, but also achievable. If we try to attempt the impossible this brings unnecessary stress. Choosing ambitious but realistic goals gives our lives direction and brings a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when we achieve them. Read more...

Find ways to bounce back All of us have times of stress, loss, failure or trauma in our lives. But how we respond to these has a big impact on our well-being. We often cannot choose what happens to us, but we can choose our own attitude to what happens. In practice it's not always easy, but one of the most exciting findings from recent research is that resilience, like many other life skills, can be learned. Read more...

Look for what's good Positive emotions - like joy, gratitude, contentment, inspiration, and pride - are not just great at the time. Recent research shows that regularly experiencing them creates an 'upward spiral', helping to build our resources. So although we need to be realistic about life's ups and downs, it helps to focus on the good aspects of any situation - the glass half full rather than the glass half empty. Read more...

Be comfortable with who you are No-one's perfect. But so often we compare our insides to other people's outsides. Dwelling on our flaws - what we're not rather than what we've got - makes it much harder to be happy. Learning to accept ourselves, warts and all, and being kinder to ourselves when things go wrong, increases our enjoyment of life, our resilience and our well-being. It also helps us accept others as they are. Read more...

Be part of something bigger People who have meaning and purpose in their lives are happier, feel more in control and get more out of what they do. They also experience less stress, anxiety and depression. But where do we find 'meaning and purpose'? It might be our religious faith, being a parent or doing a job that makes a difference. The answers vary for each of us but they all involve being connected to something bigger than ourselves. Read more...

About the Ten Keys

The Ten Keys to Happier Living framework was jointly developed by Vanessa King and the Action for Happiness team in 2010, based on an extensive review of the latest research evidence relating to psychological/mental wellbeing.

Ten Keys Questions for Discussion

• GIVING (Do things for others): Why is it important? What do you do to help others? How could you do more acts of kindness?
• RELATING (Connect with people): Who matters most to you? What do you do to extend your relationships? Can we care too much about relationships?
• EXERCISING (Take care of your body): How do you stay active and healthy? What stops you from taking exercise? How can you overcome the obstacles?
• AWARENESS (Live life mindfully): Are you savouring life to the full? When do you stop to take notice? Do you practice mindfulness? What will you do to become more aware?
• TRYING OUT (Keep learning new things): What new things have you tried recently? What stops you from doing this? What can help you do learn and try new things?
• DIRECTION (Have goals to look forward to): What are your most important goals? What are you doing to achieve them? What more can you do?
• RESILIENCE (Find ways to bounce back): How do you bounce back in tough times? Is coping with failure the key to success? How can we be kinder to ourselves?
• EMOTIONS (Look for what's good): What are you feeling good about? Are you a glass half empty or glass half full person? How can you take a more positive approach?
• ACCEPTANCE (Be comfortable with who you are): Are you comfortable with the real you? Do you compare yourself with others? How does social media contribute? Are you always striving for perfection? What are your strengths?
• MEANING (Be part of something bigger): What gives your life meaning and purpose - your job, relationships, religion, community or good causes? Do you give these priority?

Ten Keys Action Ideas

GIVING (Do things for others)

• Do three extra acts of kindness today. Offer to help, give away your change, pay a compliment, or make someone smile.
• Reach out to help someone who's struggling. Give them a call or offer your support. Let them know you care.

RELATING (Connect with people)

• Make more time for the people who matter. Chat with a loved one or friend, call your parents or play with the kids.
• Make three extra connections today. Stop to chat in the shop, wave at a neighbour, learn the name of someone new.

EXERCISING (Take care of your body)

• Be more active today. Get off a bus a stop early, take the stairs, turn off the TV, go for a walk - anything that gets you moving.
• Eat nutritious food, drink more water, catch up on sleep. Notice which healthy actions lift your mood and do more of them.

AWARENESS (Live life mindfully)

• Give yourself a bit of head space. At least once a day, stop and take 5 minutes to just breathe and be in the moment.
• Notice and appreciate good things around you every day, big or small. Trees, bird song, the smell of coffee, laughter perhaps? 

TRYING OUT (Keep learning new things)

• Do something for the first time today. Sample sushi, try a new route, read a different newspaper or visit a local place of interest.
• Learn a new skill, however small. A first aid technique or a new feature on your phone. Cook a new meal or use a new word. 

DIRECTION (Have goals to look forward to)

• Take the first step. Think of a goal you're aiming for and do one thing to get started. Make a call, fill in that form, tell others. 
• Share your dreams. Tell 3 people about an aspiration that is really important to you this year and listen to theirs too.

RESILIENCE (Find ways to bounce back)

• Ask for help today. Confide in a friend, talk to an expert, reach out to a colleague, ask a neighbour to lend a hand. 
• When something is troubling you, do something you really enjoy. Shift your mood and bring a new perspective on the problem.

EMOTIONS (Look for what's good)

• Do something that you know will make you feel good. Listen to music, watch something funny, get outside or call an old friend.
• Try to smile and say something positive every time you walk into a room. Notice the reaction you get. 

ACCEPTANCE (Be comfortable with who you are)

• Ask a trusted friend or colleague to tell you what they think your real strengths are. Try to make more use of these.
• Be as kind to yourself as you are to others. See your mistakes as opportunities to learn. Notice things you do well, however small.

MEANING (Be part of something bigger)

• Feel part of something bigger. Spend time with children, visit an inspiring location, gaze at the stars or join a club.
• Be more charitable. Give others your time, offer to help neighbours or friends, consider giving blood or volunteering.

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• Happy Cafe - Frequently Asked Questions

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