The Last of the Human Freedoms

The Last of The Human Freedoms by Marilyn Turkovich

In Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankel wrote that "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms--to choose one's attitude in any set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." On July 13th , we offer an unusual Global Read, You Can Choose Your Own Life. The subtitle is "Stories for Decision Making." There is nothing like stories and case studies to drive home clear lessons and this book has several for exploration. You Can Choose Your Own Life is intended to help children see many of the experiences we have in life, and how the way in which we choose to respond to them helps lend meaning to our lives. [...] Read more.

Charter Education Institute (CEI) Courses

The Gift of Forgiveness with Deborah Briggs. Course begins July 18, 2022. Cost $30.
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As part of the Sage-ing® or Conscious Aging movement, we can discover, access and utilize our wisdom through giving ourselves THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS.

During this workshop we will explore the impact of our beliefs about forgiveness, begin the healing process and recognize the powerful ways that the things we saw as negative can be transformed into the foundation for living more fully. 

Global Read

How can we help our kids make good decisions to resolve the issues they face?

You Can Choose Your Own Life: Stories for Decision Making, introduces students to a model for sound, emotionally intelligent decision-making. Five realistic scenarios engage young readers in making decisions and immediately learning the consequences of whatever choices they have made.

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Charter for Compassion News, Programs, and Webinars 

Dear Charter family! We are looking for people looking to provide their skills and time to volunteer for the Arts AND Environment Sectors of the Charter for Compassion. We have a couple of projects that need special attention and would love to have you be part of our wonderful Team of Volunteers. Click here to fill out our volunteer application form.

Click here or on the banner to register for this new webinar series on how some organizations are taking care of the housing and homeslessness crisis. Webinar Series begins July 26.

More information coming up this week!

Learn about Wake Up Schools which supports educators to bring the practices of mindfulness and applied ethics into their own lives so they may be happy and free, and so they may in turn share these practices with colleagues and students in their school communities. With mindfulness teachers and students can experience more peace, learn how to take care of difficult emotions and create conditions for a happy school and a happy world.

Thirteen Indigenous Elders from around the world come together to co-create a message for humankind that weaves the wisdom of diverse cultures and life-ways. They uncover one common thread: for humanity to survive, we must shift our consciousness from the mind to the heart.

The Charter for Compassion (CfC) is expanding its approach to fundraising in a collaborative effort which supports and showcases artists' work globally. Read more here. 

From Charter for Compassion Partners

Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Prayer Day - August 6

You are invited – you, your group, your congregation, and your organization - to join with others around the world on August 6th to say a prayer about nuclear weapons. 
 
The threats of first use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine and the potential for capricious escalation stir us in the deepest parts of our souls, and inspire us to pray that this planet might be saved from the more than 13,000 warheads which are aimed and at the ready!

People of our group who have said this prayer include a former Secretary of State, George Shultz; a former Secretary of Defense, William Perry; a former Ambassador Thomas Graham; physicist Sidney Drell; international lawyer Jonathan Granoff; and several others. These are people who have devoted their lives to disarmament and the abolition of nuclear weapons. People of action – and also people of prayer!

Click here to learn more about the Nuclear Day of Prayer on August 6  

Conversation Collective Every Monday, 3 pm PDT and Thursday, 9 am PDT. 
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The Conversation Collective is an online space to meet new people from around the world. Currently, people from Canada, France, South Africa, UK and USA are part of these weekly gatherings where civil conversations create new connections (in English). On Mondays and Thursdays. Consider joining the Conversation Collective to feel part of a global community and make new connections. The Charter partners with Citizen Discourse.

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The Community of Mindful Parenting aspires to empower families to become more mindful and compassionate. They are a multigenerational, multicultural and fully inclusive community that strives to nurture powerful relationships between parents/caregivers and their children. Their Listening Mothers™ and Finding Calm classes explore the relationship between caregiver and child through a lens of self compassion. Their weekly Communi-Teas are a centering tool for meditation. Learn more here.
  

July 14 - Special Guest: Deborah Briggs, CEI Course Gift of Forgiveness Instructor.

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