Do You Want to be Right, or Happy?

Do You Want to be Right, or Happy? by Olivia McIvor

It was 10:30 in the evening. I sat rather exhausted outside the Atlanta airport on a bench, soaking up waves of the Georgian humidity. The only aspiration I had at this point was anticipating the hotel shuttle picking me up. Marty, another jet-lagged passenger, shuffled his way over to the vacant seat beside me and sat down. I was on my way to speak at a conference the next day and he was on his way to attend a weeklong training course with his company. Marty was going places in his company, and he had been selected as a 'high potential for promotion' individual, which placed him onto a one-year fast-track integrated leadership development program. I am not a believer in the idea that success is being in the right place at the right time. Marty, a keenly astute 36-year-old, seemed, from all appearances, to have a firm grip on where he was headed and how to get there. I asked Marty what his formula for success was. [...] Read more.

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What is forgiveness? What enables people to forgive? Why do we even choose to forgive those who have harmed us? What can the latest psychological research tell us about the nature of forgiveness, its benefits and risks?

This imaginative comic explores the key aspects of forgiveness, asking what it means to forgive and to be forgiven. Witty and intelligent, it answers questions about the health benefits and restorative potential of forgiveness and explains, in easy-to-understand terms, what happens in our brains, bodies and communities when we choose to forgive.

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Blast from the Past: Do you remember when we had the following happen at the Charter? Visit the following links to re-experience some of our favorite offerings from the Charter for Compassion.

Writings on peace from 61 countries

Global Read with Naomi Shihab Nye, Voices in the Air

Keep On: Listen to the Women

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. 

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Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Prayer Day

 

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