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In Part 3 of the Awakening the Heart series, we're looking at why acts of kindness and service are powerful resilience-builders — possibly the exact things we need if we're to overcome so much divisiveness in our relationships and discourse.

To understand why a generous spirit is so supportive, we explore the Buddhist and Yoga concepts of dana (generosity) and seva (selfless service) and how they relate to modern psychology's hope theory (hat tip to CR Snyder).

Then Jennifer is joined by friend and colleague Laurent Goldberg to talk about her simple but brilliant Career Support Care Packages, which perfectly illustrate how generosity can restore our sense of agency and hope when everything feels so dispiriting.

Highlights include:

• how the Eastern philosophical traditions from India view dana and seva
• how willpower and waypower fuel hope
• why helping others should be in your resistance/resilience toolkit
• how Lauren designed her care packages to support both sender and receiver
• thinking about service not as self-sacrifice but as a way to put your skills and talents toward the greater good

Links

• Get in touch with Lauren Goldberg: https://laurengoldbergcoaching.com/
• Send a Career Support Care Package: https://laurengoldbergcoaching.com/career-support-care-package
• Building Movement Project's Social Change Ecosystem Map: https://buildingmovement.org/our-work/movement-building/social-change-ecosystem-map/

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