November 2005 Connecting your pocketbook to your soul
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Lunch program for orphans in rural Africa

JOURNALING QUESTIONS

 

When Global Needs Seem Too Overwhelming
We invite you to respond to these questions in your personal journal on money and spirituality:

Hurricane Katrina, HIV/AIDS in Africa, the earthquake in Kashmir - the news brings us daily images of disaster and suffering.

 

  • Do I feel overwhelmed or helpless in the face of news about calamity?

  • In the past year, what condition or disaster has touched me the most?

  • Why did this situation speak to me?

  • When responding to a disaster, what kinds of activities have felt most satisfying to me (e.g., gathering food for shipment, giving blood, donating money, etc.)?

  • What kind of activities give me the feeling that I have made a difference, however small my role, in responding to a disaster?

If you wish to share your reflections with our readers, please email us.

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

 

Arlington, TX: February 2006; Book group begins. Email us for information.

 

 

Bonita Springs, FL: February 9, 2006; Money & Spiritual Vision, workshop led by Goldye Meyer, Ph.D. and Rosemary Williams; Vasari Country Club; contact Goldye Meyer, 239-597-4071.

 

Fairfield, CT: March 9, 2006; Workshop with Jean Shinoda Bolen; place and time TBD.

Fairfield County, CT: March 11, 2006; International Women's Day celebration, including a workshop, music and other activities; place and time TBD.

 

Washington, DC: March 25, 2006; Women's Perspective 5th Anniversary Workshop and Celebration, Festival Center. Email us for information.

 

Louisville, KY: July 7-11, 2006; Money: Spiritual Vision, Spiritual Power; workshop at Presbyterian Women Churchwide Gathering 2006; call 231-223-7159.

 

Darien, CT: October 13, 2006; Women & Power: Leading & Living on Purpose; workshop led by Ann Fudge, Pat Francek and Rosemary Williams; St. Birgitta's Retreat Center; email us.

 

Westfield, MA: October 21, 2006; Connecting Your Wallet to Your Soul, Genesis Spiritual Life Center. Contact 413-562-3627.

Bring a Money & Spirituality Workshop to your group! Email us with your ideas and needs.

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Transformational International Travel

Women's Perspective will lead a trip to Kenya in November 25 - December 6, 2006 to attend the International HIV/AIDS Widows Conference. For information, contact us at 203-336-2238 or email us.
 

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Welcome to the November issue of the Women’s Perspective newsletter, which reports on our trip to Kenya to film women leaders for WP’s documentary, Leadership: The Other Side of Tragedy.

Message from Rosemary Williams
This fall I was privileged to travel to Kenya, where I was awed and astonished by African women who are making a difference, creating change in communities that suffer many ills. None of us can fix the world, but each of us can discover where our hearts lead us to spend our time, talent and resources. At Women’s Perspective, we help you connect with your deepest dreams for the world and harness your own personal power to transform the reality we all share.

 
WP Films Documentary on African Women Leaders

Photo right: Rosemary Williams, Jennifer Boyd and Kate Emery with camera at Lake Nukuru, Kenya

Toting cameras and sound equipment in the blazing African sun, a Women’s Perspective delegation described filming in Kenya as exhilarating and exhausting, inspiring and heart-breaking.

In October WP traveled to Kenya to begin filming Leadership: The Other Side of Tragedy, our documentary featuring women leaders in Africa: Achola Pala Okeya, Margaret Auma, Bernadette Otieno and Rose Nyamunga. WP board member Jennifer Boyd, an award-winning television producer, directed the photography while board member Kate Emery served as sound engineer, and Rosemary Williams led the trip.

Leadership: The Other Side of Tragedy examines the lives and work of four unique women leaders who are making a big difference in their communities despite tremendous obstacles. They offer us models of courage, imagination and creativity in their personal responses to global needs.


 
Kate Emery: Compassionate Leadership in Action
Kate Emery drawing girls in Kenya

Photo left: Kate Emery sketching a girl at the St. Rita's lunch in Kisumyu, Kenya.

WP board member Kate Emery infuses her business and community service with the spiritual value of compassion, which she defines as “being able to connect with others and recognize that we’re all one.”

A successful businesswoman, Kate operates Walker Systems Support, an information technology firm in Connecticut. At work, her compassionate ethic is expressed by the desire to measure her company by its contributions to employees and the outside community, not just shareholder value, a model that she calls “beyond profit.” Kate explains: “Walker is not just about making a buck. I want to go beyond profit to being a company whose resources are used to improve the world we share.”

Kate shares her energy and profits with Global Harmony Institute (GHI), the nonprofit she founded to help develop compassionate leaders. GHI provides programs and resources to corporations and organizations in training adults and young people in compassionate leadership models. GHI is also interested in giving people the inspiration, resources, and connections they need to put their compassion into action. “Lots of people want to help address global issues, but they don’t know where or how to start."


 
Sakinah Carter and Anita Gulati Join WP Board of Directors
Two new members have joined the Women's Perspective board of directors:
  • Sakinah Carter, director of programs for Women's Leadership Circles in Los Angeles, California
  • Anita Gulati, director of enterprise procurement for Pitney Bowes in Stamford, Connecticut

We're delighted to welcome Sakinah and Anita to the WP board, and we are grateful for their service!

 

 
New Edition of Rosemary Williams’ Book Available Soon

Coming soon to booksellers everywhere is the 2nd edition of The Woman’s Book of Money & Spiritual Vision: Putting your Spiritual Values into Financial Practice by WP director Rosemary William.

Key topics include the “money messages” in your life; writing your money autobiography, aligning your money with your values and creating your personal action plan. Whatever your spiritual orientation, you’ll discover new insights and develop concrete ways to put your pocketbook at the service of your soul.

Published by Inner Ocean Publishing, this edition is revised and updated. Individuals and book groups alike will benefit from Rosemary’s practical and inspirational manual for getting your financial life in order. Book groups are invited to request materials to help our group get the most out of The Woman’s Book of Money & Spiritual Vision. Call WP at 203-336-2238 or email us.


 
WP Wish List
 

We are deeply grateful to all who have generously supported the work of Women’s Perspective. Right now we need the following assistance:

  • Frequent flier miles for travel to workshop sites around the U.S. and travel to Africa.
  • Funds to complete our documentary, Leadership: The Other Side of Tragedy. A generous donor has offered to match any gift designated to the completion of the documentary up to $5,000.

If you can help WP with these needs, please call 203- 336-2238 or email us.

 

 
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