What does it mean to live rooted in humanity – benevolently – in a world that so often pulls us toward division?
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
— Mother Teresa
How do we remain grounded in our values when the world around us feels uncertain?
How do we listen deeply – to ourselves and to one another – especially across difference?
And what might become possible if we intentionally practiced the art of being in community, rather than simply talking about community?
These questions are at the heart of the Benevolent Community Initiative and our understanding of a Community’s Coming of Age™.
We invite you to join us for Rooted in Humanity: A Benevolent Community Circle Series, a year-long experience of reflection, meaningful conversation, and intentional community.
Gathering once each month on Zoom for 90 minutes, we will create space to engage essential questions – not in search of easy answers, but with curiosity about the possibilities they may reveal.
Together, we will explore ways of living with greater presence in uncertain times: nurturing relational trust, deepening our capacity to listen across difference, remaining rooted in the values that guide us, and renewing our sense of hope.
At the heart of our time together is a simple belief: there is light and wisdom within each of us.
When we gather with intention – bringing our stories, questions, lived experiences, and wisdom into relationship with one another – that light can become something more.
It can illuminate our shared humanity.
And perhaps, in doing so, help us remember that community is not simply something we belong to.
Community is something we practice, nurture, and create – together.
And we believe there is meaningful discovery and magic in a space built with generosity of heart, mind, and spirit.
The Center for Courage & Renewal and its facilitators do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status.
