RENEWAL
The changing of seasons with the renewal of spring that follows the darkness of winter, reminds us with visual signs of the rebirth of nature that life conquers death and hope triumphs over despair.
Every Spring we look forward to this cycle of renewal and rebirth. The world is coming "alive" again. Especially this year as we face a future of re-opening our possibilities and vaccinations and new growth! While so much of this is external, the truth is that renewal comes from within. Renewal is a rebirth into something new, hopeful, familiar yet not the same as it was. Perhaps even better and fresh!

This last year has challenged us all and as our community has shared, perhaps changed many of us forever.
We have lost loved ones. We've lost jobs. Lost businesses. Suffered illnesses both physical and mental. At times we may have even lost faith. But the most beautiful thing about humanity, if you choose to see it this way, is that the moments we are the most tested are the moments where holiness and deep kindness abides. That can allow for us to have a shift in perspective or direction or find a new way of doing business or find a new way to interact with our children or loved ones and our communities and to renew.
The renewal that we see in PINKK is you. You keep expanding, sharing, supporting each other with kindness.

The journey that began in Spring of 2020 challenged many of us to change the way we think about living urgently and I hope with less judgment. Now for me urgency is no longer as much about moving as fast, but about kind intention and living every day with that purpose and mindfulness and hope. Many of us are even more open to the new possibilities that perhaps we had not considered and may enjoy shaking up the old ways and habits as shifts have occurred.
I keep my heart open for kindness for all.
What I know to be true is that it all comes down to how you process your experiences. That determines everything going forward and how you love and rise! Nature shows us how to rise and renew with the advent of Spring! Faith!
Purposeful, mindful and aware and HOPEFUL for what is ahead for all of us.

HOPEFUL
My favorite new word that defines our time now is...
"Hopescrolling,” the welcome antidote to “doomscrolling.” Doomscrolling — endlessly scrolling through stress-provoking news or social media negativity — became so widespread last year that it was Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day in December. “Hopescrolling” is just the opposite — consciously using our social media feed to inspire and energize ourselves. It comes from the Twitter feed of Ted Lasso, the central character of Apple TV’s relentlessly positive (and funny) "Ted Lasso." But don’t let the fact that it came from a fictional character take away from the very real benefits of seeking out joy triggers that strengthen our resilience. I want to know: what have you been hopescrolling through over the past year? What feeds or joy triggers have inspired you during the pandemic? Send me yours and I’ll feature some here and in our Power Hours!

NEW KNOWLEDGE
READ
Books, books and more books...
Some may be new and some have been around but if you are interested in hopeful growth here are a few that I am reading for first time or revisiting again and some that were recommended to me and now sharing with YOU!
  • The Gift of Change, Spiritual Guidance for a Radically New Life, Marianne Williamson (Thank you Vickey Bradley)
  • The Moment of Lift, How Empowering Women Changes the World, Melinda Gates
  • Invisible Women, Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, Caroline Criado Perez ( Thank you Linda Fayerweather) Be warned fair reader this data driven fact based book will fill you with emotion of all sorts. For those who say prove it to me with data the truth is right here.
  • Good Morning I Love You, Mindfulness, Self Compassion Practices to Rewire your Brand for Calm, Clarity, Joy Shauna Shapiro
  • The Book of Joy, Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
  • Atomic Habits, An Easy Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, James Clear (Thank you Carol Molino and Lisa Pachence)
  • Anything Brene Brown but my fave right now is: Daring Greatly, How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love Parent and Lead
  • A Wealthy Girl: 7 Steps to Prosperity, Peace, and Personal Power By Charisse Conanan Johnson (Thank you Melissa G Wilson)

Side note: If you want more I have stacks of ideas and recommendations and well books, but so does your local library and all of you!
I was just reminded of the gift of the local library by Linda Fayerweather, MBA Business Specialist Librarian at Toledo-Lucas County Public Library who does webinars on “Utilizing Library Resources in your Small Business ”
How many times do you wish you had a list of potential clients? What if someone could teach you how to search a data base? We will be hearing more from her! (Thank you Debby Peterson for the connection).

www.toledolibrary.org Linda.Fayerweather@toledolibrary.org

WATCH: For a quicker fix on women that inspire and mindfulness tools here is our webinar link from Women HERStory Month: Women's History Month Webinar

LISTEN: PODCAST from our member Christine Carr: She's On Top, Conversations with Chicago's Leading Women" She interviews women leaders throughout Chicagoland from all walks of life in order to highlight what women in leadership roles bring to our world and what challenges women still face. 


ORGANIC INSPIRATION: We Are Looking to SPOTLIGHT YOU
In our PINKK on POINT series #9 (over 100 PINKK on Points written now supporting women)! We are now showcasing women that we know, in our community that are making an impact with kindness. We have done six so far in this series and welcome nominations or nominate YOU!

In our PINKK on POINTS we have showcased categories like inspirational leaders, musicians, authors, song writers, unsung heroes during the pandemic, activists, women of wit and wisdom on global and national levels and more!
This has been, such a difficult time, especially for women in business and those of us that are entrepreneurs, and moms and for all in our community that NOW we want to support you and the impact you have made. We see you!

We have seen so many of our members persevere and make and impact with kindness in ways that are truly inspiring. We are collecting and sharing stories. Sharing the ways we’ve used our wisdom and creativity and made an impact with kindness empowers all of us.

Please share YOUR story with us!
We hope this kind of storytelling will not only help share positivity about amazing women we know and inspire us, but spur us all to collective action.

PINKK KIND RECOGNITION:
We will select the PINKK 2021 Women of the Year from our community this year! Winner will be based on the information submitted in their application and/ or their spotlight with the focus on how they are making an impact with kindness! If there are others you may want nominate and celebrate contact info@PINNKNOW.com for the application and/ or more information and have them join us! You can nominate yourself too. (PINKK spotlights are automatically included as nominees). We will do the grand reveal at our Holiday Luncheon!
PINKK Seal of Approval:
We are also would like you all to share with us the companies that are doing well by doing good works that support women. We will recognize those companies and what they are doing to build a great workplace for women. We are going to support other brands and companies that are supporting women and give them greater brand awareness and recognition with a “PINKK seal as brand endorsement to those who earn it.
The four evaluatory components are: representation, pay, health & satisfaction. To learn more contact us.
Send nominations for all to: info@PINKKNOW.com

Let's celebrate what we've accomplished and be hopeful for what's possible!

Mother’s Day is coming and we love to celebrate all you Moms and your Mom too! Please send us YOUR STORY of advice you received or you have given for our Mother’s Day newsletter. Info@PINKKNow.com