Enlivening Edge Magazine Editorial April 2022 – Be Uplifted by Realistically Positive People

This Editorial is going to be short and to the point. It’s going to express Enlivening Edge’s Evolutionary Purpose in a new context. Our evolutionary purpose is stated as

Catalyzing relationships among innovators who are accelerating the evolution of organizations and social systems for human and environmental thriving.

The past few years have been very different from previous years, for most people. To one degree or another, it seems as if many are discouraged, confused, disoriented, weary, apathetic, apprehensive, or disengaged. They have no understanding, no control. They can’t find the energy to get involved in things, sometimes even if they sense they might benefit.

Yet some people are  optimistic, encouraged, clear, oriented to the present and the future, energized and enthusiastic, centered, grounded, resilient, eagerly anticipating, generating understanding and control as much as possible in our lives. We have an inner momentum that guides us to choose the involvements that will support us.

Looking out at the world, there is plenty going on which justifies either set of feelings. Looking inward at ourselves, some of us are finding inner resources we didn’t know we had, while others are finding the inner well is dry.

Finding keys or flowers amidst the rocks

Whatever your mixture of these states and feelings, if you want more of the latter, one of the best ways is to connect with people who have those good and beneficial states and feelings–not from denial or blind positivity, but from having inner resources and seeing the sprouts of a better future coming up around them.

What is Enlivening Edge doing to help catalyze such connections or even relationships for you, to help you find people who are uplifting and inspiring when you need a lift and some light?

Our Magazine articles help, in that all the authors are sharing what has worked for them, how they’ve gotten past their challenges, and what bridges they are building toward a positive future.

Far more directly, we help with our twice-a-month EE Community Conversations. These are safe and warm online direct-talking spaces. People share deeply and uplift one another, related to their work as organizational innovators and in their wholeness as people. Even those who arrive discouraged say they leave feeling not only a sense of belonging, but a sense of renewed optimism, restored courage, regenerated enthusiasm, and support from others.

Why not show up and experience these special islands of sanity, positivity, authenticity, and goodwill? They can support you in accelerating the evolution of organizations and social systems toward human and environmental thriving, by helping you thrive, or at least stay up in a down world.

Start by subscribing to notifications, so you can receive information and access for each conversation.  Conversations are first and third Thursdays, 90 minutes starting at 10:00 AM Pacific time.

No advance preparation, come as you are. Be ready to co-create the special magic people experience in these conversations. We make room for discouragement and anxiety, because these get transmuted by the warmth and realistically empowering attitudes of others.

Another uplifting space: Future of Work Conference

There are other places to find uplifting, inspiring people doing great things.

So that’s it, short and sweet, with the emphasis on sweet. See you there!