Leadership of the Heart Seminar Continues to Inspire
The Leadership of the Heart seminar is WFWP USA’s unique educational, transformational, and interactive seminar for women. It is designed to empower the leader that is within each person and to offer tools to make peace a reality within each person’s lives, their families, and their communities. Through discussion, reflection, and meditation, participants explored the importance of spirituality and spiritual practice, loving and caring for oneself in order to live for others with authenticity, becoming emotionally mature through making a shift from fear to faith, and unlocking our ability to lead with compassion and courage.
The most recent Leadership of the Heart seminar took place on August 13, 2022 at the Clifton Memorial Library in Clifton, NJ. Seventeen people gathered, ten new to WFWP. Some heard about the event in the library’s event calendar, some responded to an ad we posted in a local newspaper, and some were invited by a friend.
Below are two reflections from the event:
Leadership of Power vs Leadership of Heart
By Marisa Bell
I'm very grateful to have participated at the seminar…One of the things that was impressive was the presence of guests who came because of the location. Many people participate in events at the library, just because they like to learn. Maybe WFWP could consider having more events at public libraries.
The event is very inspiring, with opportunities for self reflection and meditation. We are all leaders, even if we don't think that we are. Our behavior might inspire someone even if don't know that someone has noticed it. We might be role models for younger people, who are watching us. If we are parents, or grandparents, obviously the influence we have on our children is bigger than we might imagine, and the impressions we leave will probably last a lifetime.
Leadership of Power has brought humanity to the mess we have today. So, we really need Leadership of the Heart. And we can never fulfill our potential if we are not connected
to The Source. When we know that we matter, we are valuable, we are important and we are loved, it's
much easier to lead with love and compassion, to give people a second chance, and to understand that
not everyone had good role models, but everyone can learn from bad experiences, and bad choices, and
do better in the future, because deep inside we are all good, and we all want Peace and Happiness.
If you have the opportunity to participate in this seminar in the future, please don't hesitate. I highly recommend it. You will be glad you did. I want to thank our WFWP Vice-President, Mrs Katarina Connery,our presenter. She is a True Leader of the Heart. Also thanks to, chairwoman of Hackensack, Mrs Cytnthia Nakai, and everyone who made this seminar happen and of course, Clifton Memorial Library.
Loving Self before Loving Others
By Lisa Zinis,
Just wanted to drop by to say "Thank You" for your fearless leadership of our "Leadership of the Heart" meeting on Saturday at the Clifton Public Library. I so much appreciated your openness and vulnerability in sharing with us and your enthusiasm about the material presented. It was so good to take a step back from the day to day of life and think about things like loving oneself before loving others, courage, compassion, communication and authenticity. I appreciate your generosity and kindness as you take time away from your family in order to spend the day with us and share a message of hope and love.