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A moment of disillusionment is lined by transformation

Silver Lining Moments with Kerry

Release Date: 07/28/2019

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Silver Lining Moments with Kerry

A SLM conversation with Renee King-Sonnen (Her vegan transformation from cattle rancher to cattle sanctuary) Renee King-Sonnen is on a mission to restore harmony and balance between us, animals, and our planet.  This mission started with Rowdy Girl, an abandoned calf on her husband’s Texan cattle ranch. Her husband asked her to help nurture and mother Rowdy Girl.  And, this changed everything; it was the start of a new way of seeing animals, a new diet, and a new life mission. Renee went on to become a vegan, to co-found Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, and work with the Rancher Advocacy...

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A SLM conversation with Jennifer Brown (finding joy again) If you experienced times where you just didn’t feel joy in your life?  You’re not alone. In the past few years, our guest Jennifer Brown has experienced cancer, losing her job, and, like all of us, the pandemic. Somewhere along the way, she lost joy.  She couldn’t feel it.  And, she did not know how to have fun anymore. She found herself searching for answers to questions like – What am I doing with my life? Being middle aged, gave a little sense of urgency in her thinking  -  I need to figure this out...

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Silver Lining Moments with Kerry

SILVER LINING MOMENTS everywhere, in each moment - including in the MOMENT when you change your perspective and your world gets brighter because you can see the light in yourself, in others, in a situation, in the world. WHAT'S YOUR SILVER LINING MOMENT? Share in the comments or at   SUPPORT SILVER LINING MOMENTS Help us expand love and light in the world at: Thank you!   Music: Stock Media provided by AudioSphere / Pond5 Noise of the Earth provided by wavebrigade / Pond5

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A moment of PSORIASIS & FRUSTRATION is lined by PROCESS & FRIENDSHIP. Silver Lining Moments are every where, in each moment, even in a moment of psoriasis (chronic condition) & frustration! In this SLM short, I talk about how a psoriasis flare-up has me feeling frustrated and angry filled with resentment and fear! These feelings may start with the psoriasis, but once I feel them, they spread to other areas of my life. Once the frustration feelings take hold, they create a filter through which I see everything that casts a shadow over all aspects of my life. The more I focus on my frustration,...

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  A moment of MOTHERHOOD is lined by Dreams A SLM conversation with Bonnie Silvestri Bonnie taught women in law classes that discussed legal issues around motherhood and families including topics like pregnancy and families in the workplace. When she became pregnant herself, these were no longer abstract issues in case books.  They were personal. She realized that the whole "work life balance thing” was not so easily managed.  She began to look at family leave policies around the world – in particular, she looked at countries that provided paid family leave like England...

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Silver Lining Moments are every where, in each moment, even in your inbox and messages. Last week, I received a few "just messages".  The messages that have "just" somewhere in them, such as "I am writing just because I am thinking of you" or "I just wanted to let you know that you are important to me/that you are doing a good job/that I appreciate your friendship."  Often, these messages are short in words but big in their positive impact.  These just messages are a ray of sunshine in my inbox that brighten my day and shine a light through the years in my heart.  They are...

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Are you looking for a sign that you are on the right track?  When I asked for a sign that Silver Lining Moments is a worthwhile focus of good in the world, I saw this "sign"; it's in the form of a SILVER-LINED bath tub in a storefront showcase.   Just like the light behind the cloud, a SILVER LINING MOMENT is always there - reminding us of the light  in ourselves, in our conversations, in each other,  and in each MOMENT.  And, a SLM takes many forms - sometimes it's that little bit of encouragement or that "sign" you are looking for. This SILVER-LINED bath tub was the...

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SLMs are everywhere, in each moment.  This one is in the movie 13 Lives, which is about the real-life cave rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach. They were trapped in the cave for 17 days. Some 10,000 people—including 2,000 soldiers, 200 divers and volunteers from around the world helped in their rescue.  After watching this movie, I was in awe of how amazing people can be!  Director Ron Howard said it best: “It’s a very contemporary theme that we need to remind ourselves of, and that is how powerful we can all be internationally or on a community level when we pull...

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Silver Lining Moments are everywhere. This one is in a sign in a window and a post on social media. Sometimes the right message for us comes to us at the right time. WHAT'S YOUR SILVER LINING MOMENT today? Check out more Silver Lining Moments at www.SilverLiningMoments.com.

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Silver Lining Moments are everywhere.  This one is in some serendipitous timing and a dog's warm welcome. WHAT'S YOUR SILVER LINING MOMENT today? Check out more Silver Lining Moments at www.SilverLiningMoments.com.    

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A SLM conversation with J. Kim Wright

Silver Lining Moments:

a space for conversations, thoughts, and ideas that expand love and light

What do you when you find yourself in a profession that sucks the life out of you? Well, when you get to the point where you say “enough”, you have two choices – leave the profession or change it? My guest, J. Kim Wright decided to change it; and, by doing so, she has made a positive impact - worldwide, a thousand times over.

Earlier in her legal career, Kim found the legal system to be set-up in a way that flames conflict and destroys relationships. In law school, lawyers are taught to (in fact, they have a duty to) zealously represent their clients. Put this zealous representation in an adversarial system, the focus is on the fight, lawsuits are referred to as battles, and negotiations seen as a way to one-up the other side. Now, when those, who became lawyers thinking they were going to help others or society, are thrown into this system, they don’t quite fit in. Something has got to give. Often, it is the soul and health of those lawyers. Even though they may feel alone, there are many of “those” lawyers.

And, this is not unique to lawyers. This situation is familiar to anyone who has ever looked up during the work day wondering:  Is this what it is all about?  What am I doing in this career? Is this me – is this what I am all about?

Kim asked herself those questions. In answering them, she first worked on herself and a personal transformation. She became very clear with her goals and vision for herself as a person, as a lawyer, and for the legal system. This clarity transformed into a sense of purpose and quest for societal and systems transformation.

This SLM episode is for anyone who has ever felt disillusioned with their profession, their organization, or any established system – political, governmental, economical, etc., both lawyers and non-lawyers. From Kim’s quest for the transformation of the legal system, we learn some steps for change-making:

  • Have a clear vision for what you want and the change you want to realize
  • Write your vision and mission and include measurable goals with deadlines
  • Seek out others who are already doing what you envision
  • Connect with others
  • Build community
  • Collaborate

Kim started with a very clear vision that included:

Lawyers are now recognized for our true purpose: peacemaking, problem-solving, and healing the wounds of the community. We are changemakers in society. Trials are rare and civil. Collaboration, prevention, and transformation are the lawyers’ stock in trade. We create sustainable agreements and resolutions.

Lawmakers serve, conscious of all the stakeholders, and of our interconnectedness with Nature and each other. They work on common goals and shared values to benefit everyone.

See Kim’s full Vision, Mission, and Values statement on her website at: http://jkimwright.com/vision/

She interviewed others who were doing what she envisioned. They became the basis for her books, Lawyers as Peacemakers and Lawyers as Changemakers. She has gone on to become a leader in the integrative law movement, writer, speaker, systems change maker, servant leader, and author. She works with governments and communities to create harmony building policies and practices; she trains lawyers and business leaders, and she coaches individual lawyers. She built a world-community of like-minded lawyers who share a similar vision and purpose. Together, they are making positive impact in their communities and our world.

From my conversation with J. Kim Wright, I discover how:

a moment of DISILLUSIONMENT is lined by TRANSFORMATION.

Thank you for listening to Silver Lining Moments.

By J. Kim Wright sharing and by you listening, together we are:

expanding love and light,

one person at a time,

one story at a time,

one Silver Lining Moment at a time.