Stepping into a New Year
Dear Listeners,
As we close 2024 and step into a new year, we are reminded of the transformative power of listening. In times of division and uncertainty, generous listening is not just a practice—it is a lifeline to empathy, connection, and hope.
This year, we took significant steps in our mission to cultivate a global culture of listening. We launched the Generous Listening Newsletter to guide and inspire daily listening practices, and premiered Season 2 of the Generous Listener Podcast, hosting remarkable thinkers and innovators who shared how listening shapes their lives and work. In Turkey, we continued our Generous Listening Emotional Support Groups, launched after the February 2023 earthquake. Over 500 women completed these five-week programs this year, with nearly 80% attending consistently. Participants shared how the groups helped them rediscover a sense of belonging, build resilience, and take meaningful steps toward rebuilding their lives.
Generous listening allows us to honor the past while imagining a more just, compassionate, and sustainable future. As we reflect on what it means to be a good ancestor, let us enter 2025 with a commitment to listen—generously, courageously, and actively.
May 2025 bring you clarity, compassion, and the courage to listen for what is unsaid. Join us in spreading this philosophy: sign up for our newsletter, partner with us, or become an ambassador of generous listening in your communities. Together, let’s make 2025 a year where listening leads the way.
With gratitude and hope,