Hope and Optimism ~ the inner power tools for challenging times.

Welcome to the Hope and Optimism conversation!

Our world seems to be moving into greater chaos. Everywhere of course, but also here. These are confusing times. Clarity is blurred. Security is threatened. Authorities are questionable. Freedom is under siege. Integrity scarce.

For so very many, it feels as if Life is out of control…out of our hands. It as if it is happening ‘to us’. Feeling powerless is dangerous for human beings. If we give up, we check out - physically or emotionally or morally.

We know that hope is key, it stops us falling in a heap and staying there. Optimism softens the fall and lets us look up and toward the horizon. It bestows a sense that it can all be okay, that the future will recover and be brighter. It moves us forward. It gives us encouragement to ‘have another go’. Join us in a conversation on hope and optimism ~ the inner power tools for challenging times.

About our speaker: Maureen Goodman

As Programme Director for the Brahma Kumaris UK, Maureen has had the opportunity to work with many diverse communities. Her interests include young people, women’s empowerment, sustainability and building spiritual capacity. As the Brahma Kumaris representative at the United Nations, Vienna, she meets and dialogues with leaders actively engaged in politics, religion, science and community.

Involved in inter-religious dialogue for over 40 years, Maureen currently represents the Brahma Kumaris on the Board of World Religious Leaders of the Elijah Interfaith Institute and was a presenter in the Institute’s plenary session at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 2023.

In April 2022, she joined a group of religious leaders on a visit to Ukraine as part of the Faith in Ukraine initiative.

She is also an ambassador to the Peace Pledge to Live Loving-Kindness & Compassion.

Maureen led the Brahma Kumaris delegation to Climate Change Conference, COP 27 and also participated in COP 15 for Biodiversity. She has a deep interest in the spiritual and ethical dimensions of climate change, the nature of harmony, and the connection between our inner state of being and the state of our Earth.

Maureen is part of the Strategic Circle of the Spirit of Humanity Forum. Hosted by the City of Reykjavik and supported by the Prime Minister of Iceland, the Forum creates a safe space for self-exploration and dialogue among leaders and change-makers seeking transformation based on core human values.