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Message from Happy's Kristan Toth, Co-Founder 
& Chief People Officer 

January 12, 2023


Hello Sigma Xi Members!! 

Happy 12.12

We are thrilled to be continuing with our Monthly "Happy" Hours as part of our ongoing partnership between Sigma Xi and Happy the Movement. As many of you know, Happy is an innovative service pioneering a frictionless mental health support model aimed at creating more supportive cultures inside of organizations such as ours. If you have not heard about this resource yet, joining this session will be a great place to start and get oriented on how you can use this FREE resource and member-only benefit to its fullest!  

We will be kicking off the year reflecting a little bit on our December event and following up with how we showed up for ourselves over the last month in relation to the goals and actions we put forth as a group. If you were with us last month, we hope to see you again and if you did not attend, do not worry that you missed anything, as every month we regroup together for a new topic to explore around wellness. 

This month we will think a bit about what healthy "pausing" looks like to each of us and how we can determine what needs to stay and what needs to go in our lives so that we can keep reaching our goals through action that keeps us filled up!! 

So until we meet, please ponder the following...

When we push pause on a machine (a mechanical system) - it typically stops working.

When we push pause on a human being (a living system) - it often starts working.

Or, at the very least, vital space is made.

Space… is critical for the regenerative processes of renewal, reflection, and maybe even creating shifts in our nervous system, from reactivity to creativity. The same creativity that can birth transformative realizations, new possibilities, a different future. 

What kind of pause do you need? 

What space can you allow for the possibilities this new year gives us all? 

And...we welcome all Sigma Xi members who are interested in deeper connections to join us on our new Happy moderated Facebook group page for Happy Hour attendees. This will be a safe space for us to continue our conversations and share thoughts and feelings with your fellow peers throughout the month around our group discussions during Happy Hours. 

See you all soon and Happy New Year to all!!

All my best, Kristan :) 




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