This is an article written by our CEO, Sadie Hess, on the Carr Fire. It was originally written for our Compass Newsletter. Carr Fire Do you ever get an assignment you are dreading? I know you all think that I lead the organization, but all good leaders also know how to follow. So, because Mary…
In this latest Compass VLOG, Eric and Sadie wrap up our Community Retreat for 2018. Sadie shares on why retreats are so important for our community and gives us a sneak peak into what we can look forward to next year!
Today is World Mental Health Day! So we thought we would share an article we found from Psychology Today written by Amy Morin who also wrote the international best seller, “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.” The article below focuses on some of the common misconceptions surrounding mental health. One in five Americans experience…
By Mary Flom Did you know that August 1st is National Mountain Climbing Day? We thought we would celebrate by rounding up a list of accessible trails in Northern California. So that’s exactly what we did. We found our list here (https://www.traillink.com/trailsearch/?state=CA). So get out there this month and do some walkin’. Don’t forget to…
by Cassandra Sales Rule #1: Show Up Show up and be seen! You’re going to get knocked down, you’re going to have hard days. Despite adversity, show up 100% ever single day. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of…
by Melisssa Mowat When was the last time a good friend asked you: “How are you?” And you said, “Fine.” Even though you weren’t? Release of Tears Let’s be honest in our sorrows. Joy is not only found in moments of profound “happiness” and mountain-high triumphs. Joy can be found in a release of tears…Joy can…
by Helyn Huffmaster Small Town We lived in a very small town when Sadie was growing up. So small in fact that we could take a morning outing and walk to the post office, to the bank, to the auto parts store, to our Church, and to the grocery store. I was a stay at…
By Cassandra Sales Energy If you talk to anyone in my inner most circle, they would probably share three things about me. First, when it comes to energy, I always try to make mine worth catching. I remember when I became a Mom for the first time and the doctor told me my blood type…
by Helyn Huffmaster A CEO has to be willing to take risks even when the outcome is totally unknown. Sadie grew up on a farm. She loved to go out with Daddy and ride on the tractors and harvesters with him. When she was only about 4 I took her out one day to ride…
By Aaron Zint Love Languages Imagine a Brazilian man who only speaks Portuguese, is trying to say, “I love you very much!” to a Chinese woman who only speaks Mandarin. She will probably have no idea what he is talking about and may even be frightened by the demonstrative way he’s saying it, if he’s…