SmallGood Ltd.

We posted our SmallGood Word of the Year blog yesterday. It's our tradition of naming a word each January that reminds us of how we want to be in the world, in our personal lives, and our business.

Of course, with all that's going on in our country and our world, and as the 47th president takes office, we chose a word that we hope will keep us moving forward - keep us from falling into despair or inaction, or from simply swirling in fear.

Yesterday was the national holiday to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well, and our word of the year also took some inspiration from these words he wrote back in 1961: "Noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as the cooperation with good."

A couple places you can read this blog post. On our SmallGood blog: https://www.wearesmallgood.com/post/our-word-of-the-year-for-2025-is-we-gotta-admit-a-little-badass

Or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-word-year-2025-we-gotta-admit-little-badass-mylene-pollock-z7nbc/?trackingId=XlLRCYdGTWyTjO2L5fRuYA%3D%3D

Do you have a word of the year? If so, please share it.

Our Word of the Year for 2025 is, we gotta admit, a little badass. Yep, it's time for our word of the year. This year, we were inspired by clients and Martin Luther King Jr.

Lenora here with an update from Asheville.

World Central Kitchen is feeding people here in downtown Asheville thanks to generous donations and lots and lots of volunteers.

Yesterday, I was in the area at lunch time and the folks in line for a hot meal were as different as they come - in skin color, gender identity, job title, financial status, age, political and religious beliefs. I saw a person with tats and piercings covering most of their bodies next to an older woman in a calf-length dress, carrying a "proper lady's" handbag. She reminded me of my mother.

A band was warming up. The food smelled delicious.

And folks in line and those eating at picnic tables together were talking to each other, listening to each other's stories. Laughing even. There may have been tears too. I know I had some in my eyes.

I walked behind a father and his child heading to the lunch line. The way the dad was holding the boy's hand, the way they talked to each other as they walked, it was almost as if it were any other beautiful day.

There is so much devastation all around us. There are also miracles.

Today I'm thinking about what poet Wendell Berry said:

"Expect the end of the world. Laugh.
Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful
though you have considered all the facts...
Practice resurrection."

Donate to World Central Kitchen at https://wck.org/

How cool is this?

Way to go Institute for Nonviolence Chicago and Teny Oded Gross 💙💪⚾️👊🦋

Hey Chicago Cubs Fans! If you're going to the game today, don't miss Teny Oded Gross, CEO of Institute for Nonviolence Chicago, throwing out the first pitch!