POET — COACH — GROUP PROCESS FACILITATOR
For the listening mode, a new episode featuring a conversation between Quanita and I on the topic of rest. And pause. And that means some wondering about busy. And some appreciation. It’s 37 minutes. Behind it all remains invitation to nurture and cultivate wise and soulful ways of living, amidst the passions that we humans care about. Enjoy.
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Gifts of Circle is 30 short essays divided into 4 sections: 1) Circle's Bigger Purpose, 2) Circle's Practice, 3) Circle's First Requirements, and 4) Circle's Possibility for Men. From the Introduction: "Circle is what I turn to in the most comprehensive stories I know -- the stories of human beings trying to be kind and aware together, trying to make a difference in varied causes for which we need to go well together. Circle is also what I turn to in the most immediate needs that live right in front of me and in front of most of us -- sharing dreams and difficulties, exploring conflicts and coherences. Circle is what I turn to. Circle is what turns us to each other."
Question Cards is an accompanying tool to Gifts of Circle. Each card (34) offers a quote from the corresponding chapter in the book, followed by sample questions to grow your Circle hosting skills and to create connection, courage, and compassionate action among groups you host in Circle.
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In My Nature is a collection of 10 poems. From A Note of Beginning: "This collection of poems arises from the many conversations I've been having about nature. Nature as guide. Nature as wild. Nature as organized. I remain a human being that so appreciates a curious nature in people. That so appreciates questions that pick fruit from inner being, that gather insights and intuitions to a basket, and then brings the to table to be enjoyed and shared over the next week."
This set of Note Cards (8 cards + envelopes) quotes a few favorite passages from poems in In My Nature. I offer them as inspiration. And leave room for you to write personal notes.
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Most Mornings is a collection of 37 poems. I loved writing them. From the introduction: "This collection of poems comes from some of my sense-making that so often happens in the morning, nurtured by overnight sleep. The poems sample practices. They sample learnings. They sample insights and discoveries. They sample dilemmas and concerns."
This set of Note Cards (8 cards + envelopes) quotes a few favorite passages from poems in Most Mornings. I offer them as inspiration. And leave room for you to write personal notes.
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” … invitation to nurture and cultivate wise and soulful ways of living, amidst the passions that we humans care about.”
I like those words — nurture and cultivate — it doesn’t “just happen.” I’m finding each person chooses … sometimes to remain in the place they know well, despite its pain, and sometimes to stretch into something else.
I am currently encountering people (often white men) who are stuck in a place where their energy quickly moves them into a self-righteous posture. I’ve been that person at times. And probably still can be on occasion. But I’ve actively worked to step out of that into something else. To grow myself up beyond those old patterns.
The interesting, most current version of “what about rest?” for me is being honest with myself about working with people who are entrenched. I’m wondering how to stop trying to “save the situation for the good of the organization” when that entrenchment is causing harm. At this point, mostly wondering. But I am recognizing that the old way — for me — of stepping in to rescue the organization is counter to all my efforts of self-care, compassion toward myself, and the necessary soul rest that I need to find clarity in whatever situation comes before me.