tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post3909988892929725312..comments2023-10-02T11:36:45.006-04:00Comments on A Passionate and Determined Quest for Adequacy: Taking Care of BusinessAshley Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-8368994171208495102008-08-11T03:39:00.000-04:002008-08-11T03:39:00.000-04:00Hi Alivia and Liz,Thanks for the comments. I have...Hi Alivia and Liz,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments. I have ordered "Coming into Friendship as a Gift," and I will be sure to post my reactions after reading it.<BR/><BR/>--AshleyAshley Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-89714916410805384662008-08-10T15:53:00.000-04:002008-08-10T15:53:00.000-04:00Off topic, but related to the pamphlet that Aimee ...Off topic, but related to <A HREF="http://www.quakerbooks.org/coming_into_friendship_as_a_gift.php" REL="nofollow">the pamphlet that Aimee recommended</A>: I'm planning to send a copy of it to a high school Friend with whom I have a sort of mentoring relationship.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with Aimee: Meetings for Worship for Business sometimes help make clear some of our implicit practices and understandings as Quakers.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Liz Opp, <A HREF="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</A>Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-67171038499651311052008-08-07T11:04:00.000-04:002008-08-07T11:04:00.000-04:00Ashley,The exhaustion factor is why I try not to p...Ashley,<BR/>The exhaustion factor is why I try not to plan anything after a business meeting, and certainly nothing with a lot of people involved. <BR/><BR/>For me, I have always been sensitive to others and to the Spirit (and have had many <BR/>wonderful teachers along the way); for me it requires a goodly amount of tender self-care. <BR/><BR/>I think it is great to hear a pair of YAF's that don't think biz meeting is a curse-- and have an appreciation for the process.<BR/><BR/>We don't reach the same levels of <BR/>harmony with the Spirit every time, but we do try. It takes a lot of energy to shut off our "normal", default settings of <BR/>thinking, processing, worrying, wondering, etc, etc, that happen when we try to center down. It is darn hard work! We should be a bit tired after business meeting-- from LISTENING!<BR/><BR/>Ashley, let me know what you think of the book Aimee recommended. FFC may need to read it too.Aliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329295581168412157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-51807190360124503932008-08-05T10:14:00.000-04:002008-08-05T10:14:00.000-04:00Thanks for the booklet recommendation, Aimee. The...Thanks for the booklet recommendation, Aimee. The committee is just getting started on what to do to encourage Junior Friends to be involved. Something to read seems like a really good idea at this stage.<BR/><BR/>I am glad to hear that you feel led to go to business meetings too. I think they are really important, but I was noticing yesterday how drained I was afterward. And I was just attending! I can't imagine the amount of energy it must take to clerk.Ashley Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-63151395858208805682008-08-04T13:44:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:44:00.000-04:00I'm so glad to hear another YAF likes business mee...I'm so glad to hear another YAF likes business meetings!! I don't think I always 'like' them, but over the past many years I have really felt led to be part of them. You learn so much more about the state of your meeting and what is going on in the wider quaker world at these meetings. <BR/><BR/>Since you're joining a group to welcome junior friends, I thought I'd pass on a recommendation. I just picked up this little booklet that I think every quaker meeting/church should get. It's called Coming into Friendship as a Gift: The Journey of a Young Adult Friend.<BR/>I have to say the title doesn't do anything for me and may even be misleading. But basically she talks about the things she found were helpful in becoming part of a Quaker meeting. After describing her journey, she has a list of queries for meetings and young adults and then "helpful practices to enfold younger Friends and/or newcomers."<BR/>It's great stuff - and all in about 20 pages! =)Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570718941895225222noreply@blogger.com