tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post5068711303986089357..comments2023-10-02T11:36:45.006-04:00Comments on A Passionate and Determined Quest for Adequacy: FGC Gathering: ReportAshley Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-22583034320897948342013-07-14T21:47:39.520-04:002013-07-14T21:47:39.520-04:00Thanks, RantWoman.Thanks, RantWoman.Ashley Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-81607436545824958512013-07-14T21:26:44.245-04:002013-07-14T21:26:44.245-04:00I am enjoying hearing you work with the process of...I am enjoying hearing you work with the process of leading a workshop and having an elder.<br /><br />For what my opinion is worth, I think it was completely out of line for Mr. Lots of Experience to suggest you redo your workshop.<br /><br />I have observed thebenefits of some kind of take a breath activity with snall groups of different size just to mix people up but I think how you run your workshop is for you to discern. I also think it's fine to trust your Light about sticking to your original thoughts. I think sometimes one can have clear Light about God moving a different direction than one originally discerned but this sounds to me like Light was clear about staying your course.<br /><br />At the White Privilege Conference this year, the 1.5 hour short topic sessions were called workshops. I only made it to one, about drawing lessons of privilege from standard curriculum, in this case Huck Finn.<br /><br />After an intro go-round we got broken into smaller groups for a go-round about "the N Word." My Small group was mostly people male and female, multiple races but younger than me. The one exception was an older white guy who needed, frankly, to bloviate to the full extent of his academentia for considerably longer than any other participant. I noticed but decided to let the facilitator, great women but not necessarily used to interrupting that sort of behavior handle it. They did not really and since then I have been seasoning whether I should have been the one to call him out.<br /><br />I hope comments about your workshop recognize the moment on the last day.<br /><br />In the LightRantWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611656459134372290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-11781842538157871262013-07-14T18:44:25.401-04:002013-07-14T18:44:25.401-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Stasa! I was sorry that w...Thanks for stopping by, Stasa! I was sorry that we didn't get to catch up too (and I barely saw Sue at all!), but I was glad that we could sneak in hugs every once in a while. Even though we didn't talk much, I was very aware of you being there, and that was nice.Ashley Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-84237331742392062482013-07-14T18:31:49.320-04:002013-07-14T18:31:49.320-04:00Thank you so much for sharing your experiences of ...Thank you so much for sharing your experiences of challenging bits of leading a workshop. Good reminders for me. <br /><br />I am so sorry I had so little chance to check in with you, support you, and most of all, <i>be present</i> with you during the week. My schedule ended up being even less my own than usual at Gathering, because of some things that happened in my own workshop. I'm grateful I had few enough other commitments that I was able to deal with that and be available for all the additional meetings that made needful; but I'm sad I missed so much of connecting with people, including you, especially since that's part of why Gathering is so important to me, and a large part of how it nourishes my soul and my spiritual life. <br /><br />Holding you tenderly.<br /><br />- StasaMorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201286586062722169noreply@blogger.com