Loved, loved, loved this workshop presented by Rev Mary Wellemeyer a lasagna of a plan for each of us to change the world. Here are the steps:
Slow Down
Allow what is
Notice compassionately
Gather
Find your task
Do your task
Reflect
Rejoice
The first three come from the Buddhist tradition. How nice to practice a bit of slow down at a busy Convention! Just thinking the phrase was a relief! Rev. W. mention that offen slowing down in our lives means taking a walk, swimming, doing something physical.
Gather means finding a group to share with and support you. An example is the Quaker practice of a "clearness committee" a group that listening to your ideas for a task and simply asks questions about it (not give advice, or talk about themselves!) We tried this out, very fun; hard not to give advice! Rev. W also mention that the idea of gathering before taking action came out of the women's movement, she thought. Cool.
Find your task and do your task. Sounds simple! Rev. W mentioned that task were not necessarily internal, but external, part of the world, here is where we work on our "save the world" project, whether by following a spiritual practice or teaching children or ?.
I'll need my notes to write more, but I'll remember this plan, not linear but practices that meld together and repeat.
2 comments:
Dare I point out that "change the world" or "save the world" and "accept what is" are diametrically opposed? Maybe the people of Zimbabwe should just "accept what is" eh?
Oopps, checked my notes and I got the phrase wrong, the workshop used "allow what is" instead of "accept what is" sorry!
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