I_was_soaked_in_sweat
feeling really sticky
I had shed as many clothes as I could, and retain public decency.
I rolled my sleeves up to help
My iPod on
I sipped at the cup
a coffee latte
and bit at my sandwich
I was travelling backwards at 80 mph.
A 'wet-one' comes to my rescue
from my little backpack pocket.
I coo,l a little, and continue my controlled slow breathing.
I have scribbled a SWOT analysis in my wee day book
usually the Weaknesses and Threats fill up easily
This time the Strengths and the Opportunities come up strong
few weaknesses came.
I am on the train
returning from a big conference hall
in England's Midlands
A city called Derby
12 round tables x 13 humans
I felt drained and excited
exhilarated
buzzing ....
For a few weeks I have been working with a group of young humans
and their leaders.
Today was the event when it all came together
these young humans - speaking before a large audience
on the mike
on the podium
they were the VIP's and me the guest speaker
the link
the coach for them
and the place rocked.
After they had spoke
I encouraged and comforted the audience to practice
'motion changes emotion'
to move around the room and join a colour coded group
"....... growth does not reside in a place called comfortable"
the Lancashire accent boomed over the mike
so they moved and each group was facilitated by a young human
electric wonderland.
Then another group followed - everyone moving again - wow - they did it.
And the group workers did it.
Was wondrous to see these young humans 'working' the groups
made up of suited public humans
officials from local Government, seasoned professionals.
(I once did a session in a Church
and asked al those on one side of the Church
to swop over and sit on the other side
THEY HATED ME!!!!!!
it is not easy to step out dem zones)
I took lots of Pipturesque
non verbal communication oozing from these young frames
as they encouraged Level 5 sharing.
it became opening time
grown ups talking about their tough times as young humans
and how vulnerable they felt.
I was told afterwards
that ..............
a person told me ........ that - after someone had shared
about their feeling of aloneness outside school
but not in school
the group went silent
he though 'how will the young group worker handle this - should I step in'
and a young voice said
'so tell us how you felt IN school?'
a powerful initiative to bring out a positive.
stinking wow!
I have tried
but cannot word it
I have tried to word-it
because the objective was
to be experiential
and it was
experiential
for 150 humans
stinking wow........
