Sometimes I feel I have not blogged.Now I know I have not blogged.
Reality.
At the end of this last week I felt drained after a busy run of work/mission/groupwork/humans and loving it.
Then I hit a crunch and I feel
empty for half day
+ flat for half a day then
I start to read one of my 'on-the-go' books .........
......... spirit rises ...................
....... I connect with myself and a deeper purpose.
I have had some great experiences.
All pretty hard going in terms of effort
but beautiful being in that place.
Several places scattered UKwise.
I found myself being 'up' and pumping.
On one occasion I was moving around chatting to a group of humans
as they assembled to involve themselves in a group work session.
I was going around asking them 'do you feel beautiful?'
I was chirping with them and fumbling with failing to remember names -
as I do.
'Do you THINK you are beautiful?' I say.
Then I go around giving everyone a tiny little bit of stardust, I call them, placing one in each palm with gentleness.
In their hand is a sliver of glitter
in a bright shiny colour.
I say - 'here is a little surprise for you'.
The little item of glitter is stamped out in foil type of material.
Each of them spelling the word 'surprise'.
It is worthless.
It is valueless.
But it is a present from me.
It is a gift.
It is savable.
Unique.
...... and aren't most things which are most valuable and precious to us -
'of no value'?
Then a young geezer says 'Have you ever run a game show?'
A genuine question - never asked before.
I smile and touch on the 'Rolling Magazine Show'
as I carry on working around the group.
My OBJECTIVES are::
To create an experience within a climate of trust.
To enable them to reflect on that experience -
and choose to develop/change/grow.
So it is a bit like - growing a seed to become a flower.
My main aim is the process and learning.
I am trying to get them to process 1: thinking, 2: feelings and 3: behaviours
and to know the difference between the three.
It is a big attempt in such a short run of sessions.
It is all about building confidence,
self esteem so that they will begin to feel better about themselves.
"I was a person who couldn't and
I became a person who could".
So I have not blogged but I have had a good week-end.
Big John stayed with me over-night following a great curry in Brick Lane.
We have hung-out all Sun-day.
Playing with iPhones and talking Rugby and,
more than I wish, that round ball game zzzzzz
The week-end started great with Saints beating Leeds in the best game of the season.
St Helens thrashed Leeds, and I think Leeds are great - I respect and like their game BUT
we thrashed them and played so well.
Joan has been away 'up North'.
Miss her and the Curry Crowd did too.
We had Matt, Emma, Steve, BJ and me.
A small group but so great to be together.
Last week-end Joan and me had a great Curry with Gill and Steve and
promising expectations of a future visit to sip Champagne in Reims hmmmmm.
This coming week ends with a flight into Belfast and great it will be.
I love working over the water and stretching myself and others.
It also butts up to a weeks holiday we have planned.
I get home on Saturday night and will be flying again at 4am Sunday morning.
We are going to Greece for one week in the Sun :-)
- we hope.
We have had one other weeks holiday this year.
A week in Venice - in the rain :-(
I lurve what I do.
I lurve the humans I work with/hang-out-with.
and ........ Tuesday it is Little Sheilas birthday!!!!
We go out on the town for a great meal together
loveitloveit.
