Thank you Connie and Bunny for a good hard game. Great example of sportsbunnyship.



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I am thinking about
FATHERS DAY
Searching my Mac
and I found::

December 2002
YMCA for dinner

I had a meal in the YMCA Dining Room tonight as I usually do.
I sat alone.
Sometimes it is good to do that just to see who decides to sit with me – it opens up many different contacts.

Jacky joined me.
He’s from Senegal, with us from the YMCA for one year as a full-time volunteer.
We were joined later by Mr. Singh.
We talked about lots of things.
The war looming.
Me leaving the YMCA in two weeks and lots of miscellaneous brief exchanges with passing staff and residents.
Jacky was quiet.
He often stays silent following conversational exchange.
“What are you thinking Jacky?” I ask.
He paused, gentle as he does.
He said in a measured pace.

“It’s like losing your father.
It’s like becoming an orphan.
Not just for me,
but for everyone,
the whole YMCA”.

He was referring to my departure,
my leaving the YMCA -
this precious community,
and I felt blessed.
I was moved.

Pip Wilson

There is no shadow
of turning with you .......

We all have secrets.
There is a lot going on in there.
Your exterior is busy.
Your interior is busier.

We all have secrets.
We are all in danger
of living two lives::
1 Presented to others
2 The one we hold secret.

You can be in danger.
Danger of collision.
Danger of one cracking.
The failure of exterior -
failing to keep our interior
in lockdown.

Seems to me
the the Cumbria killer,
Derrick Bird, was on lockdown.
"He was a friendly man"
"He was a nice man"

It seems that the exterior shell
was working good and proper.
But what about the interior human?

If we carry strong feelings inside,
and pretend they don't exist,
it is like wrapping the issue up in a brown paper package.
Then it is pushed down inside our gut.
And the next one, and the next one ......

Over the years we keep these unresolved wounds
we keep these unresolved feelings
we keep these unresolved broken relationships
we keep these unresolved emotional scars
we keep the brown paper parcels
inside our gut -
not buried dead
but buried alive .......

We then use up so much emotion
just keeping them down
keeping them inside
keeping them locked-down.

Many humans then seek professional help.
Counsellors are trained to help with this.
Each parcel and be removed
opened up, talked about,
owned
revealed
not hidden anymore
one at a time
and the pressure comes off.

If we don't do this things can go wrong.
Behaviour will be changed as the interior leaks.
Emotions driving behaviour.
The exterior human cannot contain the pain.
Pop.

Derrick Bird as an extreme case.
Erratic behaviour another maybe.
Isolation another.
Alcohol, chemicals and ........

Another, positive response, is to join up the dots.
Bringing both interior/exterior together.
Being more open
(see my clicks about 'Level Five')
Working at mask removal
(we can still keep our secrets)
but sharing more of our vulnerability.
Vulnerability is a strength NOT a weakness.

It soothes our sorrows
heals our wounds .......

... and my stubby little fingers can't type and my stubby little brain can't spell and I have 200 emails piling up because I have been out of sight for a week and I think of so many humans who really have issues in life and mine are ZILCH ....

Hey hey
I have been away for a few days in a hotel in the midlands.
The middle of England - that is.

So I left the Leaning Towers of PipWilson.com
and travelled up the spine of the UK,
usually called the M1.

I was facilitating a development conference for young humans
who mainly live in residential accommodation and
most have had a tough old time with this thing called LIFE.

I will tell you more later but
they were joined after the training experience,
by their CEO's and Chairman of each Board of management.

My job was to get them working together.
Not only at the conference but beyond .
..... beyond into the every day, every week.

I have now got 200 emails in my box.
Well behind on catching up with life
(apologies for not replying yet)


I am inspired by the humans I have been with.
I count it a privilege to do something with them
which is life affirming
awareness raising,
tools for theur toolbox stuff.
I gain so much.

Be blessed you special human.
Breath deep.

Breath deep.
in and out ........
Notice that, as you breath in - and then out ..........
that there is a the slightest of moments
- a gap of preciousness ...............

Take that moment to say thank you .........

Dance like no-one is watching
Sing like no-one is listening
and
Love like you have never been hurt.


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Growth does not reside in a place called comfortable. LOVE is in that place when we love the unlovely

-- Posted from Pip's iPhone
You are beautiful.

She was asked "how do you feel". She said "I feel HOME".

-- Posted from Pip's iPhone
You are beautiful.

When you feel you are accepted in a group of humans, it feels good. Like flower opening to the sun.

-- Posted from Pip's iPhone
You are beautiful.

Hey

We had all the Sheilas around tonight.
Joy Ann and Connie.
Joan cooked a new recipe curry.
Hmmmmm

It is a privilege to see little Connie growing up.
Really old at four months now.
Currently she is almost turning over from her back to front.
She know how to squeal now.
She offers a ready smile at every eye contact -
unless you take her by surprise.

I was working today but Joan and the Sheilas all went out.
Canterbury the destination - eating at the Greek for lunch.
So great to see them together.

Joy was working this week/on/off/on/off and now New York.
(I wonder if the iPhone4 is cheaper there?)

I live on my iPhone.
Attached to the body.
Cuts out so many other tech tools.
Just one will do.
Don't need an iPad.

I am away from tomorrow for a few days.
Trust there will be wireless in the venue.
I will blog and tell you who I am.

I wonder how you are.
I can get all the
facts
opinions
cliches
jests
wit
from twitter and Facebook.
But, as always, I am also interested
in feelings.

Feelings are not right or wrong.
Feelings are signals.
Feelings are the reality,
even if we hide them,
even if we deny them,
even if we MASK them.
They are there.

Behind evert pinstripe suit.
Behind every tattooed frame.
Behind every posh voice
Behind every factory worker
Behind every executive, lecturer, prisoner, and humans close to home ....

I am feeling more relaxed right now.
The design is over.
The back is broken -
the task in the final stages.
I feel focused.
Concerned about a number of beautiful humans.
I feel passionate.
Delighted about great times with friends.
Regretfully not replying to emails.
I feel tired which will soon be remedied.

I wish for you
special blessings
tonight
always
beyond beyond ........