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Hello Sisters, ? The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been. ? Stated simply: A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there. Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group. NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡? ? Jesus-fucking-christ. ? So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically- I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together? ? Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business time on Sunday. ? ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this: ? Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program. Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up. ? I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡. ? I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for a couple years. ? Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind: . She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point. ? Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too. ? With love, Gretchen ? ? ? ? Life Rewards Action!? Yay!? High - five!
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies? ? Hello!? ? I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.? ? Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.? ? My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.? ? I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.?? ? As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.? ? Abigail ? ? ? ? I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige I could actually pick some one else up at the airport I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed I have the temple containers so room for one is available Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option I can check out how much it would cost? On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote: Hi Sisters, I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!! ? Hi Jill- 10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all ??? We could at least plan to get back to the airport together. I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible. ? Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) ) I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are. From the extraordinary heart and mind of
-- Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
|
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
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Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
?
Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
?
With love,
Gretchen
?
?
?
?
Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?
High - five!
850-774-2236
(she/her)
?
Upcoming Events:
Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)
?
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
?
Hello!?
?
I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
?
Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
?
My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
?
I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
?
As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
?
Abigail
?
?
?
?
I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
?
Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
???
We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
?
Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
From the extraordinary heart and mind of
--
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT
Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
|
Yes to knowing ¡°the why!¡± Thank you G. It¡¯s so very important.? Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
?
Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
?
With love,
Gretchen
?
?
?
?
Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?
High - five!
850-774-2236
(she/her)
?
Upcoming Events:
Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)
?
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
?
Hello!?
?
I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
?
Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
?
My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
?
I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
?
As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
?
Abigail
?
?
?
?
I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
?
Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
???
We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
?
Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
From the extraordinary heart and mind of
--
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT
Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
|
Hello Sisters,?
A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!
Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!
Love you?ALL!!!
Noreen?
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic= [email protected]> wrote: Yes to knowing ¡°the why!¡± Thank you G. It¡¯s so very important.? Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
?
Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
?
With love,
Gretchen
?
?
?
?
Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?
High - five!
850-774-2236
(she/her)
?
Upcoming Events:
Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)
?
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
?
Hello!?
?
I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
?
Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
?
My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
?
I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
?
As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
?
Abigail
?
?
?
?
I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
?
Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
???
We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
?
Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
From the extraordinary heart and mind of
--
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT
Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
-- Noreen Cerqua
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
|
Hi Sisters,
I'm loving this idea of hiring a facilitator to guide us through a 2-year "program" of 4 weekends. Honestly, I think it would be so awesome for the facilitator, too! Can you imagine walking into a pre-formed group with zero marketing and lots of connection already??
Personally, I like the idea of Friday night being our check-in time as usual and then have the facilitator for Sat and Sun to really dive in. I can imagine this sparking curiosity and intrigue and magic as well as a bunch of relief in not tracking the details or organizing. We'd all get to be participants together again!??
I spent a little time with Katie C. in PP Sisterhood and I experienced her to be solid, centered, and wonderful with that touch of Priestess fierceness when the moment calls for it. I think she'd be great for our group.
For me, my why is ritual. SSR is the sacred space I do ritual. It's a temple for healing, growth, learning, and doing the work in a container of women I love and know deeply. To have walked with you for over a decade makes is all the more valuable and meaningful for me.
Kelly, I love the idea of non-flying women paying for a rental car. I'd be glad to pitch in.
With love, Meggie
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 07:13:21 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hello Sisters,?
A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!
Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!
Love you?ALL!!!
Noreen?
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic= [email protected]> wrote: Yes to knowing ¡°the why!¡± Thank you G. It¡¯s so very important.? Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
?
Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
?
With love,
Gretchen
?
?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
?
Hello!?
?
I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
?
Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
?
My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
?
I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
?
As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
?
Abigail
?
?
?
?
I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
?
Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
???
We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
?
Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
From the extraordinary heart and mind of
--
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT
Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
-- Noreen Cerqua
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
|
Hi Sisters,?
Thank you Gretchen for posing this powerful and important question. Why do we gather? It is one that I will continue to contemplate this week.?
I think outside facilitation is a great idea.?
Much love? Matooka?
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:13?PM, Noreen via groups.io <wombcare@...> wrote:
? Hello Sisters,?
A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!
Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!
Love you?ALL!!!
Noreen?
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic= [email protected]> wrote: Yes to knowing ¡°the why!¡± Thank you G. It¡¯s so very important.? Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
?
Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
?
With love,
Gretchen
?
?
?
?
Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?
High - five!
850-774-2236
(she/her)
?
Upcoming Events:
Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)
?
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
?
Hello!?
?
I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
?
Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
?
My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
?
I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
?
As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
?
Abigail
?
?
?
?
I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
?
Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
???
We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
?
Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
From the extraordinary heart and mind of
--
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT
Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
-- Noreen Cerqua
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
|
Hello Ladies,
Thinking about Gretchen's email......
At the completion of the September weekend 2023, our group spoke about the option for outside facilitators as a way forward.? It was presented due to observations that (sim to G email) there seemed to be a reduced interest for SSR women to facilitate, to ease the logistic?load, and to deepen the potential for ritual and container by bringing in?seasoned outside facilitators.? ?And it seems we might still be experiencing this ripple on many levels.
My detached mind observes our group initially having an outside facilitator (ALisa) take us through an incredible journey where we witnessed magic and mystery and potential.? ?The past decade without ALisa, I observe SSR as a place where the amazing women in our group were able to grow facilitation skills and step into leadership in a safe container - and now taking those skills to the world!!!!.? (I have had the honor of witnessing the growth and development of women in the group.? YAY!!)? And it seems like we are in a new decade.? A place where we may want to return to a place where an outside facilitator takes us to a new level again???All part of the spiral.?
A year goes quickly.? And growth happens with time.? Therefore, G's email of a continual outside facilitator might be a great logistic option in addition?to providing a continuum of growth.? Interesting... the idea of 2 years.... just like PP... 2 years.? Coincidence???
Currently, for me, I have also thought about the WHY of SSR.? This past weekend helped me to realize that I previously attended SSR for community, friendship, and Sisterhood.? That the content of the weekend didn't matter - I just wanted to be there.? I notice this has shifted a bit.? I feel as if my impulse to?show up is more 'self oriented' now.? I notice I am showing up in life more for me - as opposed to showing up because of everyone else.??
What I am needing in life right now is a place where I can show up and do "work'.? After?so much transition and?rewriting of my ideals, visions, perspectives, etc.... I am looking for containers where I can safely sort through these?new?energies in me. I trust the SSR container as a place where I / we can do deep work.? ?And that would be my ideal WHY.? That the SSR container shifts into a place where we can do personal and collective 'work'.? And I think having an outside (3rd party) facilitator would be a great way to move forward.? And I think 2 years is a great logistic option.
as always... I am working through thoughts and ideas every moment and I don't even know if I agree with 1/2 what I think or say.? Everything is still being sorted out.? And this is what came out sitting at the computer right now.
Blessing for today.? Abigail
Hi Sisters,?
Thank you Gretchen for posing this powerful and important question. Why do we gather? It is one that I will continue to contemplate this week.?
I think outside facilitation is a great idea.?
Much love? Matooka? ? Hello Sisters,?
A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!
Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!
Love you?ALL!!!
Noreen?
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic= [email protected]> wrote: Yes to knowing ¡°the why!¡± Thank you G. It¡¯s so very important.? Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
?
Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
?
With love,
Gretchen
?
?
?
?
Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?
High - five!
850-774-2236
(she/her)
?
Upcoming Events:
Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)
?
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
?
Hello!?
?
I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
?
Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
?
My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
?
I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
?
As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
?
Abigail
?
?
?
?
I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
?
Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
???
We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
?
Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
From the extraordinary heart and mind of
--
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT
Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
-- Noreen Cerqua
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
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Thank you, Abigail. I think you shared some wonderful perspectives.? Love and blessings,? Matooka?
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On Aug 10, 2024, at 1:12?PM, Abigail J via groups.io <ajeanh@...> wrote:
? Hello Ladies,
Thinking about Gretchen's email......
At the completion of the September weekend 2023, our group spoke about the option for outside facilitators as a way forward.? It was presented due to observations that (sim to G email) there seemed to be a reduced interest for SSR women to facilitate, to ease the logistic?load, and to deepen the potential for ritual and container by bringing in?seasoned outside facilitators.? ?And it seems we might still be experiencing this ripple on many levels.
My detached mind observes our group initially having an outside facilitator (ALisa) take us through an incredible journey where we witnessed magic and mystery and potential.? ?The past decade without ALisa, I observe SSR as a place where the amazing women in our group were able to grow facilitation skills and step into leadership in a safe container - and now taking those skills to the world!!!!.? (I have had the honor of witnessing the growth and development of women in the group.? YAY!!)? And it seems like we are in a new decade.? A place where we may want to return to a place where an outside facilitator takes us to a new level again???All part of the spiral.?
A year goes quickly.? And growth happens with time.? Therefore, G's email of a continual outside facilitator might be a great logistic option in addition?to providing a continuum of growth.? Interesting... the idea of 2 years.... just like PP... 2 years.? Coincidence???
Currently, for me, I have also thought about the WHY of SSR.? This past weekend helped me to realize that I previously attended SSR for community, friendship, and Sisterhood.? That the content of the weekend didn't matter - I just wanted to be there.? I notice this has shifted a bit.? I feel as if my impulse to?show up is more 'self oriented' now.? I notice I am showing up in life more for me - as opposed to showing up because of everyone else.??
What I am needing in life right now is a place where I can show up and do "work'.? After?so much transition and?rewriting of my ideals, visions, perspectives, etc.... I am looking for containers where I can safely sort through these?new?energies in me. I trust the SSR container as a place where I / we can do deep work.? ?And that would be my ideal WHY.? That the SSR container shifts into a place where we can do personal and collective 'work'.? And I think having an outside (3rd party) facilitator would be a great way to move forward.? And I think 2 years is a great logistic option.
as always... I am working through thoughts and ideas every moment and I don't even know if I agree with 1/2 what I think or say.? Everything is still being sorted out.? And this is what came out sitting at the computer right now.
Blessing for today.? Abigail Hi Sisters,?
Thank you Gretchen for posing this powerful and important question. Why do we gather? It is one that I will continue to contemplate this week.?
I think outside facilitation is a great idea.?
Much love? Matooka? ? Hello Sisters,?
A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!
Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!
Love you?ALL!!!
Noreen?
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic= [email protected]> wrote: Yes to knowing ¡°the why!¡± Thank you G. It¡¯s so very important.? Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
?
Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
?
With love,
Gretchen
?
?
?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
?
Hello!?
?
I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
?
Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
?
My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
?
I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
?
As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
?
Abigail
?
?
?
?
I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
?
Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
???
We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
?
Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
From the extraordinary heart and mind of
--
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT
Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
-- Noreen Cerqua
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
--
|
Thanks for starting this conversation Gretchen. Right, the "why?"
I will own that I am feeling very "far away" from SSR right now, having not been there last time and with the twists and turns that continue for my family. Not good, not bad, just how it is right now. So I too will sit with my why for a bit.
I like the idea of outside facilitation for many reasons. I like Katie as an option. I like the idea of SSR covering the cost of a rental for the traveling women for many reasons.
Love you women, Paige
Hi Sisters,
I'm loving this idea of hiring a facilitator to guide us through a 2-year "program" of 4 weekends. Honestly, I think it would be so awesome for the facilitator, too! Can you imagine walking into a pre-formed group with zero marketing and lots of connection already??
Personally, I like the idea of Friday night being our check-in time as usual and then have the facilitator for Sat and Sun to really dive in. I can imagine this sparking curiosity and intrigue and magic as well as a bunch of relief in not tracking the details or organizing. We'd all get to be participants together again!??
I spent a little time with Katie C. in PP Sisterhood and I experienced her to be solid, centered, and wonderful with that touch of Priestess fierceness when the moment calls for it. I think she'd be great for our group.
For me, my why is ritual. SSR is the sacred space I do ritual. It's a temple for healing, growth, learning, and doing the work in a container of women I love and know deeply. To have walked with you for over a decade makes is all the more valuable and meaningful for me.
Kelly, I love the idea of non-flying women paying for a rental car. I'd be glad to pitch in.
With love, Meggie
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 07:13:21 PM EDT, Noreen < wombcare@...> wrote:
Hello Sisters,?
A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!
Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!
Love you?ALL!!!
Noreen?
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic= [email protected]> wrote: Yes to knowing ¡°the why!¡± Thank you G. It¡¯s so very important.? Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
?
Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
?
With love,
Gretchen
?
?
?
?
Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?
High - five!
850-774-2236
(she/her)
?
Upcoming Events:
Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)
?
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
?
Hello!?
?
I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
?
Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
?
My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
?
I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
?
As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
?
Abigail
?
?
?
?
I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
?
Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
???
We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
?
Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
From the extraordinary heart and mind of
--
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT
Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
-- Noreen Cerqua
Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT Mayan Abdominal Practitioner
|
I love this big-picture perspective and I resonate a lot with a space to dive in and do personal growth work!
Love your take on this, Abigail.
Meggie
On Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 01:12:07 PM EDT, Abigail J <ajeanh@...> wrote:
Hello Ladies,
Thinking about Gretchen's email......
At the completion of the September weekend 2023, our group spoke about the option for outside facilitators as a way forward.? It was presented due to observations that (sim to G email) there seemed to be a reduced interest for SSR women to facilitate, to ease the logistic?load, and to deepen the potential for ritual and container by bringing in?seasoned outside facilitators.? ?And it seems we might still be experiencing this ripple on many levels.
My detached mind observes our group initially having an outside facilitator (ALisa) take us through an incredible journey where we witnessed magic and mystery and potential.? ?The past decade without ALisa, I observe SSR as a place where the amazing women in our group were able to grow facilitation skills and step into leadership in a safe container - and now taking those skills to the world!!!!.? (I have had the honor of witnessing the growth and development of women in the group.? YAY!!)? And it seems like we are in a new decade.? A place where we may want to return to a place where an outside facilitator takes us to a new level again???All part of the spiral.?
A year goes quickly.? And growth happens with time.? Therefore, G's email of a continual outside facilitator might be a great logistic option in addition?to providing a continuum of growth.? Interesting... the idea of 2 years.... just like PP... 2 years.? Coincidence???
Currently, for me, I have also thought about the WHY of SSR.? This past weekend helped me to realize that I previously attended SSR for community, friendship, and Sisterhood.? That the content of the weekend didn't matter - I just wanted to be there.? I notice this has shifted a bit.? I feel as if my impulse to?show up is more 'self oriented' now.? I notice I am showing up in life more for me - as opposed to showing up because of everyone else.??
What I am needing in life right now is a place where I can show up and do "work'.? After?so much transition and?rewriting of my ideals, visions, perspectives, etc.... I am looking for containers where I can safely sort through these?new?energies in me. I trust the SSR container as a place where I / we can do deep work.? ?And that would be my ideal WHY.? That the SSR container shifts into a place where we can do personal and collective 'work'.? And I think having an outside (3rd party) facilitator would be a great way to move forward.? And I think 2 years is a great logistic option.
as always... I am working through thoughts and ideas every moment and I don't even know if I agree with 1/2 what I think or say.? Everything is still being sorted out.? And this is what came out sitting at the computer right now.
Blessing for today.? Abigail
Hi Sisters,?
Thank you Gretchen for posing this powerful and important question. Why do we gather? It is one that I will continue to contemplate this week.?
I think outside facilitation is a great idea.?
Much love? Matooka? ? Hello Sisters,?
A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!
Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!
Love you?ALL!!!
Noreen?
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic= [email protected]> wrote: Yes to knowing ¡°the why!¡± Thank you G. It¡¯s so very important.? Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle
Hello Sisters,
Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation
and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.
I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility
of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over
due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until
I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.
Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different
ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the
airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the
same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and
are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.
I love you all so very much!
Love, Kelly??
Hello Sisters,
?
The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September¡ and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH¡ what a journey this has been.
?
Stated simply:
A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.
Then¡ it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.
NOW¡ this time, I was like, ¡°wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!¡± The work we did felt like there was real healing¡ we did great ritual¡ lots
of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So¡?
?
Jesus-fucking-christ.
?
So- I¡¯ve been sitting with it. Thinking¡ feeling¡ talking¡ and here¡¯s something new that popped up. Basically-
I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m coming. Like- more deeply¡ why are we gathering? What¡¯s the purpose of us coming together?
?
Maybe I¡¯m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why¡ but I have a request that we talk about this (our ¡°why¡± for gathering) during our business
time on Sunday.
?
ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in¡ that is this:
?
Let¡¯s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years¡ to take us through a 4-weekend program.
Basically, instead of us picking co-fo¡¯s every year from within our group, let¡¯s hire a ¡°fo¡± (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines¡ like, Friday and Saturday
facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.
?
I know it¡¯s probably not as simple as I want it to be¡ like obviously this will cost money, and we¡¯d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won¡¯t
like what she brings to us¡ or maybe we all won¡¯t be able to attend the weekends and we¡¯d each still have to pay our share¡.
?
I just know I don¡¯t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time¡ and it doesn¡¯t seem like any of us are very interested in it¡ so this could potentially ¡°solve¡± that for
a couple years.
?
Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind:
. She¡¯s really great! I¡¯ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers¡ she is a priestess¡ was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know
her. She¡¯s in NJ¡ so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I¡¯m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.
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Okay! That¡¯s all I¡¯ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?
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Hello!?
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I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?
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Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?
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My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in
a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?
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I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??
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As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?
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Abigail
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I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige
I could actually pick some one else up at the airport
I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed
I have the temple containers so room for one is available
Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option
I can check out how much it would cost?
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:
Hi Sisters,
I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!
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Hi Jill-
10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all
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We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.
I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.
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Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking
dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )
I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to
leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.
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