One of my clients recently wrote a blog entry that refers to my women’s group. You can go here to read the original post on her blog, Wonders of Writing, but with her permission I posted it here as well. I enjoyed this post very much and I think you all would too!
Enjoy!
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Reading Your Writing
Who wants to read your writing out loud to a group?
I never did. I would run the other way. But why should I be scared? It was all my words and thoughts after all. If I can write them down, I can say them out loud.
I was invited to a writing group to do just that the other day. I was new to this group and this group was new to me. One reason for my newness happened because the membership rules were relaxed of late to allow ‘youngsters’ in the group. I was in numbers, half the age of the other ladies.
There is something to be said for gaining age. I am so glad I am the age I am now, and hope to always feel this way about my age. It is only with age, you can have experience, reflection, and hopefully, wisdom. But at the same time, there was something about being in this group, that for me, did not make me feel young. I felt, in some ways, on par with some of the ladies there.
But how could I have anything in common with these ladies twice my age? It was all about the writing. But it was really all about what we were writing about! The theme of the day seemed to be ‘how to say no’ and not feel guilty. What woman, or person for that matter man or woman, doesn’t struggle with that!
On Oprah the other day, her guest was Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the New York Times best seller Eat, Pray, Love. Many women in the audience agreed that one of the lessons they learned from her book was how to say no. The book written by a 30 something- like me- had a message that spanned across ages, generations and even cultures. How do we say no and feel good about it?
I will leave that question for you to answer in contemplation. Back to the group experience. Being in the group and reading out loud was a good experience for me. I admit as I read, I was nervous, I could even feel my insides twitching. But, it was good to just let it out!
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As always, comments are welcome–on either my blog or her blog
Marjorie -Reading through your info I came across a part that our Seminar Director always talks about and I was wondering if you ever attended one of our Life Success Seminars or our Lifestream Seminars.
Cpould you please get back to me? Also what is the difference in regular meditation and Centering meditation?
Ray
Hi Ray – No, I have never attended these seminars, although through a number of clients I have seen in my practice for quite a few years, I have heard a fair amount about these seminars, quite similar to what you’re saying here that much of what they teach is part of what I teach in Centering. Always interested to hear these things, for I firmly believe that these are universal truths and we all know, at deeper levels of awareness, much more than we think about who we are, what we are, and what we’re capable of being.
Regarding your question about the difference between meditation and Centering meditation, all meditative practice produces the effect of centering for us. Centering is, of course, the name of my practice, and a key tool I use to facilitate self-healing and development is meditation, including guided meditation exercises that I create and offer clients – many of which are offered on my blog articles. Thanks for your comments – all the best in your development journeys – Marjorie