gathers | belenen

I wanna build local community starting w monthly gathers around needs, food, play, intimacy, & touch

belenen Sep 03, 2016 11:11

icon: "incitement (painting of a bald purple-skinned naked person standing among thick vines and ferns: from Joan Slonczewski's "Door Into Ocean")"I want a monthly gather, minimum. In it I want to address structural things like donations to pay for the space (if we can't find a free one). I also want to address people's needs in general and offer ( Read more... )

gathers, social justice / feminism, burns, tribe

relationships review: Topaz, Kylei, Heather, Allison, Cass, Serenity, Arizona, Evelyn, Sande, etc

belenen Jul 02, 2016 23:56

icon: "disconnected (a gif of the lovers from the tv show "Moonlight" standing on opposite sides of a door and both looking devastated. One leans their forehead on the door and the other leans their face on their hand on the doorsill. Underneath the repeating gif is the word 'pain' in a handwriting-font.)"
( Topaz )

serenity, allison, arizona, heather, pain, evelyn, topaz, relationships, turning points, gathers, kylei, sande, cass, those passing through

plans for being a more inclusive speaker/leader at group events

belenen Jun 20, 2016 11:44

icon: "incitement (painting of a bald purple-skinned naked person standing among thick vines and ferns: from Joan Slonczewski's "Door Into Ocean")"I recently went to an event that was really inaccessible, but didn't have to be. Through my frustration at not being able to do anything about it, I've realized that as a presenter at conferences or ( Read more... )

gathers, important comments, social justice / feminism, accessibility

important events in 2015 / learning and growing in the midst of spiraling anxiety and loneliness

belenen Mar 02, 2016 23:59

icon: "progressing (a deeply, vividly green forest of thick vines and trees, with a tunnel running through where unused train tracks lay)"
2015

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anxiety / overwhelmed / stress, arizona, spirituality, fear / insecurity, relationships, the essential belenen collection, cass, add-pi, those passing through, lj friends, deities, pain, tbc, biofamily, turning points, sunny, kylei, social justice / feminism, friendship, sydney, names, topaz, chemtrails, abby, lilywolf, life story, allison, big trees forest preserve, heather, kwt, growth, gathers, elizabeth, graphics with descriptions

feeling undesirable/unimportant due to lack of friends (except odd squad) & lack of group connection

belenen Jan 29, 2016 18:59

icon: "tenebrous (a shadowy orange-light photo of my face, looking down, with an achingly sad expression)"
( a whole lot of the same old pain - and complaints despite my blessings )

connections, gathers, pain, fear / insecurity, friendship

cuddle communion #1! so nourishing! / consent agreements / cuddle list / leading to fill a need

belenen Jul 16, 2015 23:59

icon: "healing (a photo of me and Hannah curled up together, naked, with Hannah's head resting on my legs and my arms around/over them. it's colored in violet with a fractal overlay of purple, blue, and green.)"I had a really lovely nourishing evening last Sunday. I hosted a gather I called "Cuddle Communion" which was based loosely on cuddle ( Read more... )

connections, touch, evelyn, intimacy, gathers, hope, those passing through, consent, cass

Recently: talk w Ace / time w Topaz / Anika visits / Rant Jam / INTENSE Intimacy Practice / dreaming

belenen Jul 11, 2014 07:28

Last Thursday I talked with my little sister for about 2 hours, which is the longest we've talked in ages. Ze seems to be in a healthy relationship, which is fantastic, but ze is surrounded by terrible people at zir work. I tried as per usual to convince zir to move and live with me, but I don't think that will happen. I hope ze will at least ( Read more... )

intimacy practice, kwt, roger, zawn, topaz, days and moments, ashe, sunny, gathers, ace, abby, suzu, those passing through