In a few days I'll head down to the Grove for Rites of Passage weekend. Lots to do between now and then, and even more to do during the event itself. I think I've finally reached the point of starting to get nervous about how things will go. It's going to be a large group - by far the largest that I've seen there - and that's excellent news. There ( Read more... )

Back from a challenging (but positive) 4 days at the Grove, and I'm feeling very grateful to have had some downtime today to try and prepare for getting back to my routine tomorrow. I plan to make an early night of it and get to bed soon ( Read more... )

Maybe this is something that happens, during the year. But about halfway through May intensive, I started to think, "You know, maybe I'm not a millstone, weighing my team down during this whole Rites year thing." Last night, I allowed that maybe possibly there are some things I'm pretty decent at ( Read more... )

Note: What follows is a small incident in the midst of a very awesome week. I am sure that as time goes by, I will manage to find far more impactful ways to screw things up. That said, I imagine this moment will hold a special place in my heart for some time to come.

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On the way home from a week down at Diana's Grove. It was a pretty amazing week from a personal standpoint and I feel like I did some good work professionally, as well. There were some unexpected changes and other...interesting developments along the way, but in general our team stepped up to the challenges pretty well ( Read more... )

I got back late last night from the first Mystery School event of the year, where several lessons were learned.

1. "Stepping into Rites requires putting a much larger focus on the group's process than on your own personal work" does not mean, "Sweet! I won't have to worry about personal work while I'm here!" Instead, it is more likely to mean, "Oh ( Read more... )