So drained yet it was worthwhile. Turns out the excessive crowd chatter was a lesson of sorts. There were other people that felt as I did… all the sharing was de-railing what they were there for. They didn't return after the dinner break. Neale was sorry they didn't feel like rejoining, but thought it was a great example of how people always ( Read more... )

The afternoon session mapped out the “Soul side” of things. I expected this to be a lot more involved yet it turned to much more direct. In fact, I feel like things got very distracted with a sharing period. Neale did catch a few people trying to react, telling them this wasn't an encounter group. While some of the stories were heart-rending and ( Read more... )

On a lunch break after the morning portion. All my concern over cultishness or new age profiteering was immediately allayed. There were no more than fifty people in the room. Neale also asked to be able to make eye contact with everyone, so there were some adjustments in seating. Being my unashamed self I was already on the front row ( Read more... )

…that normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Jody Foster said that, and she was right. Never settle for normal. Never. Normal is not natural. Extraordinary is natural. Who do you think you are, anyway…?

What will you do today that is extraordinary? Plan it. Think it through. And do it. All the angels in heaven are ( Read more... )