Greetings, friends,
Happy fall! I hope you are all enjoying this crisp, sunny weekend. Clara, Ellis and I went to an afternoon labyrinth walk today to celebrate the beginning of fall, and we discovered one of my favorite poems was out on the table for inspiration. I think it will be the perfect thing to get us started on Wednesday…when you arrive at the Morris House Conference Room by 4 pm for our CFG meeting, look for a copy of the poem on the table and find a comfortable spot in the room to read, reflect and write. A candle will be lit for this quiet reflection time—we'll blow it out at the end of the reflection so we know to finish up any last thoughts in our writing and prepare for our conversations to begin.
If you can manage it, I do think it would be helpful to look over this brief guide to probing questions before Wednesday's meeting, as we'll be asking questions for a protocol in the second half of the afternoon:
I sent the protocol out via email for any of you who want to look it over in advance.
And just a reminder to bring:
- a binder you can use to keep a protocol packet and your CFG notes
- a favorite pen or pencil for writing
- a journal if you prefer for your reflections to be in a journal. I'll have reflection sheets you can use if you want your reflections in your CFG binder instead.
Our agenda is as follows:
4:00-4:10 Written reflection
4:10-4:20 Groups of 2-3 reflect together on poem and writing
4:20-4:55 Revisit our hopes for a collaborative community; Circle of Trust touchstones; agreements to guide our work
4:55 Walk and Talk introduction
5-5:40 Walk and Talk Protocol
5:40 Debrief Protocol
5:50 or 5:55 Closing reflection
I'm so looking forward to meeting with all of you again on Wednesday,
Kirstin
