Story Trio - When was a time a conversation changed something in you?
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Story of Day 1 by Tani Eisenstein
It's the end of day 1 of the AOH and I'm feeling so great-full.
Engaging in meaningful participatory practices, learning where and how to engage in meaningful conversations, enriching myself with unique content. Oh, what a treat!
Coming back to this space reminded me how longing I was to this feeling of trustful community, and how glad I am to be present with my pack. The trust, love, respect and appreciation I feel for these people amazes me. In the last practice I turned to one of the participants and was about to ask her “What is alive in you?” but since my wish for these days is to host my own I decided to go on and ask it myself - “What is alive in you, Tani?"
- So Much! the answer exploded out. So so Much! I'm like a very rich forest! a tornado of ideas! a beaming ball of fire about to explode - that is deciding to flow ecstatically as boiling water.
Some minutes ago, during a gathering around the topic of ‘Harvesting’ I had a self-realization that mesmerized and shook me. One of the participants shared that to her, harvesting, the concept of collecting the output of the emerging conversations and actions, could be - nothing! That it would be important to her being ok in case nothing will come up. Something about the how and why she said it and the context of it were extremely accurate to me!
I grew up with caregivers who always expected me a very specific kind of harvesting. I'm a plot of land that has been planted with a specific plant and a specific agenda and up until now my strategy was to oppose it by planting many other plants so I am as tangibly useful for the collective. And what just became alive In me now is that maybe an healthier approach would be to allow myself to be intangible sometimes. Maybe to be a true rebel I just need to be. A being with the purpose of being.
I can sense a huge relief in my body thinking about it. For a long time now I've been walking with a question in mind that has been circling repeatedly - What is the meaning I want to create in my life? - and maybe I didn't harvest any answer because meaning is just not like seeds I can plant and grow. meaning, I'm thinking now, is having the choice and being able to plant anything.. Maybe that is the garden of Eden I've been striving for and not the particular plants I've got there.
With this in mind, the first day of AoH found its closure. Full of gratitude I was already looking forward to whatever comes next ❤️
Teach: The Four-Fold Practice
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Story Trio (or Story Triad)
Question for storyteller: Tell about a time when a meaningful conversation changed something in you.