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Invite Participation. Rituals are much more fun when all are invited to participate (instead of simply watching). I like to make sure that everyone is invited to do something. This is in contrast to pressuring someone to participate. Sometimes it’s a rich experience simply to be present while others participate more actively. Those who choose to participate less actively may simply prefer a more contemplative participation. You can invite participants to do any activity that works for the space and intention. This is the part that many rituals leave out and that makes them boring.
The Art of Community
Charles Vogl
Noting that both Senator McCain and I had publicly pledged not to play politics with the financial rescue effort, I told the president that Democrats would deliver their share of the votes needed for passage. But I warned that if there was any truth to reports that some Republican leaders were backing away and insisting on starting from scratch with a whole new plan, it would inevitably bog down negotiations, and “the consequences would be severe.” Bush turned to McCain and said, “John, since Barack had a chance to speak, I think it’s only fair if I let you go next.” Everyone looked at McCain, whose jaw tightened. He appeared to be on the verge of saying something, thought better of it, and briefly fidgeted in his chair. “I think I’ll just wait for my turn,” he said finally. There are moments in an election battle, as in life, when all the possible pathways save one are suddenly closed; when what felt like a wide distribution of probable outcomes narrows to the inevitable. This was one of those moments. Bush looked at McCain with a raised eyebrow, shrugged, and called on John Boehner.
A Promised Land
Barack Obama
Another way of looking at our life is to confess that we swim continuously in force fields of energy, our Greek ancestors called Moira, . . . or Fate. This is the energy of finite creation, with all its limits, boundaries, confines. You are born a certain person, with a genetic code, a set of parents, a cultural context, a zeitgeist, and in significant proportion are defined and delimited by these realities. At the same time, you swim in a force field they called proorismos, or Destiny, which is an expanding field of possible outcomes. Destiny encompasses whatever is capable of becoming. ~ What Matters Most, p. 190
The Best of James Hollis
Logan Jones
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