In This Issue... Reflections
Reflections (by Teresa Thomas Carroll, director)
Unless I decide ahead of time how I want my short Minnesota summer to be, it ends up passing by before I fully submerge myself in it. In addition to thinking about what I want to do, I also reflect on how I want my summer to feel. Chances are, there are things you had wanted to experience this summer but haven’t yet. If you wanted to have a lazy summer but instead found yourself racing from one thing to the next, a day at the beach might be just the ticket. Conversely, if you’ve wanted to do some exploring this summer but instead stayed in, then arranging some adventures could be just what you need. If a friend were to visit your area during summer, what would you suggest as “can’t miss” experiences? To squeeze out every ounce of summer enjoyment doesn’t need to take a lot of money or time. Consider setting a date for yourself to experience being a tourist in your own city as a way to savor this last bit of summer. To get you started, use the mini reflection exercise later in the newsletter. (click on workshop titles to view flyers) Creativity
& Tea: open creativity studio in St. Paul Meditation
Shawls--Knit with Intent Kids
Are In School, Now What?
details to be posted soon Coming Into Our Fullness!! - A Life Makeover Group for Women, free 1/2 hour consultation prior to registration. Tuesday evenings, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 27-Nov. 29. Facilitator: Lee Truer From Story
to Sense of Sacred - Women’s Circling retreat in northern
Wisconsin Expressive
Art: Transforming Pain - Gaining awareness of pain as a messenger Print registration form for workshops/events - or- Order Online Other Purple Crayon Factory presentations: Mom-Camp, September 29-October 1. Several sessions offered by PCF facilitators:
Mini-Reflection
Exercise Brainstorm a list of what you would recommend as “must experience” activities to someone visiting your area during summer. Imagine yourself as tourist in your own town. What would you want to see and experience? Do it! Get your calendar and pick a vacation day to be a tourist in your own city. Set your itinerary (see the list you brainstormed), pack your camera, sunglasses and wear something that makes you feel like you’re from out of town—maybe a t-shirt emblazoned with your city’s name. On this day, only do things that a tourist would do (e.g. don’t do laundry or cook from home!). Inspire others: post your ideas of what you plan to do for your at-home vacation as comments on PCF's blog.
Burnsville,
MN, Sept 29 – Oct 1, 2005
Register at www.mom-camp.com or 763-913-7614 Purple Crayon Factory provides unique, refreshing workshops for participants to reflect and creatively think through their personal and professional goals and dreams. Teresa Thomas-Carroll is the author of the newsletter and can be reached at 612-722-6931, at Purple Crayon Factory at The Well, 2100 1st Avenue S, Mpls, MN 55404-2504 or teresa@purplecrayonfactory.com. Purple Crayon Factory respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or email addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy at subscribe-956609963@ezinedirector.net. If you wish to be taken off this list simply send an email to remove-956609963@ezinedirector.net |
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When
we get set to travel somewhere, we usually put considerable time into
planning what we want to do, see and experience. We do some research
and sketch out a plan for what we’d like our vacation to be like.
Even if it’s just the vaguest notion, it’s usually more
thought than we put into our off-time when we are at home.