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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">I would like to invite you to an informal discussion group based on the book </span><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none">The Buddhist Bootcamp</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> by Timber Hawkeye and his podcasts.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">For the next couple of months, on the </span><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none">fourth Sunday of the month</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">, some members of the MOV Friends and FUUSM will be meeting to listen to one or two of Timber Hawkeye’s podcasts, and spend some time in reflection and discussion.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:11px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Meetings will be hybrid, held in the FUUSM RE building parlor and on zoom, at approximately 12:15. You are welcome to bring a snack for yourself, or one to share if you are comfortable doing so.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>We can share the selected podcasts with you in advance so you can have some time for your own reflection, but we will also listen to them as part of the discussion group.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:11px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">For those of you unfamiliar with </span><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none">The Buddhist Bootcamp</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> or the podcast, they consist of short journal entries and reflections on different topics that strive to inspire and move us to implement mindfulness techniques into our daily lives.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>Timber encourages the listener to question everything, to be a learner, and to lead by example. Despite the title, he is not teaching Buddhism, rather he explores everyday life and how we deal with it.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:11px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">**On March 27, we will be viewing Timber’s Ted Talk which can be found at</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFTxRJfLTM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFTxRJfLTM</a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:11px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Please contact Chris or Kelcey Jacobs if you have any questions.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>We hope you can join us!</span></p></div>