[Women] Oct. 13th Thriving Service

[Annie Warmke]

My granddaughter's wedding is over so I can "think" again.  I need some 
help with some of you considering taking on one of the 12 "thrive" 
topics.  Suzyn Mills has taken #2.  That leaves 11 more.  I am happy to 
take on the bulk of the 12 topics by interspersing what I would say with 
what some of you would say. For example, I speak about #1, Suzyn talk 
about about #2 and then I do #3, and then someone else does #4, etc.   
So we need five more minimum to sign up.  I am including the "thriving" 
ideas at the end of this email.

Rebecca is the service associate.  I need some help with ideas for the 
two hymns.  I would like to use two songs to be played at the beginning 
of the service while we are waiting for things to begin:  Thriving by 
Mary J. Blige, and Rise by Katy Perry.

Jane and I will be putting together a "thrive" banner for everyone to 
contribute to with their own ways of thriving.

I'm a little concerned about how to pull all of this together. Perhaps 
we could try to have a conference call on Oct. 8th at 7 pm.  I await 
your thoughts and ideas.


12 Steps to Thriving by Annie Warmke


During the coffee time a thriving banner will be created by people 
attending with a long sheet of packaging paper and markers so that it 
can be shared to create affirmations for flourishing, healing and 
success at thriving.


1: Face Your Fears: Culture promotes fear as control. Take that first 
step. It isn't the Grand Canyon.



2: Accept that your culture's version of being a man or a woman is a lie 
– tightly held cultural norms about who women and men are unhealthy.



3: Learn to love me - Maybe the hardest – change self-talk. We talk to 
ourselves at 15,000 words a minute so that means negative self-talk is 
powerful – how to change it.


4. Develop a simple practice of meditation - take time for your needs 
and lower stress levels.


5: Expand my experiences – by investing in others – take a course, help 
out at something you want to learn



6: Meet others 50% of the way – invest in others but wisely – 
friendships/mentoring/peers


7: Learn to ask for what I need – sometimes I need to know what others 
think. It's what helps me to be successful in my work. I also need to 
feel nourished. There's nothing wrong with asking if you did a good job, 
or what people think of your work, or decisions or goals. It's all in 
how you ask, and who you ask.


8: Have a plan for my life – don't be Christopher Columbus


9: Love doesn't conquer all – I can love someone or something but not 
subject myself. Don't dirty fight – own my thoughts and feelings, use 
more emotions then anger/sadness, say things in a way that the other 
person can listen to me


10: Speak the truth – others speak of their bigotry, racism, hate – 
don't let it in. Decide ahead of time what to say.


11: Expect the males in your life to speak up to other men against 
sexism and racism.


12: Boldly walk only on my path – I can't give away something I don't 
have, boldness, confidence, etc. and I can't help by always taking on 
the role of the rescuer. Thriving takes lots of work and constant vigil.

-- 
Annie Warmke
Farmer, activist, consultant, writer
Blue Rock Station/Warmke Farm LLC
www.bluerockstation.com
(740) 674-4300 or (740) 252-6295 Mobile

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