[Women] October service

[Annie Warmke]

Here's the basic outline of topics of ways to thrive (for National 
Domestic Violence month) that we will use for the Oct. 30th UU service.  
The education one is taken.  Please pick a topic to share a personal 
story about (2 min. or less) and let me know which one speaks to you.  
Don't worry about following a format based on my comments on the page.  
This is an outline from a talk I've given a few times.  Jane and I are 
working on creating a banner that we can either hang in the sanctuary or 
downstairs for anyone to draw/write on showing ways that they thrive.  I 
look forward to hearing from you.  Annie

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.


On 9/23/2019 12:53 PM, lori fahn wrote:
> Hi Annie. I have tried and can’t find your initial email that had lists of topics. Please send to me again. I’m in Israel and listening to everyone around talking about the election here which will be Tuesday. Netanyahu loses and goes to prison. Netanyahu wins and stays prime minister. About equal in all categories as our fearful leader. Only difference is Netanyahu is smart.
> So it’s like being in any place in USA and listening to talk about trump. Ok
> Enuf rambling. Thank you. I’ll appreciate a copy. Lori
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 8, 2019, at 10:57 PM, Annie Warmke <annie at bluerockstation.com> wrote:
>
> Fantastic!  What topic did you want to pick.  The only one taken is one on learning/education.  Annie
>
>> On 9/6/2019 11:33 AM, lori fahn wrote:
>> I will be in Israel sept 8-22. I want to volunteer for any part of this. I can take a topic to discuss. I can help with any part that you are assigning. Anyway, just a note to let you know I will be gone when you have organizational meeting. But I am volunteering. Please keep me posted
>> Thank you
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Sep 5, 2019, at 2:48 PM, Annie Warmke via Women <women at fuusm.org> wrote:
>>
>> At the last women's dinner we discussed putting something together for the Oct. 13th.  I've attached the 12 ways to thrive piece we can use as our guide.  I think we will want to have a brief meeting before or after one of the upcoming services to walk through how things would work that day.  One or two women will take one of the 12 topics outlined and tell a story about the topic...one or two minutes long.  We need to decide some music perhaps and what else we might do.  I was thinking we might have some large sheets of paper at the coffee time so anyone can write on them listing other ways to thrive.  I await your eager participation.  Annie

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Annie Warmke
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Blue Rock Station/Warmke Farm LLC
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