Our roadsign in the swamp...
As everyone finds their way into Blackwater, I just wanted to share a few things to help give a little direction in navigating this community. Much like a street sign, just so we all know which was everything is in the swamp. You will notice various tabs at the top of the feed. General, confessions, Bloom reports, etc. Please feel free to share anything you may want to share into those tabs. General, is well, general. Confessions is more of a "hey, so this happened" and no advice will be given unless you specifically ask. This is where we hold space for you to get out the words and then we allow the stillness to transmute it, holding the space for your release to remember. I know, it sounds deep, but is much more of that initial setting down of the heavy stuff. Bloom Reports is definitely those "Hey! I had a Bloom moment and I wanna share my evolution!" posts. Here we celebrate the growth. I truly do not believe we celebrate our individual growths nearly enough, and it's hard to see our own growth if we are always face up a "I'm broken" tree. Stillwater is the place for the process you experienced, if you want to share it. Many times, my own grok came from witnessing how someone else remembered to navigate the experience. Rituals of Rot: We get to have a little group fun here. Here, we will gather on a video stream (zoom, meet or just me going live to facilitate, feel free to let me know what works for you so we can make this interactive), and we will do things like meditations for relaxation, clarity, breathing exercises, emotional releases, and celebrations. In the rituals, we will set down what we no longer want to carry and honor this time the way it is meant to be honored. As this community grows, as the swamp does, slow, intentionally and deeply rooted in ourselves and the universe, we will continue to evolve this all. And for those of you who like to have some insight for discernment into the fascilitator of this group (me!), here's my blog that gives that insight. There are not specific details into my story, which I do not give publically. I am not about the specifics of the breakdown that lead me here. I am specific in what I experienced and what I gained. I am happy to share specifics if you ask directly, however, the specifics in the public sector aren't needed.