Tuesday

Tuesday is my day to look at my social and emotional self and make an effort to shift my perspectives around how I view and treat the people in my life.

Agenda:

1. Ongo journal

2. Synergy and hope plans

1. Ongo journal:

I'm going back through this book by Catherine Madden and Jesse Weiss Chu (2022), focussing on the solo practices. 

I'm on week 10, and Day 5 is Right Speech

, which has 5 characteristics: It is timely, true, beneficial, compassionate, and creates connections.

Practice: Set an intention to speak whenever it's of service. Say something like, "I intend to let go of my judgements and calculations, and speak only when I feel it will be of service to Love and Truth, and when it is spirit-led."

Practice this intention by: 

• Holding my tongue and being present to the Needs I sense in myself and others;
• Consider what words would serve this need;
• Ask myself- are these words tangible, specific, and framed as a positive invitation?
• If yes, then speak them.
• Let go of judgement about how my words are received and just continue to follow the new Needs I sense.

2. Synergy and hope plans:

Every Tuesday I make a plan for teamwork and synergy, important components for effective action. Specifically, I make a list of tiny ways to engage my family and community in my Nature-Culture work. My ideas:

1. Walks with grandsons trick up plastic and name spring flowers.
2. Discuss composting with W and update my practice.
3. Plan an Earth Week contemplative / action practice to share
4. Plant sunflowers!
5. Send out my thoughts on next steps to EC team.
6. Make a Peace with Earth sign.