My reflections on this time of sharing are sweet. I am more aware of the dynamic and traveled lives of others (particularly from the white board illustration the Megan’s group demonstrated).
Marriage and family are a common thread and shared experience, as well as people looking for ways to care for their children. Loren’s projection and voice was quite strong, despite being sick.

I am glad that Aaron had such quick thinking and had already laid out a good account of parts of his mother’s life. We seem to have both been impacted by drug abuse, and I enjoyed setting the stage on our presentation through a brief narration.

Group two, the use of the ball was an effective tool for sharing control of who was speaking; as well – their highlighting of different sections using a “chorus” also holds a strong mental note for me. It did seem as though there was a lot of tension in the group, perhaps nervousness?

Overall – In my body, I can only describe a feeling of relaxation, and a care for my peers.

I’ll conclude this post by writing for five minutes on this question: how do we activate and process (the journeys and creative processes we are sharing) using both our minds and bodies? | My reply to this will start with a brief mention on Boolean Logic. In programming, when and is used, this typically means that two clauses are two be evaluated, then if both evaluate to True, than the next step of a process will begin. With this in mind, I’d say that we should more clearly delineated what is of the mind, and what is of the body. Then we can categorize the activities that are associated with each. From there we can practice both, in hopes that there will be alignment? For example, if I understand thought to be of the mind; and speech to be of the body, I should practice both thinking and speaking. Eventually they will align?