It’s odd to think that I’d like to surround myself with the dying and those who want to aid in making the dying process better, but that’s exactly where I find myself.
Tomorrow I’ll be attending Frank Ostateski’s pre-conference institute at Menla Mountain Retreat.
I’ve got the pre-conference butterflies. This means that I’m looking forward to… what? For one thing I won’t be at my desk in Manhattan and that’s reason enough to be happy. I’ve set my expectations for Death & Dying IV very low (as I always do). I’ll enter tomorrow’s day-long experience with nothing on my mind other than keeping an open mind. I’ll be prepared to have my brains turned into a paradigm-shifted soup. Oddly enough I think I’ll be grounded throughout all of this even though my mind will be in a whirlwind of wonderful activity.
The presenters at Death & Dying could be called heavy hitters. Robert Thurman? Marianne Williamson?
Yes, I’ve read some of their books, been to their talks/discussions and I hate to say it but Death & Dying IV isn’t about them -- it’s about me.
It’s taken a long time for me to finally understand that I’m here to help other people. (I’m following up this conference with a workshop where I’ll become certified Level 1 in healing touch.) For me the big question is: who am I as a practitioner? The other questions: what can I do to become the best? How can I serve the most people? How can I effectuate change on a massive scale?
Over the coming months and years I will get answers to these questions
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