#1 - Today was the 1 year anniversary of my book club which has been a huge gift this past year as far as connecting with friends and creating community. It is fitting that the book The Wild Edge of Sorrow - talking about grief led to a deep discussion.
#2 - After book club my 2 cousins, who are in book club, stayed and talked quite a while longer with me. They are an immense gift in my life.
#3 - I passionately talked about Prayers around the Cross, a service at Holden village where people silently shared and were supported in their pain and grief. I said our culture does not offer space for that, and until we can figure this out, grief that has no outlet will be redirected (shootings for example), this is hard and critical work.
#4 - One of my friends said they were going to share something vulnerable, and as they spoke I felt a quickening in my heart that meant I was being directed to share a vulnerable seed within my life too. I wasn't expecting to share that seed at all, but I understood in the way my body reacted that it needed to come out.
#5 - I have learned that after book club I have a hard time falling asleep (too stimulating apparently). So I will put my computer by my bed so I can switch to an ASMR audio if needed, however right now I'm not convinced it is necessary as I'm pretty tired.
