* NEW YEAR’S EVE HEART CIRCLE

For Men and their Allies to reflect on what's really important

Thursday, 12/31/09, 6-7:30 pm Potluck; 7:30pm – 12:30 am Heart Circle

To help men reflect on what’s really important to them as we move into a New Year and probably a new era, and to find deeper community through sharing from our hearts.

Share what you’re grateful for from 2009, what you’re willing to let go of from 2009, and what you’re willing to welcome in your life in the New Year.  Hosted by Bart Church

WE’RE BEING CALLED TO REASSESS:  Amidst all the recent financial, environmental, political, and social upheaval, many of us are beginning to sense that the core values and routines of our culture may be changing in some fundamental ways.  We’re all being asked to reassess what is really important to us, what will sustain us in a world that seems to be undergoing some deep & unpredictable changes.

TAKING TIME TO REFLECT, LISTEN, & SHARE:   We want to experiment with a new/old way of learning.  We want to take time to reflect and quiet our minds and hearts.  We want to share what arises in us that seems real and true.  We want to listen carefully and with an expectation that what we hear may affirm some barely conscious sense we have of what is happening to us beneath the surface – or that what we hear could shake us to our core, telling us something quite unexpected about what we’re feeling and what we really want. 

FUN ARISES:  While it may sound as if this gathering will be heavy and very significant, our experience is that when people eat well, sit quietly and reflect, and then begin to share & listen, lightness and even joy begin to arise.  You see, humans have been breaking bread, reflecting and sharing and listening since we became human.  These activities fulfill a deep longing in our collective unconscious, and they put us and our concerns in perspective.  How can you help but laugh and forget your drama when you realize you’re not alone in your dreams, fears, frustrations, and odd attachments!

LOGISTICS:  The New Year’s Eve Heart Circle will take place at the Manifest Studio (near NE Alberta & 22^nd), will be drug, alcohol, and smoke free, and is open to men of all ages and their allies.  We encourage everyone to bring delicious food & beverages to share (although you may attend the sharing circle even if you can’t attend the potluck).

INFO:  Bart 503-223-8822 x1

RSVP online:  manifestpdx.org/calendar