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Graduates' Poetry

We are compiling poems written by participants during the workshop(s). Please note which was your first poem, and which was the second. Second, I would like to gather a book of Letters to Dad which would be the letter you sent or gave to your dad or just mailed it to him without a return address to New York, NY 10012. I would like to know who the author is and whether or not you wish your name connected directly with the poems or letter. Someday, we might even publish this in book form.

First Poetry Slam

(Using the words wonder, feelings and the name you call you little child)

You Can't Do It Wrong - Suzie Gruber

Hi Sweetie,
How are you feeling today?
Joy, sadness, anger.
There's room for all of it here.
Bring a sense of wonder to each new day.
There is room for all of it here.
You simply can't do it wrong, Sweetie
You can't do it wrong.

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Feelings Round-up - Priscilla Luera

“Cilla Jeanne wanders through the forest of feelings wondering why and how they grow. Some tall longstanding been there forever. Others short sprouting ones that pop and fizzle. How do they come? How do they go? How come some just sit and boil when others peek in and out of the clouds? How come feelings? They do their own thing. She put them in a box on the shelf—and they popped out. She put a fence around---and they got out. ‘Cilla Jeanne chases feelings across the river into the meadow and says “Come back and behave!”. They ignore her and run away. She’s tired. She lets them go. They go everywhere. What to do? ‘Cilla Jeanne asks what to do with these feelings.

Second Poetry Slam

(Using the words Forgiveness, appreciation and a positive name you would call your birth father.)

 

How? - Priscilla Luera

Dad—how can I forgive when you never showed me how? How can I appreciate others when you did not show me how? I am learning from others…limping…feeling handicapped…longing...fighting to learn through fears, blindness, pain, sorrow. I am crawling my way…to what? To life. I am crawling my way to life. One baby step at a time. I wish you were here to show me how.

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Peace - Shauna of the River

Appreciation opens the door.

Today, Dad is on the other side. Released from my world unto his own. Thank you.

Forgiveness, thank you for the love and joy that is in my lilfe, that is coming.

Freedom - to be me, in the world, out in that light, with other men and women who have a sense of humor and intelect to create a new world order for our children to come.

 

Related Links

Here we have included workshops and retreat centers that offer workshops that are compatible to our work. We encourage you to explore any and all of the venues for your own personal health and growth.

A Celebration of the Noble Man. Is a safe space for men to express and explore their fears, wounds and resentments around women while being held and supported by an experienced female staff. Being seen and heard with unconditional love and acceptance allows for the true alchemy of man and woman to emerge. 415.479.9744 or www.celebrationofbeing.com

Clearing The Air Betweeen Women & Men (formerly Family Reunion)

Esalen - A center for alternative education, a forum for transformational practices, a restorative retreat, a worldwide community of seekers. www.esalen.org

Harbin Hot Springs - Harbin Hot Springs is a nonprofit retreat and workshop center located north of San Francisco, California. www.harbin.org

Healing the Father Wound®

Healing the Mother Wound®

Hendricks Institute - An International Learning Center that teaches core skills for conscious living. Founded by author and psychologist Gay Hendricks. www.hendricks.com

Human Awareness Institute - Creating a World Where Everyone Wins. The Human Awareness Institute (HAI) sponsors workshops (in the US, UK, Australia and Japan) for personal growth with the focus being Love, Intimacy and Sexuality. www.HAI.org

The ManKind Project, New Warrior Training Adventure - What's your mission on this earth? Our Mission Statement is: "We are an order of men called to reclaim the sacred masculine for our time through initiation, training, and action in the world." Our motto: "Changing the World one Man at a Time." www.mkp.org

Caroline Myss - Keep Your Biography and Biology Healthy. A gateway for people seeking holistic methods for achieving good health. www.myss.com More about a couple of books we recommend.

The National Men's Resource Center - listing thousands of men's events, issues, books, links and resources. www.menstuff.org

Christiane Northrup, M.D. - Dr. Northrup is a pioneer in the field of women's Health, and the author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing. www.drnorthrup.com

The Power of Love. Rajyo Markman and Britta Panar. A safe place for women to express and explore their fears, wounds and resentments with the masculine while being held and supported by an experienced male staff. The experience of men being emotionally present for the women with unconditional acceptance and love allows for the possibility of the true healing of a woman's heart. Celebration of Being Institute, 415.479.9744 or www.celebrationofbeing.com

Shadowwork - Shadow Work® offers a series of workshops to bring the power of your true self out of shadow and into the light. www.shadowwork.com

SpiritSite.com - A home for spiritual books, audio excerpts, columnists, and more. www.SpiritSite.com

Woman Within, and initiation weekend for women - Mail: Woman Within International, Ltd., 10051 E Highland Rd, Suite 29-280, Howell MI 48843-6317 Phone: 800-732-0890 (in North America) 519-728-0633 (from elsewhere) Fax: 519-962-8512 from outside the US, Fax 519-728-3264 E-Mail or www.womanwithin.org

Women in Power (WIP) Break the habitual victim/perpetrator cycle and liberate the power held in this dynamic. Use this freed power to live with the full vitality, vibrant sexuality, and powerful action that is your birthright as a woman. E-Mail or www.womeninpowerprogram.com

Women's Freedom Network. Founded in early 1993 by a group of women who were seeking alternatives to extremist ideological feminism and the antifeminist traditionalism. It believes in the full participation of women in every area of American life. It celebrates the achievements women have already made, and it views women's issues in light of a philosophy that defines women and men as individuals and not in terms of gender. It does not set different standards of excellence, morality, or justice for men and women. Box 179, 4410 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Ste 179, Washington D.C. 20016 202.885.6245 or www.womensfreedom.org or E-Mail.

Humor

Before and after attending the
Healing the Father Wound
® workshop
A Bad Day at the Office
Before
After
Same thing happens but now you feel it.

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Everything that lives lives not alone, nor for itself.
William Blake

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