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.
* * *
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 shelfand 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. Shes 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
Dadhow 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.
* * *
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.
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
Womens Bodies, Womens 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.