Pilgrim in America

Friday night. PROGRAM GUIDE:

Mindful Transitions: Cultivating Compassion during Times of Change. Psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn defines "mindfulness" as "... paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally." Join us for a workshop on meeting life transitions with intention and compassion. Learn about the stages of transition, ways to cultivate compassion, and how mindfulness can enrich the transition experience. Facilitator: Nancy Olson - is a Life Coach and group facilitator and past First Church administrator. Details: Friday: Oct. 23, 7-9 p.m. and Saturday: Oct. 24, 9.am. - 3:30 p.m.; B102 Fee: Pledging $35 / Non-pledging: $50

Same room, same setting. We were about 12 persons. Some are already familiar from the previous course. Most of them elderly and middle aged women. We introduce ourselves and place on the "altar" the object which represents compassion for ourselves. I didn't bring anything, because compassion for me is a spiritual issue. (Note: let me add again: F.D.) We enumerate associations connected to compassion. Nancy writes them on the board. We discuss it. Create small groups of 3. One of us is a nice woman, it turned out she never had a partner. I was wondering why. She wondered why I wondered.