Story Circle
Eight of us met Saturday afternoon at Borders Books and had our first Story Circle meeting in Houston. We are re-reading Tender Mercies by Anne Lamott, chapter by chapter, and then writing and sharing.
As facilitator, I am bringing a writing prompt that I concoct after reading Lamott, which we use as a thought-starter and write for 15 minutes, then share. For the chapter "Overview: Lily Pads" (may not be the exact title... I'm writing from memory), I devised the prompt: Write about an important leap you've made in your life that led you in a different direction. The responses were touching, funny, insightful.
Interestingly, the Borders Books folks set up a place for us in the Business section, and so executive types would mosey through now and again, looking over the latest management books. Several of the women in the group took note of a man who stood transfixed, with his nose in a book while certainly eavesdropping, as we read quietly aloud about turning points in our lives. No doubt, he got an earful.
As facilitator, I am bringing a writing prompt that I concoct after reading Lamott, which we use as a thought-starter and write for 15 minutes, then share. For the chapter "Overview: Lily Pads" (may not be the exact title... I'm writing from memory), I devised the prompt: Write about an important leap you've made in your life that led you in a different direction. The responses were touching, funny, insightful.
Interestingly, the Borders Books folks set up a place for us in the Business section, and so executive types would mosey through now and again, looking over the latest management books. Several of the women in the group took note of a man who stood transfixed, with his nose in a book while certainly eavesdropping, as we read quietly aloud about turning points in our lives. No doubt, he got an earful.
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