Centering -Session 3 - The Company I Keep?

Opening thought: The Company I Keep?

It's easy to take for a given the closeness of those whose company we enjoy. It may even be the case that being in close proximity with them is part of the way we mark our time. How disorienting it is when this closeness is disrupted.

Centering in Ritual:Take a few moments to re-ground yourself on those whose company you enjoy. It may be a favorite book that you have not read in a while. Look for that memorable passage and reading over a few times. It may be a friend whose laughter you enjoy, send them a "Marco Polo," or video reminding this person how much you miss them.

The structure will follow as the previous session, focusing guided meditation to reflect on the theme of “The Company I Keep” and a poem for self-reflection.

Meditation

Poem Pandemic–Lynn Ungar 3/11/20

What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying to make the world different than it is. Sing. Pray. Touch only those to whom you commit your life. Center down.   And when your body has become still, reach out with your heart. Know that we are connected in ways that are terrifying and beautiful. (You could hardly deny it now.) Know that our lives are in one another’s hands. (Surely, that has come clear.) Do not reach out your hands. Reach out your heart. Reach out your words. Reach out all the tendrils of compassion that move, invisibly, where we cannot touch.   Promise this world your love– for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, so long as we all shall live.   Prompts

Writing

Reflection 

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