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May Musing from Rebecca Crichton: Meaning and Laughter

May is a month that contains big transitions. Many people transition from the routines of work, school and other daily activities to pursue seasonal events – end of the school year, graduations, weddings, Memorial Day. We plan summer trips and activities we only engage in when it gets warm and bright and we seek recreation and recuperation.

My essay – Who is in control? – touches on how we manage change, an essential element of transitions. I admit to a penchant for change. I like experiences that allow my mind, body and spirit to stretch and discover something I didn’t know before. I am open to the ‘messages’ I get in the world that tell me what might be the next thing for my energy and learning.

My signature operating philosophy is from Angeles Arrien’s Four-Fold Way. It is “The Way of the Teacher – Open to outcome, not attached to outcome…” I knew it applied to me when I first encountered it while studying for my master’s in organizational development. While I usually have something in mind for my activities and plans, I am open to what inserts itself as options along the way.

Our May collaboration with Town Hall provides an opportunity for self-discovery when Seattle’s Civic Poet Shin Yu Pai and Amy Wong Hope talk about their new book, Small Doses of Awareness. Their collaboration stems from the growing awareness of the importance and use of psychedelics in the field of mental health.
 
As always, we share a curated list of events and opportunities from many local and even some national organizations.

We hope they will engage and inform your transitions this month.
Rebecca

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 NWCCA’s Collaboration with Seattle’s Town Hall

Small Doses of Awareness
with Shin Yu Pai and Amy Wong Hope
Tuesday, May 21, 7:30 PM, Wyncote NW Forum
1119 8th Ave. (entrance off Seneca St.), Seattle
$5 – $25 sliding scale

In their new book, Small Doses of Awareness, co-authors Amy Wong Hope and Shin Yu Pai explore common misconceptions of psychedelics and how you can deepen the microdosing experience. By setting intentions, increasing awareness, and integrating realizations into action, you can increase safety and support throughout the microdosing process.

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Food and Finality
Discussions facilitated by Rebecca Crichton around death and dying, grief and loss, discussions that honor and acknowledge the discomfort, judgments, confusion and other emotions that these topics can engender.
Rebecca creates and holds the space with the intention that everybody is included and feels safe.
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