Notes from Previous Calls: http://solseed.org/Group_Experiences
Summary of the April 21, 2009 SolSeedCall
Mark, Ben, Bonnie, Brenna, Bob, Shelley, and Brandon were all on the April 21 call. We spent half the time discussing the first several chapters of The Untethered Soul. We're reading The Untethered Soul to prepare ourselves for Sol2009. I highly recommend reading it even if you don't join the calls or attend Sol2009. We finished the call by going over plans for Sol2009 and creating a SteeringCommittee to lead the formation of a non-profit organization for the SolSeedMovement. The non-profit itself will have its first official meeting at Sol2009.
We'd love to see you on the next call. It's fun and never goes for more than 1 hour. The Untethered Soul, Steering Committee and Sol 2009 April 28 at 8:00pm (PST) Dial-in Number: 1-218-936-4700 Participant Access Code: 815066 Agenda and Notes: http://etherpad.com/AihOxUaXGO
April 21, 2009 @8pm PST
- Opening Words - 5 mins
- Check in - 10 mins
- Topic 1: The Untethered Soul - 15 mins
- Topic 2: Sol 2009 Invitation & Logistics - 15 mins
- Logistics / What's next / homework / assign next call - 10 mins
- Closing Words - 2 mins
==Opening Words - (5 mins) Mark: The SolSeedMovement exists to bring together and support all those who believe that Life is Precious.
Boni: (The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it)
Brenna: It is about supporting each other in living the highest quality lives we can create,
Boni:(Greatness lies not in trying to be somebody but in trying to help somebody.)
Bob: and more broadly it is about supporting and nurturing all of Life (including tomatoes, celery, and leeks), helping it thrive and grow.
Boni: (If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it)
Shelley: The members of the SolSeedMovement are striving to form a community, and working to develop a philosophy written in the form of a scripture and based on the central tenet that Life is Precious.
Boni: (People who say that something is impossible should not interrupt those who are getting it done)
Ben: We believe that living according to this philosophy means becoming a specific kind of people we refer to as starfarers
Boni: (You cannot kindle a fire in another’s heart until it is burning in your own.)
Check in and Reflections (10 mins)
- kindling fire ... yay!
- Mark: Really dug the quotes, liked starfarers motto, all for kindling a fire in our own hearts ... was in LA and saw clients and visited friends, hot and sunny, shimmering sea, palm trees, made me look forward to our own camp trip
- Shelley: man I just love those opening words, I thought they were so inspiring, I could tell that boni thought about it ... and I think the vegetables are precious bob ... I'm a happy girl ... working hard as usual ... (insert deep quote here)
- Boni: I have just loved the sunshine and the warmth, makes you feel good seeing the flowers come, worked outside and a good kind of tired
- Bob: Just before this call rammed an egg-shell under my fingernail, had I been nurturing the egg shell and not broken it it never would have happened ... lessons learned Shelley: don't stick pussy-willows up nose (??)
- Brenna: I saw my first wind-surfer on the ocean and they were really flying and I thought "what freedom" and I'm sure they weren't always able to ride that board so well but since they stuck to it they are able to ...
- Ben: I bring accomplishment and exhaustion ... I was able to get together 20 people (hoping for 50) ... 4 speakers were very eloquent (first time I was ever a moderator) ... group photo ... inside with stimulating discussion that lasted well past the event ... had to herd people out the door
- Brandon: I bring concentration and efficiency. We're doing really well at work this quarter (congratulations); but yet there is incompleteness, b/c I believe I have done as much as I could, but that is still not enough. Dissonance to take a look at. And I really loved the opening words.
TED: I bring "awayness"
Topic 1: The Untethered Soul (15 mins)
Who's read the book? -BONI (to Chapter 7) ... pg 42 friend breaks up, depressed home sleeping piggy no energy too tired to do anything, THEN friend "worst mistake ever made, please forgive me?" ... now how are you doing? ... nothing changed physically ... thanks for sharing this book with us -BOB (vicariously) ... remembered personal genius ... but no specifics ... deaf guy, may only hear the voices -S & B ... hearer of voice rather than voice itself, real cause of problems is not life itself but the commotion the mind makes about life ... back-seat driver ... energy principle (blocked somehow more than the circumstances) -Mark ... thought "which one is the real one" before -Brenna ... if you are hearing it talk it is obviously not you ... story about waiting for the girlfriend to call ... "she doesn't care for you, going to break up with you ... blah blah blah ... then she calls and says shes on her way over to pick you up" ... what if you had hired a relationship coach that had given you such bad advice ... using voice again ... happiness dependant upon somebody else and not coming from within -Ben ... just reserved it from the library ... yay! (mark says you'll dig it) Stuff
Part of the canon: http://solseed.org/Canon
Topic 2: Sol 2009 Invitation & Logistics (15 mins)
- Food ... individual? group? help yourself from provided, different families take on different meals (preparation and cleanup) ... 8 meals, 8 teams
- Do we need our own dishes, pots, and utensils? Can we use the fridge?
- Breakfast ... cold cereal, fruit, yogurt, muffins, eggs, oat meal, bagels
- Lunch ... pb&jelly, soup, mac 'n cheese, cheese 'n crackers, vegetables, broccoli, fruit, sandwich meats, lettuce
- Friday Night ... 6pm haystacks
- Saturday Night ... 6pm hotdogs, carrots, olives, celery, chips, marshmallows, s'mores
- Sunday Night ... 6pm stuffed pizza buns, salad, strawberry shortcake, Tillamook ice cream
- Activities
- Expenses and Fees
- $106 - Meeting hall
- $280 - Campsites 4x $70 each accomodates 8, extra vehicles $5/night
- Spectacle
- Food
- Tents
INVITATION
Sol 2009: Who are we?
Ray of summer sun, Inseparable from Sol, Know yourself and thrive.
Who are we as Life? Who are we as individuals on a spiritual journey? Who are we as members and friends of the SolSeed Movement?
Join us the weekend of June 27th 2009 at Cape Lookout State Park on the Pacific coast of Oregon as these "questions of being" shape our community and practice.
At this family friendly weekend there will be camping, hotdogs, marshmallows, philosophizing, songs around the campfire, sand-castles, and the development of a core action plan for how we will "Bring Life" together.
Where
Cape Lookout State Park near Tillamook Oregon
- http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_186.php
- So far we have reserved campsites C5, C6, C7, C9 and the meeting hall
When
9AM Saturday June 27 to 1PM Monday June 29
You're welcome to arrive as early as Friday night (after 4 pm) and leave as late as Tuesday morning (before 1 pm). Meals will be provided Friday supper through Monday breakfast.
Cost
tbd
Signup
Things you'll need: tent, sleeping bag & pad, rain gear, and warm clothes. We can help provide gear, email sol2009.b@thesanders.us
Please sign up for two kitchen shifts (cooking or cleaning)
- Brandon CS Sanders
- Shelley Schoepflin Sanders
- Ted Ernst (If Regula joins me, we'll be looking to rent a room somewhere nearby. If I come alone, I'll be camping with ya'll.)
Action Steps
- Brandon: Establish steering Committee to form organization to have first meeting at Sol2009
- Shelley and Brandon: finish invitation (including signup for meal teams)
- All: invite folks we'd like to see at Sol 2009
Next Call
- facilitator: Mark
- opening/closing words: Ben
- summary and reminder email: Brandon
- topics: Untethered Soul, Steering Committee and Sol 2009
Closing Words (2 min)
ALL: I believe that:
My Holy duty is to embrace SelfLove, cultivate Empathy, and pursue Wisdom,
so that my being honors SolSeed, and my striving hastens the fulfillment of TheDestiny.
I AM SolSeed, TheDestiny is mine!
Boni: Grant that the heat in my heart will melt the lead in my feet!
- (remember, lead will keep you earthbound)