Workshop Contributions: "I am coming out as a holy person."

Some contributions from today's workshop. Next workshop is on November 19, 7-9 pm, 660 Discovery St. (Victoria). Thank you to everyone who attended. It was an honour to spend that healing time with you all.

Words I said and wrote:

I am struggling with words.
How can we use language when it is the language from the culture of domination?
Tired of having to explain.
Tired of trying to explain.
Tired of explanations.

I am coming out as a holy person.

Intention
Sacred 
Holy person
Vulnerable 
Compassion

DEEP

judgment
pain
self-rejection
inability to explain

healing

From a participant:

I definitely needed the silence today. Sometimes I feel like I am drowning in all of the talking, explanations and proclamations. It is important to me to float away with my own thoughts in the presence of other people.

Sometimes I feel tricked into listening.

Sometimes I feel like I have tricked other people into listening to me.

I feel the best when I am one of a group of passionate listeners, when there is no subtext, when it feels like silence.

From another:

STANDING in the light of vulnerability
Casting a shadow on humanity
Thinking of the social box into the soul box

From another:

I must say that when
I noticed
this opportunity
HUMAN BODY PROJECT
a workshop
I thought
there will be a
line up
a commitment
of participants
for the
duration
an opportunity
for healing

the commitment
or
committed
or
commitable
one
is 
Tasha

extreme
commitment
committed
this is
performance art

when one uses
themselves
that is
what it is
the
artist
is present
the 
artist
is
a 
present


be
silent for awhile
silence is
called for
by me.
all saints
all souls
all naked
3 November 2012

the children
keep her
here
how many
women
stay for
the children
in how
many
situations
how long
has this been going on

this is a
calling
this is a masters' program
what she
is
mastering
is her struggle
it's love
not icky love

powerless
surrendered
love

clear thinking
endangered
species

"my desire on
this earth
is to be so authentic," says Tasha

how is that possible
with abusive systems

the only
thing
missing
is
health...

"nakedness
is my
job for God," she says

learning 
at its
best is
fun
energizing
ecstasy

what am I doing
in this room
with these artists
talking
listening
getting a headache

i'm here because
it's important
very appropriate
to be supportive
to show i care

i am here because
there is something
more for me to do
that is ancient
and unclear
at the moment

i am here to
help without
harming myself
in the process

i am here to be
helpful and 
supportive

here are
words on
paper
you're
the artist
sort it out!