New Prometheus Circle Welcomes You! (English)
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This morning I went to the grocery and got kale and sweet potatoes and some other vegetables to cook myself a healthy lunch. This winter's depression has taken its toll, I've gained over 15 pounds since Thanksgiving - most of which has been because I've opted for unhealthy foods, fast foods, feel good foods, not foods that support my health.
I'm taking a full hour to prepare and eat and this is not the American Way...slurping down a Pepsi while eating a Big Mac or Two. Its a start to a different way of being...or at least a shift...I'm hoping for more that that. I'm hoping it is a start to a more healthy way of being....some might call it a transformation...
One of the things that my depression did for me though was give me a couple of glimpses of pieces of shadow that I didn't realize were such a big part of my life. One of them was self neglect.
Don't know if any other man goes through periods of self neglect, but I can tell you that it makes getting to Tuesday night Open Circle damn hard. Participating sometimes is hard. I've got a boatload of excuses for not coming...its an open circle...so and so will be there...so and so won't be there...why bother...what's the point...
I give myself permission pretty easily not to do something that I know in my heart is helpful. To me. To my wife. To my kids. A little time to work with what is there. A way not to neglect myself. A way to love myself, even when its so cold I feel I might freeze to the sidewalk.
Which is why I make an effort just about every week to get there.
We have changed the hours for the group - it made sense from a self-care model - it runs now from 700-930 instead of 700-1000.
Same place...1341 Rene Levesque Est. Tuesdays.
Processes in English.
Scott
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This iGroup is an Open Circle. It is a Circle where any man, initiated or uninitiated, may come and join a group of men - to observe, explore, do work, or just be among men.
This is a place to gain knowledge, share experience, practice life and leadership skills, and move towards impactful actions in each of our lives, in each of our ways.
It is a place to gain a working knowledge of the Jungian Archetypes of King, Warrior, Lover and Magician and how they work for and against us in our lives.
It is a place of furthering practical knowledge we can use in our lives each and every day.
It is a place to gain clarity.
As a leader of this group, it is a place where I will be processed before either leading a process or having one led by others - a place where I will not ask others to do what I won't model myself. It is a place where I promise to do my best to walk the talk, or answer to the group.
Scott Addis
I Group Leader
Please RSVP if you intend to come. If you’re not sure, just show up. Doors close at 7:10 p.m. There is no charge for this event, however, the church asks for a donation of $5/person for use of their facility. Donations to MKP Canada-East are also graciously accepted.
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