-Lauryn Hill
How interesting is that?
Nathan and I returned yesterday night from the Green Lake Baha'i Conference in Wisconsin and the theme of the sessions (at least the ones we were awake to see - we were tired puppies and slept through almost all of Saturday) was authenticity.
Ask someone else and you'll get a different answer, but for me, 'twas authenticity.
I think this arose out of the feeling that the youth (present at the conference) voiced regarding behaviour in the Baha'i community, although I know this is a universal issue. Mostly, the problem seemed to be that there were two lives being lived by Baha'is - the internal reality & struggles and the external fascade (I wish I could type it with that cool thing that goes under the "c") that is often cheerful and happy-go-lucky.
Of course there is nothing wrong with being cheerful and pleasant in public, but when it intereferes with close relationships (as there often are in the Baha'i community), it creates a problem.
So I'm formulating questions to get past the silly "how 'bout the weather" talk and into the reality of folks.
Here are a few I've gotten so far:
1. How are your tests?
2. What is the one lesson you've come away with so far this week?
3. What is your favourite cheese flavour.
Okay - not that last one.
What are YOUR ideas about this - can ya'll come up with any questions for me (us) to use?
love love love,
~liz
I don't think that the title has anything to do with tonite's entry, but I overheard someone saying it and it sounded cool.
Nathan and I are leaving tomorrow to drive to Michigan, Toronto, New York (upstate), the City (NYC) and then Nazareth, Pennsylvania where Nathan will be participating in a "Sacred Theatre" workshop.
Woo hoo!
I've been wanting to get to Canada for a while now -I'm not sure what it is, but I like the idea a lot.
Something that's cool about Canada is the voice that the Native peoples there have.
Or maybe I just perceive it that way.
Also, we'll be seeing Saul Williams perform at Central Park for free on Sunday.
That'll be cool!
I'll write when I get back. If I remember - I love y'all!
~liz