Workshop 4: Creating New Visions – Building on Experience Part of Hindsight, Humor, and Hope In This Section Introduction From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Elderhood in the twenty-first century brings a golden gift of time that earlier generations may not have received.... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity Minutes Lunch 20 Opening 5 Activity 1: Stretching 10 Activity 2: Spiritual Journaling 15 Activity 3: Sharing of Meaningful Objects 30 Activity ... Materials From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Coffee, tea, and water service items Tissues (for participant use) Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice, candle, and lighter, or LED battery-operated... Preparation From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Arrange for coffee, tea, and water at the workshop.... Lunch From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 20 minutes Welcome participants as they arrive and ask them to put on their name tags.... Opening From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 5 minutes Light the chalice and offer these words from Sophia Lyon Fahs: We pause in reverence before all intangible things that eyes see... Activity 1: Stretching From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 10 minutes Lead the group in these exercises, adapted from the book Five Minute Massage by Robert Thé. Demonstrating as you lead, begin... Activity 2: Spiritual Journaling From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 15 minutes Invite participants to look at the array of meaningful objects around the chalice and then to focus on their own object.... Activity 3: Sharing of Meaningful Objects From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 30 minutes Ask: “Was it easy or difficult to decide which object to bring with you?” Allow time for responses. Tell participants that... Activity 4: Creating Object Mandalas From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 15 minutes Give each person a half sheet of cover stock with a circle drawn on it.... Activity 5: Sharing in Pairs From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 10 minutes Invite participants to move into pairs to share their mandalas, to the degree they are comfortable.... For Next Time From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 5 minutes Distribute Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 5. Respond to any questions. Closing From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 10 minutes Post the closing words so all can see them. Shuffle and set out Blessing Cards, text side down, and invite each participant to... Handout 1: Looking Ahead to Workshop 5 From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope My future starts when I wake up every morning. — Miles Davis Life is a continual process of letting go…and moving forward…and letting go… and... PREVIOUS: Handout 2: UUA Pamphlet – All Our Losses UP: Hindsight, Humor, and Hope NEXT: Introduction Download all of Hindsight, Humor an Hope (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.