Workshop 3: Diving Through the Layers – The Fabric of My Life Part of Hindsight, Humor, and Hope In This Section Introduction From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope This workshop will focus on gaining an understanding of the fabric of one’s personal life up to the present. While one’s life to date is whole cloth,... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity Minutes Lunch 20 Opening 5 Activity 1: Stretching 5 Activity 2: Sharing Life Maps and Lifescapes 25 Activity 3: Guided Meditation 15 Activity 4... 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 by Marilyn Sewell in Breaking Free: Women of Spirit at Midlife and Beyond: We look at... Activity 1: Stretching From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 5 minutes Lead the group in stretching exercises, demonstrating as you lead.... Activity 2: Sharing Life Maps and Lifescapes From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 25 minutes Acknowledge everyone’s hard work and creativity as participants look at their collective work posted on the wall.... Activity 3: Guided Meditation From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 15 minutes Invite participants to join you in a guided meditation. Say these or similar words: Begin by sitting comfortably in your chair... Activity 4: Spiritual Journaling From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 15 minutes Share this quote from Yogi Bhajan: If you are willing to look at another person’s behavior toward you as a reflection of the... Activity 5: Small Group Sharing From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 15 minutes Invite participants to move into groups of three to share, to the degree they are comfortable, their reflections from their... For Next Time From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 10 minutes Distribute Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 4, and Handout 2, UUA Pamphlet - All Our Losses, and a copy of the poem “The... Closing From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Activity time: 10 minutes Post the closing words so all can see them.... Handout 1: Looking Ahead to Workshop 4 From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope Stretching Exercises Adapted from Five Minute Massage by Robert Thé (Sterling, 1995) Exercise 1: Begin by stretching your face. Gently rub small circles... Handout 2: UUA Pamphlet – All Our Losses From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope This is the text of a 1988 UUA pamphlet written by John H. Nichols. Used with permission.... PREVIOUS: Handout 2: Looking Ahead to Workshop 3 UP: Hindsight, Humor, and Hope NEXT: Introduction Download all of Hindsight, Humor an Hope (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.