The Playshop!
October 26, 2008 by Marguerite Orane
Filed under Practice
Many readers of my book and blog have said to me:
“Marguerite, I love the book. I agree with everything (or most things), but my problem is how to practice being free and laughing”
In recent weeks, there has also been a heaviness that has settled upon many people as they ponder a world of uncertaintly – the personal implications of the financial meltdown, the spiralling and increasingly heinous crime in Jamaica, the uneasiness of the US Presidential election – and now, even a prediction that the world will end in 2012! This is a tough time to be “free and laughing”!
And yet, it’s precisely moments like these when we need to make a conscious effort and commitment to creating our lives in the way we want – not how the global financial system, nor the American voting populace, nor the criminally-minded in our society dictate. To do this, there is a simple, yet very challenging, even elusive step to make: BE PRESENT!
You see, we are only in a position to get clarity around a particular challenge when we are PRESENT! Living in the past means that our solutions can only come from our past and are clouded by our experiences, baggage, societal conditioning and programming. Living in the future is living in the land of “what if” – a land of stories, fairy tales and yes, nightmares – no link to reality at all, just figments of our imagination. Living in the present means we can see things as they ARE – which becomes a place of insight and inspiration.
Recognizing this, and my own commitment to making the world “Free and Laughing”, I have finally decided to make another step in the “Free and Laughing” odyssey – the FREE AND LAUGHING PLAYSHOP.
In the Free and Laughing Playshop we will explore what it means to be present, how to become present to the moment, and actually practice some present moments! Indeed, it is my intention that we be in the present moment for the entire 4 hours!
The Playshop will be on Saturday November 1, 9.0 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at the Temple of Light, 2 Fairway Avenue, Kingston 10, Jamaica.
To register, go to:
http://www.freeandlaughing.com/playshop?fa=register
Or e-mail me at: mo@cwjamaica.com
