Carrying it forward
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Card 52 of 52
Put it on the board and read it out. Nothing to prepare.
These are our last five minutes together this year. Look back and find one moment you are glad happened, however small.
Choose one thing from the year you would like to carry into the summer, such as a habit, a friendship or words that stayed with you.
A few volunteers can finish the sentence "I am taking... with me," while the rest of us listen without replying. Passing is always fine.
The difficult and unfinished parts of the year can travel with you too. There is no need to resolve them before we leave.
Thank you for the days we have begun together. I hope the summer makes room for the rest you need.
That’s the practice.
Listen for Leave enough silence for volunteers to decide whether to speak, and do not treat the number of answers as a measure of the practice.
The skill of commitment. Devoting yourself to what matters most and working hard to uphold your promise.
What helps you stay devoted to what matters most, even amid challenges or distractions?
These are our last few minutes together, so look back and find one moment from these sessions you are glad happened, however small.
Choose one thing you would like to carry into your work from here, such as a practice, a question or words that stayed with you.
Anyone who wants to can finish the sentence "I am taking... with me", aloud or in the chat, while the rest of us listen. Passing is always fine.
The difficult and unfinished parts can travel with you too. There is no need to resolve them before we close.
Thank you for the time we have spent together. I hope what comes next makes room for the rest you need.
That’s the practice.
Watch for anyone who goes very still, tearful or far away. Do not single them out. Offer a break, or speak to them quietly afterwards.
The skill of commitment. Devoting yourself to what matters most and working hard to uphold your promise.
What helps you stay devoted to what matters most, even amid challenges or distractions?
The skill of commitment
Devoting yourself to what matters most and working hard to uphold your promise.
Try it yourself first
“Holding Past the Feeling” takes a few quiet minutes, just for you, before you teach it. Nothing you write in it is saved or sent.
Adapting it
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