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season links:
intro
calendar
circle members
opening
creative inventory
workshop
revisiting exercise
reflective conversation
closing season

To see printable pdf of the seasons guide go here.

opening: mission statement
introductions
silent time word: ancient
intro sentence: Winters past were…
stepping stones/synchronicities: share past creative journeys and guiding influences and state your short-term goals for the next meeting
business notes: Who will present for revisiting exercise?
jewel box: creative inventory — reflections
stepping stones for next meeting:
closing: brief silent time

The creative inventory meeting is a time for digging deep and finding answers that will help us understand our creative development through a selection of questions and topics related to the theme of the season. The circle selects questions and then engages in discussions from the list.

This season's creative inventory is in two sections. In the first section you'll make a creative journey map of your creative history, exploring the experiences and transitional phases within specific time periods of your life. The second section brings the circle together for sharing and discussion. Use the discovery questions below to help you explore and reflect and then use them for your discussion. As a circle, decide whether or not you would like to complete the mapping section before you gather — this would leave you more time for the discussion part of the meeting.

creative journey map
Using the guidelines below, create a timeline that depicts the stepping stones and life experiences that have been pivotal to your life's creative journey.

- Using a circle diagram or outline, take a sheet of paper and create a seasonal timeline for your creative journey.

- Think of the four seasons as metaphors for the transitional periods of your life. For example spring could be a metaphor for adolescence or a time in your life when you focused on a fresh beginning.

- Use these descriptors to help you define the phases within your transitional phases — budding, blooming, gathering and dormant.

- Use examples within each season that detail specific stepping stones or life experiences that changed the direction of your life.

Discovery questions to help you explore and reflect:

In which life stage, transition or seasons have you:

experienced your vibrant individuality?
discovered your internal freedom?
molded safe relational boundaries?
attained a sense of contentment?

How has your creative expression been expressed in each season, each phase?

How have others responded to your creative expression at this stage?

What educational experiences have enriched your life as a creative woman?

Describe the places you've traveled to, near and far, and share how the experiences have been interwoven into your daily life.

How have the hormonal changes within your body been connected to your creative expression?

What "outside" factors have shifted your road map? Example: death in the family, politics, divorce, lottery, environment, pregnancy, 9/11.


Write your notes and ideas for the creative inventory discussion here:

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