Weekend Attendees have Freedom to Choose

At the end of the 2009 WRC Enrichment Weekend, everyone sat around in a circle together and had an opportunity to share their thoughts and impressions. During breakfast each attendee was asked to write down one word that summed up their experience over the weekend. Sue Murray wrote down Freedom. She elaborated her point with this beautiful poem; which she kindly read aloud at the closing and generously also let us post here.

*Freedom to Choose*

Freedom to choose---
The ropes course or hiking
Canoeing or kayaking
Guided meditation or short story discussion
To create a vision collage or lantern
To explore our relationship to the moon
To dance, sing, share a talent or gift
To speak up or to be silent
To reign yourself in or let loose
To be serious or silly or both or something else
Freedom to do as much or as little as you choose, if only you will give yourself permission
And that is the only permission you need!
Can you give yourself permission to do and be exactly who you are in each moment?
Can you give others permission to do and be exactly who they are in each moment?
Freedom to choose---
To say YES or NO to whatever, to whomever...
Both are equally important words and knowing *you* *can choose.*

Published with permission from Poet Sue Murray, one of the contributing writers featured in WRC's new book: Voices and Vision.

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