Passion Is A Project
4/25/24
I've got passion burning in my bones! I have so much that I want to share and so many ideas that I want to explore. But… I can’t do it alone. I, like the rest of us, need community to bring the concepts into reality. I have two current support groups that I feel must happen ASAP…like NOW.
One is the “Wounds To Wisdom Workshop” and Support Group. In this group, I want to tackle the BIG “No Way” topic of suicide, why we don’t talk about, how not talking about it is killing people, and provide tools via our network of practitioners that will be co-host the workshop as well as the community members that have come out of the wood work to share how they’ve managed.
I’m laying out the syllabus for a Practitioners Sharing Circle where we’ll plan out the “Wounds To Wisdom Workshop” and ongoing support. I really want this to happen in the next 30 days.
The other support group is for those that have been drug through court proceedings to get one more chance to see their kid(s), one more weekend, one more summer. The pressure and stress is so real. The shame, the blame, and all that unfair court game. We have narcissistic sociopathic leaders in place that are supporting the acts of abusive partners and parents because these are the new norms being established.
I went through it for eight years. I was/am a sober parent with all the love and support for my children. But according to my ex… I was everything I’ve never been. And, unfortunately, I know a handful of other amazing people going through the same process.
I looked for support while I was in the thick of it and didn’t find anything. That’s why it’s really important to me to provide a space for those that are suffering through these proceedings. I felt isolated and ashamed. I want you to know that whatever you feel I can hold space for it. I can hold space for rage, sorrow, grief, joy, desperation, hope…all of it. I want to be a rock for you to come to.
Other passions that are unfolding:
I just became an Ordained Minister of the Universal Life Church. I made this choice for a number of reasons. I can now hold a safe and sacred space for a broader range of topics and activities including ceremonies. I can also put together a 501(c)3 and establish the healing and learning center that I’ve been dreaming of for 20 years. Having written more that 21 million in USDA grants alone, I feel confident in my ability to accomplish this. I do, however, have time restraints and could use help getting the initial paperwork and research out of the way. I hope that this message has found you at the right time and in the right space. I’d love to meet you, hear your heart on these matters, and be a thread in the fabric of the reality we choose to create as dream weavers.
Be well.
With love and gratitude,
April Bartlett