Spilling the Tea on what Spiritual Direction is Really Like (at least here)
Welcome Meeting – Our First Meeting
This is our time to get to know each other, to explore your hopes and needs for our time together, and to discuss some dreams and possibilities for your present situation.
In simple question format, this meeting agenda distills to something like the following:
- What’s going on in your life?
- What might you need?
- How can I help you get there?
There is no right or wrong to this. You can share anything that s happening in your life, anything you are wrestling with, anything you are celebrating. You talk. I listen and ask questions when needed.
Individual Spiritual Direction – Regular Monthly Meeting
This is our non-crisis, regular 1-hour monthly meeting, to share the rhythms of your daily life and to discover opportunities for healing and wholeness.
In simple question format, this meeting agenda generally distills to something like the following:
- What are you carrying today?
- What wisdom is emerging for you?
- How can I accompany you?
Spiritual direction focuses on the present moment. You bring what is most important for you each time we meet. If you choose to revisit something from a previous meeting, that is fine but I won’t ask you about anything from a previous meeting unless it is relevant to the current conversation.
Together we are listening for wisdom, for the movements of the sacred, for deeper meaning or purpose. Each time we meet, I will follow your lead. You decide each meeting what to explore. I accompany and support you.
