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I Doubt It Part 18 – An Open-Ended Story
I heard a comedian today joking about how close we might be to the end of our evolution as a species, and it reminded me that for all we know about our story, we really can’t see very far ahead. And even when we can get a glimpse of a possible future, we tend to ignore it in favor of a pleasant present. We do most of our work right here, right now; the past is gone, the future never arrives. So why would we even reference the past? Why would we concern ourselves with future outcomes? It’s possible that those two questions (and many more like them) can be meaningfully explored by considering how ancient stories can help us reframe our present-moment experiences; how respectful engagement with the long-standing human practices of story-making and story-telling can guide us forward in the best ways possible, even if we can’t tell how things are going to turn out in the end. I’ll be exploring some of those themes in this week’s Talky Bit, assisted by a disability theater visionary and a disruptive and not-very-successful itinerant preacher.
In other news, this week is an “in-person / livestream” combo, hosted at the Plett house. If you are coming in person, we live in East St Paul. It’s not Steinbach, but it is worth the trip. If you are joining us via the Facebook livestream, you can find it here.
Also note – in a slight change of rhythm, next week will also be in-person at Justin’s. Here’s the new schedule until the end of this calendar year:
November
7- Pletts
14- Justins
21- FB Livestream
28- FB Livestream
December
5- Pletts
12- FB Livestream
19- Justins
I’ll restate some of the relevant finer details for in-person gatherings below.
Time and Location – If you need the particulars of the address, contact me by replying to this email. We are the red house at the very end of the driveway. Park wherever you can, but if you know you need to dash when we’re done you might want to park on the side of the driveway before you get to the panel fence. Otherwise, everywhere but the lawn is fair game. We’ll get started with some music at 10:45 a.m., and go from there.
Covid Regulations – As we’ve noted in previous blurbs, our desire is both to be together and to do so in accordance with the public health orders. Under those orders, all persons 12 years of age and older (including the hosts) need to be able to produce proof of vaccination or government proof of a medical reason for not being able to receive the vaccine. In addition, also as previously noted, expect to wear a mask indoors in situations where distancing or being in distanced family groups is not possible.
And speaking of The Littles – at present, we have one person committed to providing something organized for our youngsters on the dates we gather in person, and they are available once a month, and one other person from the community that has stepped forward to take on a “one off”. That means that although there will be a space provided for the kiddos this week (and we’ll put out some things to play with, just like we did when we gathered outdoors), there won’t be a “program”. Supervision will be ad-hoc, as spontaneously organized by parents.
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By The Table WinnipegI heard a comedian today joking about how close we might be to the end of our evolution as a species, and it reminded me that for all we know about our story, we really can’t see very far ahead. And even when we can get a glimpse of a possible future, we tend to ignore it in favor of a pleasant present. We do most of our work right here, right now; the past is gone, the future never arrives. So why would we even reference the past? Why would we concern ourselves with future outcomes? It’s possible that those two questions (and many more like them) can be meaningfully explored by considering how ancient stories can help us reframe our present-moment experiences; how respectful engagement with the long-standing human practices of story-making and story-telling can guide us forward in the best ways possible, even if we can’t tell how things are going to turn out in the end. I’ll be exploring some of those themes in this week’s Talky Bit, assisted by a disability theater visionary and a disruptive and not-very-successful itinerant preacher.
In other news, this week is an “in-person / livestream” combo, hosted at the Plett house. If you are coming in person, we live in East St Paul. It’s not Steinbach, but it is worth the trip. If you are joining us via the Facebook livestream, you can find it here.
Also note – in a slight change of rhythm, next week will also be in-person at Justin’s. Here’s the new schedule until the end of this calendar year:
November
7- Pletts
14- Justins
21- FB Livestream
28- FB Livestream
December
5- Pletts
12- FB Livestream
19- Justins
I’ll restate some of the relevant finer details for in-person gatherings below.
Time and Location – If you need the particulars of the address, contact me by replying to this email. We are the red house at the very end of the driveway. Park wherever you can, but if you know you need to dash when we’re done you might want to park on the side of the driveway before you get to the panel fence. Otherwise, everywhere but the lawn is fair game. We’ll get started with some music at 10:45 a.m., and go from there.
Covid Regulations – As we’ve noted in previous blurbs, our desire is both to be together and to do so in accordance with the public health orders. Under those orders, all persons 12 years of age and older (including the hosts) need to be able to produce proof of vaccination or government proof of a medical reason for not being able to receive the vaccine. In addition, also as previously noted, expect to wear a mask indoors in situations where distancing or being in distanced family groups is not possible.
And speaking of The Littles – at present, we have one person committed to providing something organized for our youngsters on the dates we gather in person, and they are available once a month, and one other person from the community that has stepped forward to take on a “one off”. That means that although there will be a space provided for the kiddos this week (and we’ll put out some things to play with, just like we did when we gathered outdoors), there won’t be a “program”. Supervision will be ad-hoc, as spontaneously organized by parents.
If you are interested in helping the community
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