Spring is Here on Friday 11th September (meeting 1052)

This meeting was not really about Spring, but now that I have your attention I can tell you that it was a lot of fun!  We had Laura and Nicky back again and a new guest, Matt.

Karina presented her Project 5 Competent Communicator speech to ‘let your body speak’, with her speech entitled “Just Don’t Stress”.  In this speech she explained the vicious circle between solution and symptom of stress.  The documented known signs of stress we are commonly told not to have as if it is some kind of solution.  Don’t stress, just relax, don’t worry, get more sleep, keep positive!  When we know that muscle tension, worry, poor sleep and negativity are signs of stress.  She gave some background in her own battle with stage nerves and some good (and not so good) advice she has been given.  But still the question, how? How do we stop stress, now?

After that Table Topics was expertly presented by Nicky from a list of questions that Lili had written before realising that she could not attend the meeting.  Thank you Nicky and Lili – a team effort.

Linda told us that it is way more important to be loved than to love. Dom said that you must believe before you can see, not see to believe.  Laura explained that birth is worth waiting for, and that as a midwife that is what she must do a lot.  Karina told us that the difference between living and existing is that to live you must indulge your emotional state.  Peter explained that it is worse to never try than to fail, pick yourself up and brush yourself off before trying again.  Ianon was very excited about her outdoor painting classes.  Dom spoke a second time and let us in on the white lies he tells about noticing a woman’s hair or shoes.  And finally Nicky shared her experiences with audiobooks in the car, as she is usually the passenger while her partner drives.

Overall a really fun meeting.  I hope that Matt enjoyed himself and will be brave enough to participate next time.

The next meeting will be 25^th September and we can have just as much fun again.  See you there!