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theoldwolfTheir greatness dormant
The leaders of the new world
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80+ teenagers, aged 12 to 18, gathered at Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma, California. They came, some because they wanted to, some because their parents made them - "it's that or reform school, kiddo" - some because they had experienced it before and wanted to pay it forward to others. They came not knowing what they were in for. And they left, after a week of amazing experiences, knowing that they were the captains of the future, and that the world lay before them limitless in opportunity, waiting to be tamed and molded by their power of intention.
I saw one young lady come with a firm determination to be absolutely invisible. I saw her leave with the conviction that Oprah had nothin' on her, baby. I saw a young man with alternate abilities come, wondering what he could possibly do. He did things I have seen grownups blanch in fear at the thought of doing. The others had similar experiences in their own way - each one left with a story to tell and a world to impact.
I came to serve. I left having learned more from them than they could possibly have learned from me. These kids rock.
The leaders of the new world
Talk about gaming
80+ teenagers, aged 12 to 18, gathered at Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma, California. They came, some because they wanted to, some because their parents made them - "it's that or reform school, kiddo" - some because they had experienced it before and wanted to pay it forward to others. They came not knowing what they were in for. And they left, after a week of amazing experiences, knowing that they were the captains of the future, and that the world lay before them limitless in opportunity, waiting to be tamed and molded by their power of intention.
I saw one young lady come with a firm determination to be absolutely invisible. I saw her leave with the conviction that Oprah had nothin' on her, baby. I saw a young man with alternate abilities come, wondering what he could possibly do. He did things I have seen grownups blanch in fear at the thought of doing. The others had similar experiences in their own way - each one left with a story to tell and a world to impact.
I came to serve. I left having learned more from them than they could possibly have learned from me. These kids rock.
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Date: 2008-08-14 04:54 am (UTC)And I have another teacher who's interested in your plans...
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Date: 2008-08-14 05:58 am (UTC)I've been working with the adult program for a couple of years now, but this is the first time I've seen the work with youth. Everything you see in the clip I saw replicated in real life during this last week. Tremendous stuff.
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Date: 2008-08-14 06:25 am (UTC)Thanks!
-=TK