Pre-Meeting: We were met by the director (Kr) and Jo. The news was not good. We already cancelled the one on one meditation meeting, due to something that put her in isolation. We found out she was placed in the Crisis Prevention Center, upstairs for four days. Her incidents were escalating, one psychologist feels she might suffer from Schizophrenia. The sheriff was supposed to pick her and transfer her to the Ramsey County Juvenile Detention Center. Tears flowed and it was a tough place to begin our class. Not knowing their process, nor the details of her placement. She was a wonderful girl, full of interesting observations.
Kr said Ta loved cats and in fact spent a lot of time talking about all of the cats in her life. And with synchronicity kicking in, I brought a whole book of Cat Zentangles that I found at Wally’s. I gave it to Kr to give to Ta as she was just going to meet with her and wait for the sheriff to take her to the detention center.
Art Activity
Went well. Again, Av tried to ruin her work right after she completed it. It was wonderful.
Meditation: Giving and Receiving Compassion
I was hoping this would be an amazing meditation. Keeping Ta in mind in giving compassion. I realized as I looked up that each girl was not doing anything. All with heads up not following at all. I stopped. I could not go on.
Check-In
This was engaging. Reviewing all of the meditations we did and the learning we worked on. I went through the four things you can do when you are stressed and that was also engaging and held interesting interactions. Ja was reminded of using her here now stone in a stressful situation. Ra also said that she used it as well.
Core Values
Also, interesting and something that might have an increasing impact. Ja volunteered to write on the flip chart. She collected each suggestion and placed it in value or goal. They clearly had goals in mind and I think understood values.
Ci: Goal was high school education.
My House/My Self
The discussion of Values to My House/My Self is subtle. I like the transition, it is well done. However, they were having difficulty at times using the house as a metaphor. It’s a stretch, its a good curiosity. One of the staff liked it and I rolled up the Flip Chart and a blank house print for work later in the cottage.
Ja: “I want to have a business and make money. I do not want any babies, younger than two years old and no kids over the age of 6.”
Av: Did not get the practice. A metaphor was frustrating her. She threw it away. I picked it up and then she tore it. I asked for the pieces and she at first said no and then say okay.
Silver Lining
Ra: Her knee was shaking and we decided to move on.
My: Wrote the following, ”
A Pledge to Myself