Just sent you a post with this picture:

And no content. It is a survey you can access either here (the actual Spirit Moxie site that didn’t show up in your email).

Or here, which is a separate link to the survey.

Please click on one – and thank you, thank you for being part of Spirit Moxie.

 
Create your own user feedback survey

OK – so this is kinda an ad. But I really, really want all of you to know this is happening. You really will be able to see how Spirit Moxie can work! This retreat is explicitly religious, but you can get a sense of all the options. (The closest airport is Columbus, OH.)

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Put your hassles on hold for Lent and experience the Holy Spirit working in your life. Join us at Procter Conference Center: Friday, March 13 to Saturday, March 14, 2015

Do you feel a bit overwhelmed by your day to day life? Practice seeing how living in the present allows us to see God in our day to day world, which was created as good and beautiful, at a Living Consciously retreat sponsored by Spirit Moxie.

Your retreat includes:

In depth retreat/workshop time— 24 hours of:

Bible study — explore the goodness of creation and your importance as a child of God

Practice being present— see how being present can be freeing, productive, and a place to encounter the work of the Holy Spirit

Learning basic tools and ideas — since concrete concepts help make ideas real

Entering into silence (but only as much as you need)—to truly see our world and it’s possibilities

Play—yes, play is essential to health, well being, and encountering God

Engagement with others— help in finding words, insights, and joy (sometimes we’re too close)

Worship and prayer

Overnight at Procter — provides a time of retreat, rest, and renewal – and their great meals

Cost includes conference center housing (two double beds with private bath), all meals and refreshments, and all materials:

$120 per person with a shared room
$149 per person with a private room

Space is limited so enroll now here. 

All sessions are led by Sally B. Sedgwick, founder of Spirit Moxie and a theologically trained lay professional. Questions? sally@spiritmoxie.com

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Pictures by Spirit Moxie
Map showing location — Google Maps

Last weekend almost every conversation went like this: “What’s Spirit Moxie?” “Well, you know those things where you say if only everyone did this or that? Like not litter or ???”

How would you fill in that blank? “If only everyone __________”

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Sometimes people even had the dress code right:

Brady Gonsalves in Moxie shirt — Photo by Spirit Moxie

Two weeks ago, when the website suddenly seemed to disappear, this was shared on the Facebook page. And a beautiful new website should be available in another week!

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“So what are you trying to do? I’ve read your stuff, but….” 

For the past few weeks you haven’t heard much from me. We’ve been developing the new logo. I have fabulous new business cards. The website is being redesigned (which is why it’s down). A brochure about some new workshops is being developed, but slowly. Somehow a Spirit Moxie t-shirt arrived in my mail.

But why?

Spirit Moxie began with a simple premise: what we do, what you do, affects the world. And if we do enough positive things together, the world can change for the better.

There are a few other assumptions. One is that the world is already a pretty amazing place. The second is that you’re pretty amazing, too. (If your immediate response to this is, “yeah, right” remember I didn’t ask. I told you this is true. So just shrug and keep reading.) Some of the things we do to change the world also changes us.

Along with these assumptions are some things I’ve learned. For instance, chaos can be positive. Being open to this concept distorts and truncates time and reveals hope. I’ve also learned that change probably won’t look like you or I thought it would. Another assumption is that a person needs to do only what they are supposed to do right now. You aren’t going to change the world through massive effort. But the world will change if you do what is given to you to do. 

For example, right now all I’m supposed to be doing is writing and drinking coffee at a classic breakfast place downtown. Not the laundry. Not discussing and solving some political problem. Not worrying about kids or money or my health. All those subjects will probably have their time when they become the priority (especially the laundry). But now? Drink coffee. And write. 

But why? Well, creating Spirit Moxie felt and still feels like something that’s supposed to be. It was created as a place to have this conversation on the little things that can change the world and how that might indeed happen. It is designed to highlight and  celebrate those little things and so change the world, and probably ourselves as well. And Spirit Moxie is growing and continuing so we can do this together.

Chaos needs us!

Questions? (and “see” you soon!)

Surveys are only fun if one sees some results. “How are you doing? A 2013 review” produced the following statistics.:

1. Are you more aware when you smile?  
–  Yes – 56%
– The rest were evenly divided between “Not really” and
“Working on it”

2.  Have you let people open doors for you ?
– Yes – 67%
– Not really – 22%
– Working on it – 11%

3.  Have you opened doors for others?
– Yes – 100%!

4.  Have you been wrong and content to be wrong?
– Yes – 89%
– Working on it – 11%

5.  Are you using revolving doors?
– Yes – 63%
– Not really – 33%
(For the person who asked, this wasn’t a trick question. It was simply about using revolving doors, but not everyone lives where there are any.)

6. Has your thankfulness increased?
– Yes – 67%
– Not really – 11%
– Working on it – 22%

Two comments were shared:

One shared they were really working on joy!

Another talked about a book entitled Die Empty. If whomever you are would share the publication details either in the comments or in a note to me, it would be appreciated!

And all of this shows we are beginning to engage the conversation of the little (and
sometimes bigger) things we do.

Welcome 2014!

All photos by Spirit Moxie

Remember this only works with your participation. So how have you grown and changed this year in the little things that can help the world work?

Take Sprit Moxie’s year end survey here! (or click on calendar)

What’s on your list of little things that make the world work?

I will be out of reliable Internet connection range again for about a week. So, surprise me! List five (5) things, words, or brief ideas that would be on your list, and I’ll use them to support or augment my 100.

Five ideas that I’ve mentioned or think are clear are:

1. Use revolving doors
2. Smile
3. Be willing to be wrong
4. Don’t litter
5. Learn something new

Post yours on this website (I’ll try to get on to approve them) or on the Spirit Moxie Facebook page as comments on this post or on Twitter #SpiritMoxie @sbsedgwick. You can connect to both Facebook and Twitter in the column to the right. Have fun and I’ll see you in a week!