Lori's term "learning in public" is something we encourage to the point you are comfortable with. There are mean people in the world who will rip you apart for just about anything you do in public. Our aim is to practice being nice and to really support those risks each of us decide to take, which can either result in tremendous success worth celebration, for which we will all gladly join in for... or they are opportunities to learn in public, if you care to do so.
When something you do doesn't go as expected, it's not a failure. It's an opportunity to learn. You can learn in private, which means try really hard to hide it, don't talk about it, only tell your spouse or boyfriend or BFF or your diary...
or...
if you're feeling strong and bold, you can learn in public. You can open yourself up, share what happened, and take a chance that your learning will multiply tenfold.
"Huh?" you say?
The Center Circle is a place where you can play with the concept of learning in public, if you haven't done so, or if it's been a while. By sharing what you did and what you experienced, these women will listen, share compassion and their own experiences, and not only will you no longer be learning alone and feeling down, you'll feel companionship, community, and support. You will be given more ideas and perspectives about what that experience was about; more than you could ever come up with on your own.
Learning in Public allows us all to learn from each other and with each other. It allows us to experience, demonstrate, model, and encourage being vulnerable, which is one of the main characteristics of the feminine.
To share what you have experienced is to love. It is to open yourself up to be loved in return.
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