Fall Query 2012!

Respond as you feel led...

What inspired you over break? How are you keeping that inspiration vibrant as you enter the second half of the semester?

Thanks Friends!

Spring Break Query 2012!

With regard to the unseasonably warm weather,

How do you find your spirituality in nature? 

Please respond as led and enjoy your break!

Spring Semester Query 2012!

Welcome back and to the new year! Here's a query to think about, and if you feel led, please respond!


As you reflect on the past semester and look forward to the new one, what new intentions/commitments can you embrace to enrich your own experience and that of the body.


Thanks for the participation!

Fall Finals Week Query 2011

Hey all,  If you feel led, and are in need of a quick study break, please respond to this query: 

How do you stay centered and present during times of stress?

Good luck with finals. Don't let them get you down.  

 

Thanksgiving Query 2011!

Please respond to the following query as you are led.

What are you thankful for within QLSP?

Thanks for all your cooperation Friends! Enjoy the holiday

Fall Break Query 2011!

Hey guys, 

Please take the time to respond to this query over break. PFP would greatly appreciate it!:

Please share a word that has been resonating throughout your life recently.
If you feel comfortable, please respond to one or more of these questions. How has that word sat with you? How has it been useful? How has it been present? What has it done for you? If there is more than one word, please feel free to share.

September 2011 Retreat: Fishbowl Query 1

Query 1: Do you feel like you have to step outside yourself as you enter QLSP circles? Do you feel true to yourself inside of QLSP?

·         I feel that I have to be true to myself inside of QLSP or else I am not upholding the integrity of the community. There are times in which I don’t feel comfortable voicing things about my life that may not live up with Quaker values. 

·         No, I feel as if I step inside myself in hopes to stay true to myself and others in QLSP

·         In some ways I feel more true to myself by making time intentionally for silence and community. Even though I sometimes don’t feel like being spiritual when the space is provided. A good challenge.

·         Yes, but sometimes I need to intentionally emphasize certain parts of my personality to make a situation run smoothly.

·         I am a Quaker and so am most true to myself in Quaker circles, especially QLSP.

·         Yes. I absolutely feel that I can be true to myself in QLSP. In fact, I feel like I  can be more truthful to myself in QLSP than in many other places.

·         I use to think that I needed to act like a stereotypical religious person to be accepted but I have learned to be myself and comfortable to trust.  

·         Yes because at times the beliefs are not what I expected and majority of the times I don’t benefit in any kind of way apart from getting food!

·         Sometimes I am fearful of sharing the part of myself that I love the most with others: the part that comes up in solitude. Often it’s easy for me to be myself in QLSP, especially in year level and committees. I feel like I can bring that loving part of myself along. 

·         My Quaker self stays with me always

·         I think I am more myself at QLSP so rather than step out I step into myself. At QLSP I am vulnerable and true to myself. Outside I close up and act tough. 

·         By accepting myself for who I am and reminding myself I am who I am. Then remind myself that those unable to accept that are not my friends.

·         I feel that QLSP receives me and nurtures the condition I am in. Although sometimes it is hard to find an intersection between my communities, other than myself. 

·         No, I feel that the me everyone sees in QLSP is the same me I am everywhere else. I do struggle with being open in QLSP but feel that it has become a welcoming community for me. 

·         In QLSP (or Quaker communities) I am most at home and most myself. A sense of belonging and love comes from these communities. 

·         Though I sometimes feel secure in my beliefs and my identity as a Quaker, I sometimes feel I have to step outside my beliefs to be able to participate in discussions, or I feel like an outsider if I stay true to myself. 

·         I am trying to be true to myself everywhere. QLSP friends do not have a deciding effect on this, but do often help me feel grounded, centered, loved. 

·         Not always – but I feel like worship helps me feel more comfortable in my skin. The community lends itself to safety for me. 

·         Although I am not usually comfortable opening up to new people, I find that I don’t really mind it here. It is an encouraging and safe group. 

·         In QLSP, I am a version of myself that no one outside of QLSP knows, and a version that I only see when I look deeply into the mirror. In the Quaker Light, I am most truly illuminated.