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Denver Meeting Notes: April 2008

Published on April 30, 2008 in Denver Events by Susan C. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Dear Leaguers,

Thanks to everyone who made the meeting happen, including our featured facilitator Bari Tessler, and everyone who attended.

Bari Tessler led a discussion on Conscious Bookkeeping via Web Chat while Abundance Leaguers nibbled ratatouille with goat cheese , drank wine and tea, and asked questions. Bari is a teacher, therapist, speaker, and the founder of Conscious Bookkeeping, based out of Boulder, Colorado, and we were delighted that she took time out to meet with us via satellite!

It was indeed the perfect time to explore intentionality around finances, being that we met a day after the income tax deadline (phew!). We found Bari’s approach to be holistic and refreshing, looking at money from a values standpoint while debunking generational belief systems that are often unconsciously created. Questions flew across the living room of Deb’s house to the computer screen while Bari laid out some of the foundational steps to create better relationships with money.

A few nuggets for those of you interested in Bari’s work:

Bari Tessler will facilitate an all day session on conscious bookkeeping with intention to transform your relationship with money on a practical, psychological and spiritual level. This session is of no cost to you! Tools for financial freedom is a free one-day workshop offered by Conscious Bookkeeping. Don’t miss it! Email info@consciousbookkeeping.com to register, or visit the website at www.consciousbookkeeping.com for more information.

NEXT MEETING
I hope you will join us on Wednesday, May 14th for the next Abundance League gathering. Please come prepared to tell us about your passions, discuss your needs, and share your gifts so that we can support each other in leading inspired lives. Invite your friends, co-workers, or anyone else you think might enjoy what the Abundance League has to offer. I also invite you to join our online social network if you haven’t already. Our web site for tAL // Denver offers an easy way to keep in touch with other members and hear the latest announcements.
http://denver.abundanceleague.org

What: the Abundance League
When: Wednesday May 14th, 6:00 pm
Where: TBA

More information to come!

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Denver Meeting Notes: March 2008

Published on April 2, 2008 in Denver Events by Taj Moore. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Heath Hillman led a discussion about tea: who it comes from & why it’s wonderful. Heath is the import manager for Two Leaves and a Bud tea company, and lent us his passion & expertise for the evening. www.twoleavesandabud.com

Tea is inherently social; it stimulates the mind and the spirit, and certainly led to a spirited question & answer session. After looking over a dozen-or-so samples of leaves and hearing about some of their outstanding characteristics, we sampled some of the best of the lot: Te Quan Yin, a jasmine-scented green, and a really “tippy” Assam black were outstanding. None of us had ever tasted teas quite like these. The Te Quan Yin was a particularly rarified treat; it smelled like honey. Heath later told us this one normally costs about $20/cup. Wow! Now that you know Heath, you never need to worry about getting good tea again!

Some interesting tidbits:

– All tea comes from the Camellia Sinensis plant (you might find these in your landscaping)

– White tea comes from the very first leaves and buds, and this honored harvest is traditionally performed only by women.

– Only black tea likes boiling water, white and green teas prefer to be brewed closer to 175 degrees to keep from burning the leaves. Of course, if you’re in Leadville, what’s the difference at that altitude?

NEXT MEETING
Our next meeting will feature Bari Tessler & Conscious Bookkeeping. Started in 2001, “Conscious Bookkeeping is for anyone that would like to integrate their relationship with money with the rest of their life and the values that they live by.” Bari earned her MA in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University. I had the pleasure of taking Bari’s level one class in 2005 and it changed my life in many ways, not least among them was meeting Maritza, co-founder of the Abundance League.

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MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Heath Hillman
Passions/Projects—Tea, Environment
Gifts—Tea

Jessica Hasten
Passions/Projects—design, architecture, animals, food/wine, baths, aromatherapy
Needs—a job! 10 years experience in modern furniture design
Gifts—laughter & hugs

Rachel Pickett
Passions/Projects—ideas, design, education, creative conversations, creativity, The Work of Byron Katie, love/connection
Gifts—listening, connections, passions, thoughtfulness

Jessica B
Passions/Projects—Hell, I don’t know
Needs—Help fixing my house
Gifts—brokedownhouse.ning.com [ed. added this link]

Kevin Bergthold
Passions—Photography, riding bikes, snowboarding
Projects —slowly remodeling our 1951 ranch house
Needs—To get out and do the things that used to define me: bikes, climbing, camping, skateboarding

Susan Coates
Passions—dance, Contact Improvisation, cooking & growing food, travel
Projects—Cultural Community Center Laundromat
Needs—People to be on an arts org board, Web site assistance, accountants & financial advisors

Taj Moore
Passions/Projects—the Abundance League! Post-modern Photo Safari, the Colfax Cruise, social innovation
Needs—planning/volunteer help w/ Colfax Cruise in April/May
Gifts—marketing advice on anything; I can lend you any season of The Wire

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Denver, You’re Invited: Thu 3/27 6pm – Heath Hillman + Two Leaves & A Bud

Published on March 25, 2008 in Denver Events by Taj Moore. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

It’s time for the next meeting of the Abundance League. This month, Heath Hillman will be facilitating a discussion about the art of tea, its many types, history, and the people it comes from. He will accompany the discussion with tea tastings of many great varieties from Two Leaves and a Bud tea compamy (and for you caffeine-sensitive people, there will be naturally caffeine-free tea for you to enjoy).

Heath has a passion for tea. The Import/Export Manager for Two Leaves and a Bud Tea Company, he began working with tea three years ago and has been exploring this “vast and narrow conundrum” since. He believes tea to be simple in its essence but complex in its art, a life-long journey rather than a task to complete. This should be a fascinating evening as we explore the culture & history of the world’s most popular beverage (after water, of course).

www.twoleavesandabud.com

I hope you will join us on the 27th. And as always, please come prepared to tell us about your passions, discuss your needs, and share your gifts so that we can support each other in leading inspired lives. And as always, invite your friends, co-workers, or anyone else you think might enjoy what the Abundance League has to offer. I also invite you to join our online social network if you haven’t already. Our Web site for tAL // Denver offers an easy way to keep in touch with other members and hear the latest announcements.

http://denver.abundanceleague.org

MEETING
What: The Abundance League
When: Thursday, March 27, 6:00pm
Where: Taj’s house … contact Taj for details

AGENDA
6:00 – 6:30 – Mingle
6:30 – 7:15 – Member announcements (your passions, needs and gifts)
7:15 – 7:30 – Break, eat, mingle, exchange support
7:30 – 8:30 – Presentation & discussion
8:30 – 10:00 Eat, mingle, exchange support, clean up

Learn more about our meetings here »

BRING
-Yourself, friends!
-Healthy stuff for the potluck.
-Shares: books, CDs, DVDs or anything that you’d like to loan or gift at the meeting.

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Denver Meeting Notes: February 2008

Published on March 1, 2008 in Denver Events by Susan C. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Our first gathering of the Abundance League went very well. With a total of ten people, we had a full house at Susan’s (thank you for hosting, Susan!). I was delighted to see different people that might not otherwise meet interact and hear each other’s stories. With different generations and life experiences represented, we are all the richer for it.

There was no guest speaker this time around, so we spent a little more time with announcements and telling our stories. Below are some of the passions/projects, needs & gifts people wrote down in the book. I will update this posting as more announcements come in.

Taj Moore
Passions/Projects—social networking & community: how we can use online tools to make our real-time lives better.
Needs—Speakers for the Abundance League: please post your ideas in the forum in the category “Speaker Recommendations.”
Gifts—a “marketing mind.” I can help you ideate and figure out how to spread the good word about your project or passion.

Susan Coates
Passions/Projects—dance & contact improvisation, community, cooking and growing food, probing into psychosocial layers, sex
Needs—help with loading a website of mine properly, consultative leads for organizational development and retreat work, a free cabin to stay at by some water
Gifts—group dynamics, facilitation, improvisation, cooking, networking, making connections among disparate ideas, ideation in general

Britt Magadini
Passions/Projects—Healer/soul coach – how do I define myself to the world
Needs—I need wheels! Does anyone have a car to rent for a while? Any ideas for website ideas
Gifts—help people see the soul truth and Heal just about anything

John Dee
Passions/Projects—I’m passionate about passion! I don’t understand why people don’t have passion for what they do.
Needs—time
Gifts—people; talk; imagination

Deb Taylor
Passions/Projects—Hospice social work. Empowered citizens + women.
Needs—Prius
Gifts—love of life, curiosity, learning new things, forgiveness

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