IAF SG Connect #1

IAF SG 2015 Connect #1

Standing for a minutes silence in memory of the late MM Lee Kuan Yew.

My post-its plan for icebreaker. 

Had to complete in minus seven minutes because of time overrun.

Noel had led the group in an activity that had covered past: 

sharing in groups of three: "What did Lee Kuan Yew mean to me."

For present: I planned for participants to think positive thoughts for the bereaved family as they folded paper cranes.

Slight problem:

When I asked "Those who do not know how to fold paper crane please raise your hand",

the vast majority put up a hand!

You can literally see my consternation!

Plan B improvised on the spot, and called into action.

"Fold any paper design you like, 

and think positive thoughts for the bereaved family as you fold your paper"

Coloured origami squares were distributed.

Intense concentration as positive thoughts exude.

Some of the origami offerings.

Next I had the choir sing as they planned to emulate the positive aspirations of Lee Kuan Yew.

The tunes were Singapura O Singapura, and Rasa Sayang Eh.

The lyrics were "do do do do"

Romey introduced the role and function of IAF SG, 

spanning member care, development and connectivity.

Noel was sharing on the core competencies of a process facilitator.

He identified Neutrality as an important one.

Participants in all groups discussed situations where neutality was seen and others where it was not exhibited:

After some sharing the groups were clustered into  two bigger groups for further discussion. 

Noel popped into the groups to "facilitate" some of the discussion.

Part of the session was identifying how Noel had demonstrated neutrality (or not).

POSITIVE stories

Same Language

eg SG Conversation

     Facilitator listen/ guide the conversation

    Impact was good

NEGATIVE stories

Poor facilitation

Barrier

Steering

Push agenda

Yen Kai later identified his place on the flying fox/ spectrum as a facilitator in experiential learning.

Take home message
What does neutrality look like?
Why is it important?
How can we grow it?

F&B landed on my desk, largely outsourced to the wife of my youth. 

The spontaneous help by willing hands who stepped up to the plate (pun intended)

 without being asked, is gratefully acknowledged.

The CPF certification process was shared by a few victims/ and a torturer.

Jerlyn shared on the mentoring process.

SBL on undergoing certification with a mentor 

Rani as mentor

Su Min and Yen Kai on their experiences

NCS as assessor

There was a bunch of minions who were scribbling on the wall.

Me!

Teck Kwang adding pan-pastels

Happy minions

Minions four: King of spades, Ace of hearts, Queen of diamonds, Knave of clubs!

Minions

Photo credits:
 a few were mine:
 many from Seow Bee Leng and "borrowed" from Facebook:
 THANKS!

SGGR meetup March 2015

Nothing is done without food in Singapore.

Our Singapore based graphic recorders March meetup was no exception: wrapped around spring rolls!

Improv Theatre was our special focus, led by our own group member Lyn Wong.

For warming up we started with the passing the ball exercise:

Simple passing fancy passing, clockwise and anticlockwise.

Then added

Bridge (skipping 

over one person)

Bowling, rolling across bypassing two people who have to  jump,

And elevator 

Going up or going down 

Ha-So-Ka

Ha- point your arms and hands (palms together) forwards at someone

That person has to raise hands above head and say So

Adjacent people chop "so" person in the middle with "ka"

And anyone who makes mistake has to fail happy and exit 

World association

Take turns to rattle off a word associated with what person to your left says 

One word stories

Tell a story: in a big circle: each person one word at a time.

Then in pairs 

What are you doing?

One person starts with an action

Second person joins imitating action and asking what are you doing ?

Person responds "I am  xxx", describing a different action: person two has to adopt that action and person three comes along , imitating and asking, then being told yet a different action.. Continue till each has had a turn.

Blind freeze

Two people act out a drama

Facilitator calls out freeze

One volunteer comes and taps either frozen to leave stage and replaces : new drama follows： till facilitator calls freeze, and so on till all have had a turn

Intimate questions:

Responding to mathatics  while following body movements and answering intimate questions

Four volunteers leave the room. One participant is asked to mime location occupation of murdered and murder weapon.  Only gibberish is allowed.

One volunteer returns and observes the mime. When he thinks he knows the location he claps and actor mimes the occupation.

When observer thinks he know occupation he claps and actor mimes the murder weapon. When observer guesses weapon he takes it and kills actor .

Observer becomes actor and next observer comes in,

Doodle Pray

Prompted by the concept from Sybil MacBeth I developed my DoodlePray teaching booklet.

Pray is "Talk with God"

Doodle is "Draw while attention otherwise occupied"

Doodle Pray combines these two actions. 

WHY PRAY?

• Fellowship
• Praise and thanksgiving
• Intercession
• Petition
• add your own reasons
• .....
• .....

• Usually fall asleep while trying to pray
• Want to pray but don't know how
• Prayer life is dry
• Want to experience joyful prayer
• Want to involve holistically
• Want to hear God
• Want to feel God's presence.

HOW TO DOODLE PRAY

A. With rules

      A1 Doodle only

     A2 Words only

     A3 Doodle and words

B. With no rules

     Just do it!

HOW TO DOODLE

Absentmindedly scribble!

Random shapes

Known shapes

In Black and White

In colour

RANDOM SHAPES

A dot

Blob

Line

Hatch

Geometric

Contoured blob

KNOWN SHAPES

Circle

Star

Rainbow

Smile

Sad

Tree

House

Cloud

Rain

Flowers

A1 DOODLE ONLY PRAYER

START with a SHAPE in the middle of the page to represent GOD

       <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS BETWEEN STEPS>

ADD A DOT to represent YOU

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

ADD A DOODLE

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

REPEAT TILL COMPLETE

A2 WORD ONLY PRAYER

START with name of GOD and your name in a bubble

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

ADD a bubble with an associated thought

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

Keep adding bubbles  <PAUSE MEDITATE >

till complete

A3 DOODLE & WORD PRAYER [Rough guide]

Start with name of God

        <PAUSE MEDITATE FOR THREE BREATHS>

Add doodle

        <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

Add next word that come stop mind

         <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

Add doodle

         <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

Add praise and thanks giving

        <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

Add intercession

        <PAUSE, MEDITATE>

 Add doodles

continue till complete

Do send me picture of your work!

I had the opportunity to share this with participants at a retreat:

"Add a date and comments about the experience on the back of the page," I said. "This will form a prayer diary."

Comments and feedback

"Artistic way to express our hearts/ thoughts/ feelings to God."

"When the heart is full, it is an outlet.

Brings out a fullness and completeness."

"Helps to 'drill down' to specific areas and define needs"

"It's a very nice tool. The way I speak/ communicate with God. Love it"

"Really helps. keeps my focus. Agree!!"

"It's very good. We will teach our Children's CHE about doodle when we get back."

"Inspiring and motivating to pray more"

"It helps me to focus and know what to pray"

"Praying becomes a lot easier and interactive and contemplative"

"Powerful & beautiful. Voice of the heart and soul"

Emma shared

Marcia shares

 and

In response to a hurting Laura grieving for Kevin: my doodle prayer....

My response to Marilyn, on the tragic loss of her co-worker

When words fail:
My inscription behind says

"This doodle map
lifts my soul to heaven
as I remember Michelle
C0-worker of God" —

At a skype conference call, praying for meetings and friends:  Canada Thailand cambodia Singapore Malaysia Indonesia Philipines Vietnam Laos Pacific isle, Solomon, PNG