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Thank you Barrie - and ever glad we've connected online: your own Encouragement Manifesto brings so much good to people online and in real time/place. I'm sorry I wasn't free as planned when you were both in Sussex last month - I was so tired and also anxious about travelling up to Yorkshire for the week teaching at Arvon that I holed up…
Thank you Barrie - and ever glad we've connected online: your own Encouragement Manifesto brings so much good to people online and in real time/place. I'm sorry I wasn't free as planned when you were both in Sussex last month - I was so tired and also anxious about travelling up to Yorkshire for the week teaching at Arvon that I holed up like a small animal. But doing it restored my confidence in that side of my practice, and leaves me even more hopeful we'll run a workshop at your place in France one season soon.
We were so glad, dear Tan, that you chose that approach and that it paid off so beautifully in the experiences you were able to relish at Arvon. Wonderful to peer in and see you thrive. We will make other times together, in Sussex or France or anywhere in between. Even the ripples we create and overlap in this place and other online communities are more purposeful and connected through our shared sense of encouragement. Thank you for the kind words. I am thrilled that I have a dozen folk timetabled in for Encouragement Sessions in January already from the Substack community. Maybe we'll set up a call one of these days as we start to day dream about hanging out together en France. Big hugs from the two of us. Always, always trust your instinct and do things when they feel right for you. Barrie and JoJo x