Our Stowe Branching Out walk was guided by the awesome Storyteller and long time friend of back To Books - Philippa Tipper
Philippa Tipper: "People have conversations that make connections that create communities.
And we don't just belong to one community. We each participate in a variety of communities -- and have many stories that can be shared across those communities.
Stories are powerful. They can empower, embitter, enlighten and inform. They can build fear, break down barriers and can tell of shared experiences to shine a light into the future. They can connect us with different ways of being, of seeing things from a fresh perspective.
Some people travel the world for inspiration, it's good to look further a field, not get bogged down in the mire of petty local politics, to see that there is more out there in the world than your disputatious neighbour.
However, the wider world is not always a thousand miles away. We live in an extraordinary web of cultural life right here, right now. But you have to be prepared to step out of your door, or move off your chair, and have conversations with people that you had never before considered to be part of your community.
It's all about listening, hearing, sharing. Let me tell you a story."
Sharing Our Communities' Stories - Philippa Tipper at TEDxMiltonKeynes
Stowe House
Philippa created a walk punctuated by stories that resonated with stopping points
About The Hermitage
About The Temple of Venus
About The Pebble Alcove
About The Palladian Bridge
About The Saxon Deities
Images of The Saxon Deities
Our walk was about 3.5 miles
We had a picnic at The Temple of Venus
We also filled the alcoves, became statues
Carolyn led a Listening Mindfulness Meditation
Carole invited the group to create a paper shell
intervention of wishes at The Pebble Alcove
Poems about gardens
It was a day of wonder, relaxation and surprise!
Many thanks to Phillipa and to the National Trust at Stowe for making our day so memorable.
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