Celebrating one year in Tucson!
A write up of Friendly & Fearless Tucson Death Cafe
Tucson Death Cafe celebrated the completion of its 1st year on December 3rd at Monterey Court Café and Galleries. Congratulations to our fearless leaders, Kristine and Cindy, and all the participants that have contributed to the cafe. It was a chilly night (for we desert dwellers) and we started with a circle drawn close around the outdoor fireplace. There were 15 of us including 4 men, yes! Some familiar faces and some new.
After introductions we split into self-selected smaller groups to consider how we would complete the sentence "Before I die I want to …." There was cake and other sweet treats, plus hot coffee and tea to warm our tummies and fuel our thoughts. After group discussion we reconvened in a circle again to share insights and a word about the experience. Here are some of the offerings: exploration, happy and relieved, comfortable, welcome, empowered, companionship, eager, grateful, intrigued, thankful for putting words out loud, healthy, healing life experience, energy, and the most rousing conclusion came in the form of completing the phrase this way: "Before I die I want to ... LIVE."
In closing, thank you to Monterey Court for hosting many meetings of the cafe this year. The next meeting, the 1st Tues in January will be at The Coffee Loft in midtown on Dodge just north of Ft Lowell.