When we plant a rose in the earth, we notice that it is small,but we do not criticize it as "rootless and stemless". We treat it as a
seed, giving it water and nourishment required of a seed.
 When
it first shoots up out of the earth, we don't condemn it as immature
and underdeveloped; nor do we criticize the buds for not being open when
they appear. We stand in wonder at the process taking place and give the
plant the care it needs at each stage of it's development.
The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it,
at all times, it contains it's whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the
process of it's whole potential.
It seems to be constantly in the process
of change; yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right
as it is.
-source of quote unknown
How might your life have been different if there had been a place for you?
A place for you to go, a place of women, to help you learn the ways of woman.
Judith Duerk, Circle of Stones
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September 26 - 28 , 2008 in Ashland, Oregon
We are planning to bring circles into some of the Rogue Valley Schools
this year and so we are welcoming men to our training and partnering with
two wonderful men. We are also being asked for male mentors for one-to-one mentor relationships and
would love to have a resource of men to refer.
Bill McMillan and Marc Rosewood from Boys to Men will join Taylor Kohn
and Leslie Lanes from The Rose Circle as we guide this experiential
mentor and circle training.
Want to become a mentor?
Apply by filling in and sending
the Training Registration Form
The Rose Circle is a community of women -- mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and friends
-- who provide a safe and empowering place for young women in which
to explore and understand themselves, each other, and the world.
Girls ages 11-16 meet in small circle every other week for two hours
during the school year.
Each girls' circle is guided by two women Mentors who are in turn
supported by the larger Rose Circle community. The Rose Circle also
supports and matches up one-on-one mentoring relationships.
We create community in which women support girls and together we live our purpose, passion, and power.
To create a safe environment in which girls empower themselves.
Women and girls are present to listen, witness, and offer support.
The Rose Circle is a branch of Masters of
Ceremony, a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization that offers mentoring
opportunities for adults and rites of passage events for boys and
girls.
Donate to The Rose Circle
Click here for
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