Come Alive Concept Note 100901

8/8/2019 Come Alive Concept Note 100901

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Come Alive…

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight? Or gazed at the sun into the fading

night? You better slow down. Don’t dance so fast. Time is short. The music won’t last.Do you run through each day on the fly?When you ask: How are you? Do you hear the reply?When the day is done, do you lie in your bed?With the next hundred chores running through your head? You’d better slow down. Don’t dance so fast. Time is short. The music won’t last.Ever lost touch let a good friendship dieCause you never had time to call and say, “Hi”?

You’d better slow down. Don’t dance so fast. Time is short. The music won’t last.When you run so fast to get somewhere you miss half the fun of gettingthere.When you worry and hurry through your day, it’s like an unopened giftthrown away.Life is not a race. Do take it slower.Hear the music before the song is over.

by David L. Weatherford.

If you connect to this poem and feel like this somewhat is similar to your life then

here is a chance to slow down and enjoy the music!

The Social Leadership Program of the Akanksha Foundation and Teach for India as

part of the Joy of Giving week come together again to celebrate the 141st birth

anniversary of Gandhij with a difference. A day you will meet a lot many likeminded



people, people who you will share your interest with, people you will get to connect

with doing the thing you really love to do, people who will ‘Come Alive’ with you!!!

Here is how it works:1. By the 21st of September , choose 3 activities you are passionate about

and sign up for the day by mailing Mansi Shah the attached form on

[email protected] or call her on 9870220888 or 022

23700253/846 ext .27.

2. You will receive a confirmation email with the name of your group, your

facilitator and details of where and when to assemble by September 25,

2009.

3. Invite activity “experts” to join your group, inform Mansi about them. For

example, if you are passionate about art, dance or theatre, an expert dancer,

artist or actor.

4. Assemble on October 2nd at the specified location. The day’s schedule will

be explained to you at this time, and you’ll be divided into groups and

assigned a facilitator (either an Akanksha student or staff member, or a

Teach for India Fellow or staff member, or both). The morning will start with a

reflection on giving, and getting the groups to think creatively about the

activities they are going to do.

5. Leave with your group and go to the site recommended to you. You may

need to take a train or bus to reach your site. Stay with your group.

6. Spend the next few hours doing what excites you. Step out of your comfort zone, and interact with people you don’t usually spend time with. Have fun

and make it a meaningful experience for everyone.

7. End with an hour-long reflection led by your group facilitator.

PS: There are no planned activities...The groups have to get together on 2nd of

October and decide what they want to do...We will not be providing any materials, if

you need any, you would need to arrange for them. We will however try to get you

in touch with your group facilitator and you can get together and plan for the

activity.

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you

come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people

who have come alive” – Howard Thurman

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A glimpse on how a few of the groups ‘Came Alive’ last

year…

Cooking and eating food: The group went to Dharavi, bought

rice, spices, vegetables etc, went around asking for utensils and

cooked pulav for everyone! The group not only had a good meal

but distributed it to the others too!!!

Dancing: The dancing group went with dhols and tashas, they

played it on the streets and danced!!! The group also invited

people from the streets to join them in what looked like a whole

procession with people dancing like no ones watching!!!

Clicking Pictures: The ‘ photographers’ went hopping from one

group to the other capturing the most candid and beautiful shots

of all that was happening on that day! They came alive watching

others come alive!!

Art: The art group took over a pavement and filled it with

messages, drawings relevant to Gandhi Jayanti! They also got a

lot of onlookers involved! A small group from art applied mehndi

on children passing by!!



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Come Alive Concept Note 100901