Comments on: Three Years http://thriven.org/2008/10/three-years/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:29:33 -0700 hourly 1 By: Tracy Simmons http://thriven.org/2008/10/three-years/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Tracy Simmons Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:33:43 +0000 http://thriven.org/?p=496#comment-33 The Thrive materials remind me of a rich seven-course meal. If you looked at all the food at once you would think you could never eat it all. It really can seem overwhelming. But if you just enjoy and savor each course as it's served, before you know it, the meal is over and you wish you could do it again the very next night! I don't think a single person in the group that I meet with would ever have even vaguely considered a three-year commitment. However, after the first quarter of 11 weeks was over, there was no turning back; we were hooked. I think when you encounter love, intimacy, and upholding each other's dignity in a group setting you will be ruined for anything else after that. I'd encourage anyone who is even thinking about these materials to just try the first 11 weeks. If it doesn't work out, you really haven't lost anything. But I'll be amazed if you are able to walk away after tasting the richness of what this type of gathering offers. The Thrive materials remind me of a rich seven-course meal. If you looked at all the food at once you would think you could never eat it all. It really can seem overwhelming. But if you just enjoy and savor each course as it’s served, before you know it, the meal is over and you wish you could do it again the very next night!

I don’t think a single person in the group that I meet with would ever have even vaguely considered a three-year commitment. However, after the first quarter of 11 weeks was over, there was no turning back; we were hooked. I think when you encounter love, intimacy, and upholding each other’s dignity in a group setting you will be ruined for anything else after that.

I’d encourage anyone who is even thinking about these materials to just try the first 11 weeks. If it doesn’t work out, you really haven’t lost anything. But I’ll be amazed if you are able to walk away after tasting the richness of what this type of gathering offers.

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