Article: After deciding on the format and frequency of your group, you'll need to focus on how best to run each meeting. Your group may benefit from having some kind of structure/schedule, but it's important to be fluid and open to the needs of your members.  Make your group's objectives clear. If there is a schedule, stick to it.  Be punctual, and ask that your members are also punctual. This should be done with the help and input of your core group of co-founders, so that everyone feels that they are a part of the process and can provide insight on what they hope to get out of the meetings. The mission statement should provide a structural framework for the group's values, purpose, and goals, and what will be done to meet those goals.  Your mission statement should be brief and to the point. Aim for 2-3 sentences at most. Focus on intended outcomes rather than methods when drafting your mission statement. With the help of your core group of co-founders, discuss and revise your mission statement. Do not make any promises of success or achievement in your mission statement. Promising results may deter members from returning if they do not achieve those results in a forecasted time period. Decide who will be the primary contact person/people for the group. Consider additional roles members can play in making the group work.  Decide which tasks you're willing to trust to others in the group. Appoint those tasks with an understanding that each role will include great responsibilities. Be clear in giving instructions and laying out the terms of each role. Give credit to everyone who contributes. Let them know that their efforts are appreciated. Share a few options at your first meeting for additional feedback and ideas from members before deciding. The naming process should be a fun aspect of creating a support group, and should allow everyone to have equal input. Permit ample time for your core group members to describe their interest and work, while allowing others the opportunity to share their view of what they would like to see the support group do.  Identify common needs the group can address. Determine whether you should enact a confidentiality policy to keep information shared at your meetings from leaving the group. This may put members at ease and make those who feel reluctant to share their experiences more comfortable going forward. Allow everyone to socialize informally after the meeting to reinforce the sense of community and mutual support. You should also pass around a mailing/contact sheet either before or after each meeting to keep contact information up to date. Privacy is important. Add a space for people to uncheck if they want their information private.
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Run meetings efficiently. Draft a mission statement or a statement of purpose. Share responsibilities and delegate work in the group. Choose a name for your group. Publicize and run your first public meeting. Make plans for the next meeting.
Article: Many people believe that different types of trees carry different energies within them. When you make a wand from a tree branch, it can carry that energy within it.  Oak wood is sacred because of the tree’s longevity and great growth. Birch wood is said to hold the energy of love. Ash wood makes a great wand for healing and general magic. Consider the type of wood you want to use, and go for a hike in an area where that specific tree will be. Look for a fallen branch or stick that is at least twelve inches long.  Follow your intuition, and let it help guide you to a stick that speaks to you. Try to find a fallen branch rather than a living one. If you’re going take a living one, make sure to ask the permission of the tree first. If you feel uneasy about it, you should not take this tree’s branch. Whether you take a fallen branch or a live one, you should leave something as a thank you offering for the tree. Many different things can be used for this offering as long as they contain natural ingredients.  Water! This can be tap or spring water. Blessed and charged or either. Apple juice Home made cakes, cookies, or bread Charged crystals
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Choose the type of wood to use. Take a walk in a natural place. Leave an offering of thanks.
Article: Whether you use your hands, a feather, or a brush, the best way to tickle a person is to use a light touch that causes a tingling sensation that makes people laugh. If you put in too much force, you'll just cause pain and won't be able to truly tickle the person. You can start with an extra light touch and tickle with a bit more force as the tickling ambush continues. This is a sensitive spot for many people, so you can try to delicately tickle this part of the feet first. Just remember that the softer the feet, the easier it is to tickle a person. If the person has rough or calloused feet, then they won't feel the pain here. Though this may be a hard place to reach if your victim is writhing and kicking, if you get under here, one of the most sensitive parts of a person's feet, then you'll be able to do some real damage. Try tickling the pad of the feet with one hand and tickling between the toes with another. Or try using one hand to hold the toes apart and tickling in between them with your other hand. This may be an unexpected place to tickle your victim — and all the better! This part of the feet is very sensitive to tickling as well. This is another very sensitive area of the feet and is perfect for being tickled, whether you're using your fingers, a feather, or a brush. Remember to use a light touch to heighten the tickling sensation and to avoid causing any pain to your victim. Though these are the most common places to tickle, every person has their own sensitive spots, and your victim may be sensitive in a different part of the foot. Keep experimenting and trying different parts of the foot, to see what makes your victim shriek the most. Here are some other places to try:  Just below the ankle  The top of the person's foot, where the toes start The sides of the person's feet The top of the foot  The middle of the sole Behind the heels Who says that you can tickle someone without getting it back? If you're out to tickle a person's feet, then chances are that the person will want to get you back. This may lead to a full-on tickle fight, where you're rolling around, trying to pin each other, and tickling each other's sides, feet, neck, and other sensitive areas of the body. If this happens to you, then you better reading up on tickle fights so you can make sure to come out the winner. If you think the person may come back and tickle you, then be prepared. Cover up your feet, or even your sides and neck, wearing as much clothing as you can. The person won't be able to tickle you if they can barely feel your body. But then again, if you want to have more fun, then ditch the tickle insurance and have at it!
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Use a light touch. Tickle the ends and the pads of the toes. Tickle underneath the joints of the toes. Tickle between the toes. Tickle the tops of the toes. Tickle the arch of the foot. Find the person's sweet spot. Start a tickle fight.