"WOO was a different paradigm than any conference we’ve ever attended. It shouldn’t be sullied by even describing it as a 'conference.' WOO is in a class—we mean a 'category'—of its own!
"We left enjoying a new, peaceful excitement of an awakening and altering attitude, instead of the old pressure of 'answers' and 'action items.' We are more alert for 'sign posts' without being anxious. Sign posts also seem more real and more trustable than following programmatic paths. Those often seem to be someone else’s road, and many seem to lead to scared old men hiding behind curtains, pretending to be wizards and more confused that we are. And while the fog can be confusing, it can also be embraced as the 'Tent of Meeting' for encounter with God.
"We actually felt affirmed in our marriage: we each knew what the other would say was the most and least masculine and feminine in the other; we were already talking about our core terror and enjoy going further as the Spirit leads; we both truly believe that our deepest desires are in God’s image and good, and feel we are growing in our ability to access and share that deepest good for the other.
"As we shared at the banquet, we realized that Spirit-led 'shifts' of heart attitude/awareness/presence/state-of-being have already been occurring in both of us. For me [husband], the unconscious, shame-driven need to be right, to blame others, to hate myself for weaknesses or simple mistakes and accidents, has become more conscious and seems to be losing its power. I think it’s happening less, and when it does I find myself making jokes about myself as I realize, 'there I go again.' I dumped a cup of chocolate coffee on my desk, notes and coat at WOO, yet amazingly I didn’t experience any self-loathing anger. I didn’t even have an urge to swear. As we each respond to these 'shifts,' we realize we are 'dancing with the Spirit.' We believe that dance will continue and flow more deeply. Those 'shifts' are sign posts for us.
"[Wife] and I had a wonderful Sunday and Monday of growing intimacy. No let down and no overload. It kept quietly and enjoyably growing.
"We reviewed our notes because it was fun we wanted to have—not a task we had to do—and it led to more intimacy and fun..."
—A WOO Couple, Feb. 2008
