{"id":9214,"date":"2016-05-22T19:34:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T01:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affirmation.org\/?p=9214"},"modified":"2021-10-03T09:45:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:45:58","slug":"strangers-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/es\/extranos-no-mas\/","title":{"rendered":"No m\u00e1s extra\u00f1os: Retiro de liderazgo de afirmaci\u00f3n, Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0098.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15957\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0098-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0098\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0098-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0098-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0098-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0098-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0098-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">En el retiro anual de liderazgo de este a\u00f1o, los miembros y aliados de Afirmaci\u00f3n discutieron las l\u00edneas divisorias dentro de la comunidad LGBT mormona, esas cosas que amenazan con dividirnos entre nosotros, e imaginaron formas de fomentar una comunidad diversa y resistente. Exploramos formas de entablar un di\u00e1logo m\u00e1s significativo con la Iglesia al mismo tiempo que proporcionamos espacios seguros para aquellos que necesitan separarse de la Iglesia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13235146_10154173832619731_244217905243960507_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15989\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13235146_10154173832619731_244217905243960507_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"13235146_10154173832619731_244217905243960507_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13235146_10154173832619731_244217905243960507_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13235146_10154173832619731_244217905243960507_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13235146_10154173832619731_244217905243960507_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13235146_10154173832619731_244217905243960507_o-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13235146_10154173832619731_244217905243960507_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Celebrado cerca de Independence, Missouri, en Lake Doniphan, un centro de retiro que pertenece y es operado por la Comunidad de Cristo, el retiro consisti\u00f3 en comidas comunitarias, charlas, narraci\u00f3n de cuentos, talleres y actividades grupales (incluido un recorrido por la c\u00e1rcel de Liberty). A los participantes del retiro se unieron Don Deshler, el historiador de la Comunidad de Cristo Lach McKay, un l\u00edder de la comunidad mormona afroamericana, Bill Evans, antes de Asuntos P\u00fablicos de la Iglesia SUD, Sharon Groves del Seminario Auburn (antes de HRC), la historiadora feminista mormona Andrea Radke-Moss y la presidenta del Consejo de los Doce Ap\u00f3stoles de la Comunidad de Cristo, Linda Booth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13116485_10154173832544731_4297753621471868021_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9235\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15997\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13116485_10154173832544731_4297753621471868021_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"13116485_10154173832544731_4297753621471868021_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13116485_10154173832544731_4297753621471868021_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13116485_10154173832544731_4297753621471868021_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13116485_10154173832544731_4297753621471868021_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13116485_10154173832544731_4297753621471868021_o-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13116485_10154173832544731_4297753621471868021_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13217365_10154173832509731_5579576354518114844_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9230\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15987\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13217365_10154173832509731_5579576354518114844_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"13217365_10154173832509731_5579576354518114844_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13217365_10154173832509731_5579576354518114844_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13217365_10154173832509731_5579576354518114844_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13217365_10154173832509731_5579576354518114844_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13217365_10154173832509731_5579576354518114844_o-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13217365_10154173832509731_5579576354518114844_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Don Deschler particip\u00f3 en la cena y social al comienzo del retiro el viernes, haciendo preguntas y escuchando las historias de la gente. En su charla, reconoci\u00f3 el dolor y el miedo que enfrentan los miembros de la comunidad LGBT mormona y entreg\u00f3 un mensaje del tierno amor paternal de Dios. Despu\u00e9s de la conferencia, describi\u00f3 sentirse &quot;profundamente conmovido&quot; por las historias que escuch\u00f3 y su sensaci\u00f3n de que los miembros de Afirmaci\u00f3n eran &quot;pioneros&quot; cuya presencia la Iglesia &quot;necesitaba desesperadamente&quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0101.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15995\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0101-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0101\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0101-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0101-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0101-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0101-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0101-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lach McKay describi\u00f3 el proceso de la Comunidad de Cristo para aceptar la ordenaci\u00f3n de ministros gays y lesbianas, que incluy\u00f3 el desarrollo de un conjunto de principios de &quot;desacuerdo fiel&quot; y una &quot;declaraci\u00f3n sobre la \u00e9tica sexual&quot;. Los miembros de Afirmaci\u00f3n vieron estos principios como modelos \u00fatiles para nosotros en nuestros esfuerzos por sostener una comunidad diversa y de apoyo mutuo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0034.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15993\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0034-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0034\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0034-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0034-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0034-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0034-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0034-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sobre la base de una tradici\u00f3n de los dos \u00faltimos retiros de liderazgo (en Palmyra y Nauvoo), se dise\u00f1aron varias presentaciones para ayudarnos a reflexionar y aprender de nuestra historia. Lach McKay y Andrea Radke-Moss dieron conferencias sobre la guerra mormona en Missouri, Lach se enfoc\u00f3 en las fuentes de malentendidos mutuos y c\u00f3mo alimentaron la escalada de violencia, y Andrea discuti\u00f3 el efecto de la violencia de Missouri en las mujeres y la forma en que el discurso sobre la comunidad y la familia tuvieron el efecto de borrar las historias de las mujeres. Darius Gray dio una charla sobre su historia familiar, comenzando con la historia de un abuelo nacido en la esclavitud y las luchas de las generaciones posteriores por encontrar el lugar que les corresponde en Estados Unidos frente a una intensa adversidad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0047.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9228\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15983\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0047-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0047\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0047-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0047-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0047-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0047-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0047-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Un taller sobre c\u00f3mo entablar un di\u00e1logo en la Iglesia sobre temas dif\u00edciles cont\u00f3 con Rod Olson, un hombre gay que ha estado involucrado en el <a href=\"http:\/\/mormonsandgays.org\"><span class=\"s2\">MormonsAndGays.org<\/span><\/a> Actualizaci\u00f3n 2.0, Darius Gray y Bill Evans. Hablaron sobre c\u00f3mo las personas comunes pueden entablar relaciones y entablar un di\u00e1logo a nivel local, y luego compartieron sus observaciones sobre qu\u00e9 es m\u00e1s eficaz cuando se entabla un di\u00e1logo a nivel de toda la iglesia. Enfatizaron la paciencia, el compromiso y la positividad. Al hablar sobre su trabajo para educar sobre el racismo en la Iglesia, Darius Gray dijo: &quot;Cuando la gente me pregunta si alguna vez serv\u00ed en una misi\u00f3n, les digo que he estado sirviendo en una misi\u00f3n de 52 a\u00f1os&quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0103.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9216\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15959\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0103-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0103\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0103-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0103-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0103-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0103-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0103-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sharon Groves y Randall Thacker dirigieron una discusi\u00f3n sobre las formas en que podemos sanar a nuestra comunidad y enfrentar los desaf\u00edos que enfrentamos con solidaridad y resiliencia. Gran parte de la discusi\u00f3n se centr\u00f3 en el impacto del cambio de pol\u00edtica del 5 de noviembre. Los participantes de la discusi\u00f3n hab\u00edan observado a los individuos agotados y las fallas exacerbadas dentro de la comunidad LGBT mormona. La discusi\u00f3n sobre c\u00f3mo fortalecer a los miembros y l\u00edderes de Afirmaci\u00f3n se centr\u00f3 en la comunicaci\u00f3n, la inclusi\u00f3n y el acercamiento a los m\u00e1s aislados y marginados. Necesitamos reconocer que lo que fortalece a diferentes personas puede ser diferente. Necesitamos fomentar el cuidado personal y la curaci\u00f3n, encontrando nuestras fuentes de fortaleza espiritual, sean las que sean, y aprendiendo a aceptarnos a nosotros mismos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0120.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9217\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15961\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0120-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0120\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0120-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0120-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0120-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0120-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0120-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">El s\u00e1bado por la tarde, el grupo fue de excursi\u00f3n a la c\u00e1rcel de Liberty, y luego continu\u00f3 hasta el templo de la Comunidad de Cristo en Independence, Missouri, donde hubo charlas de Andrea Radke-Moss, Darius Gray, Linda Booth y John Gustav-Wrathall. El domingo por la ma\u00f1ana hubo un devocional con charlas de Helen Bengtson, Ray Cook, Taliatha Palmer Holmes y Jon Arnell, seguido de un micr\u00f3fono abierto para compartir historias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0227.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9223\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15973 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0227-e1463963978855-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0227\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0227-e1463963978855-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0227-e1463963978855-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0227-e1463963978855-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0227-e1463963978855-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0238.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9224\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15975\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0238-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0238\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0238-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0238-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0238-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0238-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0238-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0296.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15985 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0296-e1463965801158-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0296\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0296-e1463965801158-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0296-e1463965801158-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0296-e1463965801158-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0296-e1463965801158-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0330.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9227\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15981\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0330-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0330\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0330-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0330-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0330-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0330-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0330-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Algunas de las cosas m\u00e1s importantes que sucedieron en el retiro fueron las conexiones y conversaciones que ocurrieron en los bordes de las actividades programadas: viajar hacia y desde la conferencia en autos y \u201cla camioneta de la fiesta\u201d; comidas el viernes por la noche, desayuno del s\u00e1bado, almuerzo y cena en bolsa, desayuno y almuerzo del domingo, actividades de socializaci\u00f3n y creaci\u00f3n de equipos despu\u00e9s de los programas de los viernes y s\u00e1bados por la noche. Como es habitual en Afirmaci\u00f3n, ah\u00ed es donde sucedi\u00f3 algo de la sustancia real de la conferencia, ya que las personas forjaron v\u00ednculos y conexiones, compartieron historias y visiones para el futuro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13227508_10154173834019731_3364945364175846256_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9232\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15991\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13227508_10154173834019731_3364945364175846256_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"13227508_10154173834019731_3364945364175846256_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13227508_10154173834019731_3364945364175846256_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13227508_10154173834019731_3364945364175846256_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13227508_10154173834019731_3364945364175846256_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13227508_10154173834019731_3364945364175846256_o-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13227508_10154173834019731_3364945364175846256_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0195.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9220\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15967\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0195-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0195\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0195-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0195-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0195-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0195-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0195-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Varios participantes del retiro observaron despu\u00e9s que se hicieron conexiones muy importantes durante el retiro que contribuyeron en gran medida a curar el estr\u00e9s, las lesiones y la desconexi\u00f3n de los \u00faltimos meses. Salimos con una visi\u00f3n m\u00e1s clara de c\u00f3mo continuar desarrollando el trabajo de Affirmation en los pr\u00f3ximos meses, juntos como una comunidad diversa y unificada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0174.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9219\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15965\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0174-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0174\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0174-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0174-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0174-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0174-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0174-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0174.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Necesitamos reconocer que lo que fortalece a diferentes personas puede ser diferente. Necesitamos fomentar el cuidado personal y la curaci\u00f3n, encontrando nuestras fuentes de fortaleza espiritual, sean las que sean, y aprendiendo a aceptarnos a nosotros mismos.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":15965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_piecal_is_recurring":false,"_piecal_recurring_interval":1,"_piecal_recurring_frequency":"","_piecal_recurring_exact_position":false,"_piecal_recurring_end":"","_piecal_color":"","_piecal_text_color":"","_piecal_global_color_master":false,"_piecal_rsets":"[]","_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1849],"tags":[252,197,19,13,27],"newsletters":[],"class_list":["post-9214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-fun","tag-gathering","tag-leadership","tag-spirituality","tag-support"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Strangers No More: The Affirmation Leadership Retreat, Missouri<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/es\/extranos-no-mas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strangers No More: The Affirmation Leadership Retreat, Missouri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We need to recognize that what is strengthening to different people may be different. 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