Re: Personal Announcements at Community Meetings | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Denise Meier (dmmjncal.verio.com) | |
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 11:31:15 -0600 |
On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Bitner/Stevenson wrote: > Kim has said much of what I was ruminating about in response to your > questions. We didn't start sharing personal stuff at our meetings until long > after move-in. I don't remember exactly, but at least a year, possibly a > couple! It was an evolutionary event, and didn't feel in any way strained. > If anyone felt awkward, I didn't know about it. My advice would be to wait > until it doesn't feel like an "issue" anymore before trying it. I don't agree with this at all. I'm not sure i understand the question - announcements of a personal nature are quite different than sharing personal "stuff", but we've been doing both for years (we'll be moving in in a couple of months) and i credit that for the strength our group has; we've weathered many serious conflicts, challenges, and disappointments, and i think it is largely due to the fact that we know each other pretty well and have a lot of understanding and compassion for each other, and that only comes from personal sharing, both in a group setting and in our individual relationships with each other. Most of our general meetings include some sort of opening or closing that allows people to share a little, and we've had an ongoing separate, optional gathering that is focused solely on personal expression. In addition, several times when we've gotten into conflict we've had facilitated sessions where the feeling side of the conflict was aired, before resolution was sought. Denise Meier Two Acre Wood Sebastopol, Sonoma County Northern California
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Personal Announcements at Community Meetings Kim Clark, March 24 1999
- Re: Personal Announcements at Community Meetings DHCano, March 25 1999
- Re: Personal Announcements at Community Meetings Bitner/Stevenson, March 25 1999
- Re: Personal Announcements at Community Meetings Denise Meier, March 25 1999
- Re: Personal Announcements at Community Meetings Lynn Nadeau, March 28 1999
- Re: Personal Announcements at Community Meetings Fred H. Olson, March 29 1999
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