Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Mean-spirited

[Susan Gjenvick (susan.gjenvick]

Oops, I meant print out your most recent post (not frequent).

Susan Gjenvick wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>
> I've been reading this list for some time. I'm not in cohousing. I'm just
> here to get educated about it. I've never written to the list before but feel
> compelled to do so now because I would like those who have been screaming
> at each other to do something for me.
>
> This what I would like you to do for me: Print out your most frequent post.
> Take it into the bathroom, close the door, and read it aloud into the mirror.
> Look up often at the face you are talking to. See how that person reflected
> in the mirror responds to what you are saying and how you are saying it.
> Now imagine that the face in the mirror is that of the person you are 
> screaming
>
> at. Ask yourself, "What happens next?"
>
> We are all part of the same human race, far more closely connected than
> we can possibly imagine, even if we're not in the same immediate community
> or even in cohousing at all.
>
> Just a suggestion from just an observer.
>
> Susan Gjenvick
>
> gordita wrote:
>
> > I have been reading the cohousing-l for 2 years now. Though there has often
> > been disagreement, this thread about taxes, paying for things,
> > affordability, etc. is the most mean-spirited disrespectful one i have ever
> > seen on the list. All of the parties have some good points, but many of them
> > have now descended to name calling, in the very intelligent, articulate
> > manner that most people on this list have. Please, let this thread drop. It
> > had gotten way past cohousing issues, and I find myself afraid to open the
> > posts for fear of what I'll read next. I don't disagree with strong opinion,
> > even if I don't concur with the opinion, but I do disagree with personal
> > attacks. Thank you.
> >
> > Terri Hupfer
> > Pleasant Hill Cohousing
> >
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