Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Personal Announcements at Community Meetings

[Bitner/Stevenson (lilbert]

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.
--
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing

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>From: DHCano [at] aol.com
>Subject: Re: Personal Announcements at Community Meetings
>Date: Thu, Mar 25, 1999, 2:26 PM
>

> In a message dated 99-03-24 20:04:25 EST, kim_clark [at] compuserve.com 
> writes:
>
 as a practical matter, it is more likely that you can progress from
> making it safe to making it 'rich' (though I can't be certain what you mean by
> this) than vice versa, except in groups where attendance is mandatory.  If it
> feels unsafe, some people will avoid future meetings.  This will impoverish
> meetings, not enrich them.