Cohousing-L Mailing List: committees and consensus proposals -- Pattee

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Christine Pattee Greater Hartford Cohousing Connecticut USA
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In a message dated 4/1/2002 2:01:56 PM Sharon Villines writes:


> Can you say more about "trust"? It gets bandied about with great regularity
> and in practice seems to be used to mean "don't question".
> 
> Questions are interpreted as disagreement and lack of trust.
> 
> I tend to think ahead on the consequences of decisions and get anxious. But
> asking questions about it gets me into a lot of hot water. (It's a given
> that I am too direct, too picky, too opinionated for many people but asking
> questions indirectly doesn't get answers.)
> 
> Sharon
> -- 
> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
> 
> 

Sharon,

Thank you for articulating what I often experience in meetings.  I'm a 
planner by temperament and profession, and I often feel like Cassandra of the 
old, Greek myths - who was condemned by the gods to always tell the truth 
(Troy is not going to win this war, and don't let that horse in the door) but 
never be believed.

Christine Pattee
Greater Hartford Cohousing
Connecticut USA
c2pattee [at] aol.com

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