Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: queries during conflict

[Diane Law (dianemlaw]

Hello all,
  
  Brand new to the list...
  
  I am interested in this thread. I, too, participated in a learning  workshop 
re: Non-Violent Communication and really appreciated it.
  
  I would like to share that I have learned a lot, too, from the work of  
Parker J. Palmer, specifically in terms of "circles of trust" and, even  
moreso, Clearness Committees --an intentional situation in which we  apply 
counter-culture approaches to truly hearing one person at a time.  If anyone is 
interested in this, they could look at the book A Hidden  Wholeness: The 
Journey Toward an Undivided Life. It offers step-by-step  guidelines of these 
Quaker-originated approaches. I introduced the  Clearness Committee concept to 
a local group recently and our first try  was a great success despite my 
bumbles. 
  
  Cheers all,
  Diane
  Kamloops, BC

                
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