Getting a Broader Picture of Each Other’s Lives
Karl’s description of life stories [see previous article] reminded me of a conversation I had with Harvey [Jackins] at a workshop forty years ago.
He had met with several leaders of budding Communities and asked us the following questions to get the conversation going: “Where were you born? Were you welcome? What happened next?” He hadn’t been offering us a session. He’d just wanted to find out who we were.
We Co-Counsellors often head straight for where discharge can happen. It might make sense sometimes to slow down and let our counsellors see a broader picture of our lives so that they can think about us in a more grounded way.
Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Reprinted from the RC e-mail discussion list for leaders of men
(Present Time 206, January 2022)