I just wanted to say that I'm enjoying hearing all the visioning on this
thread! I especially like the visions of Bev and Jane - sounds like plac=
es
I'd like to live too! I also like that sleeping after lunch, Jim, thoug=
h
the frogs with four legs is pretty good too!! Well-said all, and thanks f=
or
sharing! And, to others, if you're holding silent and want to add to the=
dream, please speak up - it's so healing to hear what wonderful things we=
might then act to create, from different views and styles and voices, and=
the more specific we can be, the more specific our strategies can be for
getting there. =
Per Jane's comment - you said: "I don't agree with the notion that
discussing methods will send us into tail-chasing circles." Jane, I don'=
t
know what Victoria's thinking was on this, but I can see usefulness in
separating the two conversations, so perhaps that was her intention. If w=
e
can start with our vision(s) and ground ourselves in that first, it can
support a different kind of conversation for action that is less likely t=
o
get distracted and just theoretical, and can be coaxed back to the vision=
and goal if it strays. Without discussion of shared vision as a separate
issue, differences between vision and tactics and style can get
intermingled, making it hard to keep a conversation on track. I find pur=
e
visioning a very powerful act in a group - as shown by the wonderful
morsels that have already emerged! Then, surely, we can discuss the
methods for achieving the visions - and see them come true before our ver=
y
eyes! More "impossible" things have been accomplished, through acts of
human intention...
I hope this thread continues continues to grow, perhaps developing an
"implementation" sub-thread or some such, so we can join together and "ma=
ke
it so"!!
Best regards - =
Patricia Dines