Our meetings were shaped by values of RESPECT, as taught by episcopalian scholar Rev Dr Eric Law, who had visited Australia at the invitation of this group some years before.
R – Responsibility. Take responsibility for what you say and feel. Use “I” statements.
E – Empathetic listening. Use empathetic listening.
Put yourself in other’s shoes.
Don’t have to agree. Create a goal of mutual understanding.
S – Sensitive. Be sensitive to differences. Some people talk stories.
Some people give succinct points. Some people spiral around a topic. Some people communicate through silence.
P – Ponder. Ponder what you hear and feel before you speak.
E – Examine. Examine you own assumptions and perceptions.
C – Confidentiality. Confidentiality is different than secrets.
Share constructively to uphold the well-being of the community.
Individuals decide and speak.
T – Trust.
Trust ambiguity we are not here to debate who is right or wrong.
(Eric Law, from the Kaleidoscope Institute
http://www.ecfvp.org/files/uploads/Resources_from_Eric_Law.docx
last accessed November 2015)
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