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[Marei Kiele]

Judi,

thank you for sharing this beautiful invitation.
I will copy and safe it for myself and read it again as an inspiration whenever i feel my space is getting smaller and my wanting turns to needing.

Reeding it i feel how it frees me - which is even more than being allowed.

Here in Berlin we don't have snow yet but we had a wonderful cold, clear and sunny day which i shared on a beautiful walk with Esther from New York.

Feeling even more connected with all of you,
Marei



"Judi Richardson" <judir at accesswave.ca> schrieb:
> Marei --
>
> Your words make perfect sense to me.  I appreciate your thoughts around
> meeting your needs.  I agree that as a facilitator my work is to make sure
> that I feel good -- that includes the processes I use, staying in integrity
> with the group, and have loads of fun!
>
> Thank you for sharing the words of the gentleman in your closing circle.  As
> to those who join or not, this is my idea of invitation:
>
> I invite you to my house for a party, I am not insisting that you
> come, I am not heartbroken if you do not, I am not unable to have my
> party without you there.  I am simply inviting, because I want you to
> know that I'm having this great party.  I may describe it in great
> detail so you'll share my vision of how much fun I think it will be:
> telling you about the kind of foods that will be served, the activities
> I have planned, the music that will be playing, etc.  And I invite you
> because I have a notion that my experience might be enhanced if you
> join us.  At the same time I am clear in knowing that if you do not
> want to come, if you come anyway, perhaps from a sense of obligation,
> you will NOT add to the experience of the rest of the people at the
> party but detract from it.  So my invitation carries with it an
> implicit allowing for you not to come if you don't want to.

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