Dialogue and Governance

            Dialogue and governance go well together. Dialogue seems necessary for good governance. Dialogue is necessary for democratic governance. See our Dialogue With RCS blog. Remember dialogue includes group Communication, and Governance includes taking care of ourselves together.

            A dialogue group includes a time and place to practice dialogue together. It is a special way to practice an especially effective type communication among a number of individuals. It may be a vital tool for successful for participatory democracy. We should not need the word participatory with democracy for it has long be understood that without participation, there is no democracy. Participatory democracy is that form for of governance which emphasises the active involvement of citizens in decision-making, goal-setting and more. It usually aims to ensure that each individual has an equal opportunity to participate in shaping the policies and activates of their community or country.

            Key principles of participatory democracy include accountability, transparency, deliberation, and inclusivity. These also good principles to have for dialogue group work. They also seem to be essential to the creation and working of  a democratic system the truly represents and serves the interests of its citizens. Participation includes the participation of those who are too often marginalised, but who can participate in citizenship. That may include minority groups and sometimes other underrepresented populations. All are helped and encouraged to to use their citizenship.

            Accountability means that in a democracy we are each and all responsible for decisions, actions, and results. We have the power and are responsible for its use. Decision-makers are answerable to each and all. It can also involve ways for holding elected representatives and institutions. Such ways include elections, independent oversight bodies and individuals, and the right and duty of citizens to voice concerns and grievances. Accountability is essential for maintaining integrity and legitimacy of governance. The less the openness and truthfulness of information the sooner governance falls apart. So all is open to each and each is open to all. Citizens need to be informed so as to understand the reasoning behind decisions and citizens nee to make their reasoning available. Each and all is responsible. In successful democracy trust is promoted and supported. Much room is allowed for individual scrutiny and public oversight of all actions of government.

            In a democratic system each has opportunities to listen and to speak, to participate in dialogue and  discussion and on to decision and implementation is deliberation. This deliberation, a kind of dialogue. It is a kind of thinking together to common purpose. Includes the exchange of ideas, arguments, evidence, etc. enabling us to understand one another on the topic in question enabling us to make well informed decisions. It's thoughtful and informed discussion among citizens. It entails respectful dialogue, active listening and consideration of a variety of viewpoints. It may be our best attempt to ensure that decisions are made based on a through understanding of the issues at hand. Visit the Dialogue RCS blog.

            Democracy is our attempt at inclusivity. We each participate in our humanity, our environment, and our existence. Many believe that we should each have an opportunity to participate in our common governance. That is part of what inclusion and inclusivity are about. Inclusivity ensures that diverse perspectives are considered and that decisions are made with the input of those who are directly affected by them. This inclusivity is an attempt to include the demo, the people. If we cannot include all the people we may come close to including all the cisterns. We can also do much to make more of the people citizens. Democracy is governance by the people, is that not so?             

             Governance is about the doing of government, isn't it?  Dialogue and governance are both done by people together are they not? Who does them in your neighborhood?

            Thank you for reading!

                                                                                            Richard

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Dialogue With RCS: More About the Nature of Our Dialogue

Dialogue With RCS: More About the Nature of Our Dialogue:   What's our dialogue practice group good for? Some reminders follow. Some reminders about how the practice is done are also included.  ...

For a Pleasant and Useful Behavior

We can practice talking among ourselves.

            It seems time to begin speaking to one another about that which is important to us. By us, I mean more than friends, family, political party, or religion, although those dialogues too are very important. I mean, for example, a better cross-section of your town, or city. So, it seems important to learn some new and useful dialogue skills. Our willingness to try and to practice such skills can take us to a better society, to better governance, and to a lot of personal satisfaction.

            I heard on TV recently, a suggestion to be informed, connected, and invested. It got me interested. I thought it seemed a good idea to be well informed, well connected, and well invested in our society. I also thought that it might well take more thought.

            I have also thought that it is good for our well-being to practice freedom, equality, brotherhood, and even goodness. It thought that it would be even better if it were practiced in our daily lives inclusively all over our land. It does seem kind of a good direction to try to go, doesn't it?

            The above suggestions and thoughts seemed could perhaps be more effectively done when they included the practice of participatory governance. Even, if it does not include this and much of the above, some talking together about that which is important to us does seem a very good idea. 

            Fairly early in such talk we need to understand meanings, and to talk them over until we have abundant mutual understanding of what we are talking about. Such talking over must not end. our talk must continue if we are to act together.

            Words are important for the meanings they carry. "Governance" may be easier to understand and taken in than is "democracy" or even "participation." The phrase "participatory democracy" may be newer and more important to understand than one may imagine at first. It is important that we come to a  fuller understanding of each others' understanding or it becomes difficult to act cohesively.

            If  we are to co-operate effectively we need to keep aware of our understandings which are mutual at the present time and those which are not. Doing so necessitates ongoing dialogue on meanings and understanding of phrases such as:

~ Well informed about the nature of our society

~Well connected with others in our society

~ Our citizenship

~ The practice of supporting freedom to and freedom from.

~ The nature of equality in society and in governance.

~ The nature of and importance of brotherhood and goodness in our daily lives

~ The meaning of and the great value of inclusiveness in the maintenance of an effective we and and effective us in our doings.

            These phrases and ones like them have not been used much among us recently. To develop. enough common understanding of them among us may take a lot of talking-over. Many of us already believe that the practice of talking-over is very important now. We are capable of learning to dialogue well enough to become a satisfying and effective us. We are capable of helping our children to develop their dialog power to better effect than we have. 

            Our good talk can guide us to action that leads our humanity to survive and thrive.

            You are more than welcome to comment.

            Thank you for reading.

Circle of Power Groups

Circle of power groups are far from the only way for citizens to  organize for their wellbeing, even so, they can be a darned good way

        Citizen assemblies can be another effective way to organize. In such assemblies there is no need to do what an authority or anyone else says we should do. In our assemblies we can learn to trust each other more appropriately. We can listen to one another more carefully and carefully come up with  that which we truly and deeply want in our governance. 
        

            We can also learn to better use that which we have. We can learn to better inspire, inform, and support our elected representatives and others inside of government. It is okay too to act as we decide best to act "inside" our system of governance. Continuing to continue to act in civil society seems also important.
       

             So, the idea is to use our assembly to be better, more effective, active citizens. An perhaps act to act gently and persistently to re-assemble our republic. And we could even allow the more radical among us to consider the true nature of democracy. Still it is well remember that many of us are in this together and that we have a lot to learn and that we do not always speak exactly the same language. So, to learn to act together we need to practice listening to one another carefully.
        

            People who have thought much about citizen assemblies use and interesting word, '''commision.' In dealing with  a working government, even one which is working far from perfectly, we learn that there is a vocabulary they often use which we do not often use and I hope that we seldom do use. We could usefully get ''commissioned" to support and inform parts of government. This is one way to get listened to on the inside. It can be powerfully useful, but it is not necessary. Will want to get powerful people in government to listen to us more carefully and that may be an ongoing goal, but "there is more than one way to skin a cat." Please do not practice on our cats.
       

            Our governance is a public thing and each assembly has the power of being a mini-public.
            

            Our assemblies can become a kind of corporate entities and by so doing gain outside monies from philanthropies and other interested parties to support our ability to do. However, the tendency to do that is the reason why I like our little circles of power to be our principle organization. Still,when has the time and energy it seems fine to be a member of more than one organization. Our very citizenship makes us a member of an organization. My maternal grandmother was a member of about a dozen clubes, her union, and a political party. I found her to a good citizen, a good person, and a good grandmother. I imagine that all her clubs found her to be a member in good standing.

            The special power is produced physically. Goodwill is important. It is well done in a neutral, semi private, and quiet place. It is done by sitting in a circle facing inward. It is best when the chairs are the same or similar. There is no other furniture except perhaps a small table at the center of the circle. Using the circle their may be from 3 to 33 approximately.

            The idea is to give each participant a short period of time to speak at each session for a limited time as the other participants practice listening with care. To learn more about this energizing practice go to the associated site Dialogue With RCS.

            We need to better talk together about our governance,

            Thank you for reading.

Let's Talk Together a Lot More

People can make the decisions

            Making decisions with people needs to be done together. To do so calls for communication. Such communication is usually best done face to face with people who know and you have come to trust. This calls for some ongoing talk. To make a good family takes some of that ongoing listening and response.

        In life we are called on to make decisions. Some of those decisions are collective, they are made with others. That is often best done with some good conversation, talk, dialogue,  and the like. Such talk is often better done with practice.

Self-governing local people

Natural Law, including doing no harm and keeping the peace seems okay with you......

Then you may be well on the way to governing yourself very well.

    Watch this video and follow through. I would be very pleased if you would tell us how things were going. Do more to better govern your own life with resilient peaceful people.

Tell us about your experience. I believe that you will be in good company.

                                                                                       Richard S.

Learning to Organize as We Organize to Learn

  Co-operation:

                There is a hope among us that we can effectively co-operate for our mutual well-being; that is to co-operate for the well-being of our health, education, economy, civic life, and more. We know about co-operation, but many of us seem to be out of practice. 

                In order to organize to get something going, or to keep it going, we need to co-operate pretty well. That takes talking, it takes communication, and it takes practice. To keep on the same track or on the same page, often takes an ongoing conversation or dialogue. Carrying on a dialogue conversation effectively takes some practice and a bit of learning. 

Practice:

                We could practice such dialogue as we teach each other active citizenship, self governance, and participatory democracy, if we would.

                Learning to practice the dialogue effectively can be an important first step. Learn to use the dialogue is a very useful in many collective activities. the practice of the dialogue makes us better co-operators and more effective doers. Use of the dialogue is a great aid to organizing and and more effective learning as we become more effective organizers.

Listening and Acton:

                Dialogue practice leads us to be more meaningful listeners and understanders. The dialogue is a way to think co-operatively, to act usefully, and effectively. It can be a way to beautiful action. It can move us beautiful action. It can move us to powerful and broadly meaningful action when we so will.

                You can explore our growing blogsites of dialogue and governance when you so will. You can check the list of associated blogs here whenever you care to. Find out more about dialogue skills and how to use them at the dialogue and the governance sites here.

                Thank you for reading.

                                                                                                        rcs

Learn to Organize as You Organize to Learn

 Co-operation:

                There is a hope among many that we can effectively co-operate for our mutual well-being; co-operate for the well being of our health, education, economy, civic life, and more. We know about co-operation, but too many of are out of practice.

Organize:

                In order to organize for fair and practical results, we need to learn to co-operate better than usual. Better co-operation takes talk which includes better listening and hearing; it most often takes face to face communication. To get on a well understood same track or same page usually takes an ongoing conversation or dialogue. Carrying on a dialogue effective takes some practice. Such practice takes place in a dialogue group.

Practice:

                You can practice such dialogue as we teach each other the nature of the dialogue, as we teach one another, say, active citizenship, self governance, participatory democracy, appropriate mutual trust.

Learn:

                Learning to practice the dialogue effectively can be an important first step to more effective co-operation. Learning to to use the dialogue is a very useful early step in many collective activities and may be vital throughout those activities. The practice of the dialogue makes us more understanding co-operaters and more effective doers. 

Dialogue:  

                Use of the dialogue is a great aid to organizing to learn, as we become more effective organizers. The dialogue leads us to be more meaningful listeners and understanders. It is a democratic way to think together so as to be thoughtful and effective individuals of useful action. It is a democratic way to think together so as to be free, thoughtful, and effective people of good and useful action. Powerful, beautiful, broadly meaningful, and good action results when you so will.

Action:

~ Powerful co-operation results for those who practice learning to more truly understand one another.

~ Practicing democratic listening results in more powerful understanding.

~ We develop powerful understanding by practicing the dialogue and so coming to better use it.

~ The dialogue is simple, but it does take practice.

~ The practice is effective when it takes place in a dialogue group.

~ I dialogue group begins when two people find a third person to practice with them.

Check out these two sites;

~ Governance With RCS

and

~ Dialogue With RCS

                

                Thank you for reading; may it lead to reasoned action.

                                                                                                                        rcs

                                                                                                  

             

                 

           

Organization: First Notes.

 We know that organization increases our power enormously. We know that our organization informs and educates us well.

                    We are capable of forgetting the pleasures and satisfactions  of organization. I expect that the pleasures and satisfactions I am recalling just now will not be the same as yours. Still among mine you may find one or two of yours.

I have an interest in ad hoc organizations and and those of longer term.

Below are many of my personal likes in organizations. You may find some of your likes listed.

An organization which attracts me often has:

~ members who feel connected, involve, and respected.

~ the motive of helping me and others to thrive.

~ a clear understanding of costs and benefits.

~ members who promote widespread participation and responsibility.

~ members who embrace reality and who are willing to approach the truth.

~ members who value honesty and justice.

~ a mission I find valuable and pleasing.

~ plenty of talk in which all participate.

An organization which pleases me is one which:

~ Keeps me in the information loop.

~ most members feel well connected with leadership.

~ Makes very clear who pays how much and who gets what.

~ moves in the direction of democracy.

~ tends to be inclusive.

~ tends to safeguard that which I value.

~ includes those who study and promote actions good for me and others.

~ advocates and protects people and process important to me.

~ promotes dialogue which leads to appropriate action.

I find an organization congenial when it includes:

~ teaching the process of organizing.

~ the purpose of advocating and protecting me.

~ objectives very like my own.

~ intelligent, respectful, loving ladies.

                I am very interested in hearing  your thoughts on organization. I expect to post more about organization and organizing. Dialogue skills are organizational skills for all participants in society.

                Tell me what congeniality, pleasures, and attraction you would like to find in your organization for self-governance,

                More as soon as I can.

                                                                                                            RCS

Co-operation: vital to governance

 Governance begins with co-operation and ends without co-operation.

Co-operation:              

                        We know what co-operation is and we have some idea of how to do it. It takes some attention and practice. It's working together, sometimes with no boss. For a wise man it is working together for our mutual benefits with the clear awareness that it benefits each of us personally as well. With practice we can make it work for us very well. 

                        C0-operation is an art or craft that nearly all of us know something about. It is a bit like "If you'll scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" So, its a reciprocal process. Even so, there is much that we can learn about it. I believe that we can and should learn more of the use and practice of co-operation.

                        Co-operation can lead us to friendship, trust, brotherhood, and sisterhood to. We learn more about people in co-operation by: working with them, observing them, listening to them, and talking with them. 

                        Co-operation is vital for self-governance. For me self governance is taking care of ourselves. Taking care of one's self is mostly a co-operative affair these days, even though it is still much like being one's own boss. We also do self-governance together with others for our mutual benefit. Governance can be about government and Government with a capital G. Government can be about taking care of our state, city, town, school, or about finding a place to put up a basketball court, planning how to do it, and doing it. Of course doing this kind of governance is best done with co-operation, we work together. In democratic governance the working together can bring especially good effects.

                        Co-operating may be humanities best activities. It is certainly one of our most useful activities. One of our greatest powers as a society is the power to co-operate for our common good. Co-operation is a powerful good and an important step in organization.

                      

Organization:

                        Co-operation can usually includes being supported by those you support or being helped by those you help. It can be long term as in a family, a business, or a county, but it can be short term as in a piece of work for a limited purpose. Organization is very similar.

                        Just knowing something about what co-operation is, gives us a reason to practice it with some gratitude. we know that we can work together for our mutual good. Doing so in a democratic way can be even more satisfying because the individuals so co-operating because of the satisfying feeling of equality. Each co-operator is valued. We know that working together can get us through some tough times. In tough times it can keep us safe. In better times it improves our chances for an abundant life among supportive others. Well organized co-operation can do so even more effectively.

                        Co-operation can be particularly important in hard times and not just at critical moments  or in urgent cases, but in every-day difficult times. Who has live a year with no difficult times. It is sometimes difficult to get through a month in which a little co-operation would have helped. Its a nice feeling that there are people are around to help even when you don't need it. In some tough times some co-operation could have helped me, but I didn't realize what I had to offer. However, over the years men and women have worked out effective and informal ways of getting to better days. We practiced co-operation in clubs, families, unions businesses, towns, cities, counties, and other organizations.

Without co-operation, organization may be impossible:

                        It is especially useful to co-operate well in times of unusually rapid change. Earth changes such as climate change seems to be getting to be that kind of change. It is possible for us to organize to better adapt to Earth changes such as climate change.

Dialogue is necessary for nearly all  good co-operation and organization:

                        Very often I use the word "dialogue" to refer to a special kind of talk. For us, right now, let it just mean good listening and clear talk. We can come to know one another better and to co-operate better. We can greatly improve our chances for effective co-operation by listening to each other better and talking with one another honestly. Listening and talking for meaning and understanding helps us to more effectively co-operate. Our ongoing dialogue is important.

                        For a higher level of co-operation, a more effective mode of communication is very useful. Face to face dialogue is an example of a mode of communication. I such dialogue we listen for meaning and understanding. We often benefit greatly from learning to co-operate with persons very different from ourselves. We come to listen more effectively for their meanings and their understandings. Their life experience is likely to have been significantly different from ours so they may have learned a point of view different from ours. Its that better listening leads to better co-operation and more effective organization. We can practice better listening. As we know, we can better co-operate by informing and being informed so as to come to necessary understandings. 

Practices which can aid co-operation, governance, dialogue, and effective organization:

Good practices include:

~ sharing leadership.

~  offering suggestions rather than commands.

~ showing gratitude, praise, and respect for co-operation which effectively moves us closer to achieving our common goals.

~ doing useful work. 

~ appreciating the import of our common efforts and aims.

~ sharing our understanding of our common benefits.

~ trying to really understand the problem.

~ trying to understand the other guy's ideas.

~ explaining the reasons for requests and rules.

~ taking turns talking, listening, waiting, leading, getting things done.

~ practicing participation.

                        Share your additions, corrections, questions, and comments related to this comment just below, in "comments." It may say "no comments." Click on it anyway.

                        Thank you for your visit.

                                                                                                RCS

We Can Do it Anyway We Want.

Group: Random Considerations On Its Nature

 Self and Group

                    There are those of us who know more about than we know about ourselves. A family is a group of sorts. There are those who realize that knowledge of self and knowledge of group are are, very often, best developed in tandem. Or,   more fully said, that some have come to realize that our understanding in one area can get so far ahead of the other that our development in both is limited. And, that when our development falls enough behind the other, the development of both is hindered. So, that which you are learning about the use of self can help you in your use of group. Also development of your power in the use group can improve your ongoing self development.

                   So it is that most of us benefit by ongoing development of our understanding of self and that of group, without letting understanding in one get to far ahead the other. So I could say that participation in group is good for self development. And that is just the beginning. Group knowledge leads to knowledge of dialogue and co-operation, which leads to the better use of organization. And the practice of these steps seem to lead to the better practice of collective self-governance.

                    A prime injunction of wisdom teachings has been, "Know thyself." This injunction has been up there close to the one Christ taught on the nature of love. Wisdom teachings also suggest that learning which leads to understanding and meaning may be the prime purpose of human being and also that the first important learning is of self. So, gaining understanding in self helps one to gain understanding of group. As we come to improved doing of group we come to better understand ourselves. And, so on. We seem to be creatures of great curiosity who seem to love getting more meaning into our lives.

                    Learning seems to aid our knowing and and understanding. Observation and practice aids our learning. It may be good for us to realize that there is a lot to learn, know, and understand. Learning, knowing, and understanding seems to stroke and stoke our curiosity and to also to feed our hungry minds with meaning. These doings can be done alone and may also be better done co-operating in a group.   

                    You may believe that learning is an important part of being. You may have found that it can often be fun and that it is almost always be satisfying. Others and sometimes our vary selves have made it unpleasant. Some agree that learning is often best when one follows his or her bliss.

                    I believe that learning about groups is a great way to learn about ourselves, our world, and our collective self-governance. My experience informs me that there are many qualities of learning. You might want to consider the quality of your recent learning. Who you are now and the nature of your present situation effects that quality. Right now it may be effected by my writing. 

                    These days much of my writing is affected by the way we are not governing ourselves and the way we are doing so little to help each other to better practice governance. Two ways I see to better the situation were there is the will to do so. One way is centered on face to face groups of less than 40. The other is centered on particular way of speaking among one among one another; it might be called a democratic dialogue.

                    

                      Thank you for reading this far. The following will be not

Participation in a Group

                    Participation in a certain group at a certain time can be a pleasure or a pain. At the same time it is nearly always a learning experience. That learning and that experience will be of varying quality. Much of that learning can lead to valuable knowledge of self. Awareness of that possibility can aid the quality of your learning and your life.

    

                    There are many kinds of groups; examples include hobby groups, civic service, political group, self-help group, religious groups and there are many different variations of each kind of group. Recently I have thought of being a participant in two learning/study groups: one dealing with more effective group dialogue the other about the nature and practice of citizen governance.

                Governance group might deal schools and utilities. Another governance group might might be interested in the democratic governance of all kinds of groups, another group may be formed to look at the democratic intent of  the US constitution. You may be interested in new ways of managing a corporation. Or, you might enjoy participating in a fly fishing and fly tying group, a sane dating group, or a music appreciation group.

                You might find your group useful, interesting, and a joy for more reasons than I can imagine. Each group can a learning experience on two levels one can be through  your observation of the nature of the group and its interests and the other your observation of your participation in the group.

                Of course, one group can be more useful, pleasant, or interesting than another is to and to others. Some will be better suited to your personality or to your deeper self then are others.

                Some groups are more transitory than are others. While others prove lasting enough to prove very useful to their members. A significant number of these longer lasting groups can become  social tools as well as well as a sort of schools well adapted to its members.

                The probability of success among these groups is increased by a high level of participation by a large percentage of  a groups membership. This participation has strengthened both the effectiveness and the longevity of groups. Also groups of a democratic nature often prove to be more effective in the long run.

                Surely an important part of being is learning. Learning about the world around us can be an important move toward learning about ourselves, as learning about ourselves can be vital to coming to a better understanding  of our world. I believe that the learning we can do in groups is important to learning about self, our world, and self governance.

                My experience informs me that there are many qualities of learning and that learning in one area is supportive of learning in other areas. You may have become aware that learning of governance, and how to do it, is important to me. My interest includes both that of the individual self-governance of each of us, and our collective mutual self-governance.

                It is fair for you to check to see how much of that which I am writing makes useful good sense to you. If it does seem to make useful good sense to you, take note. You may find that is truly important to your life. If you think that it may be of ongoing usefulness to you, but that you also have questions related to it then please ask those questions. If  the "comments" section just below seems not to be working, use the "comments" section of any one of the associated blogsites available sites here. To do so mention the name of this post and the name of this site in your post to "comments." I will try to respond in the "comments" section or in a post. It may be useful to use your name or a nom de plume. 

                Below you may find more about the nature of group and group participation. 

Participation in a Group

                Participation in a group is a learning experience. The quality of that experience will be of varying quality. However what you learn and the quality of that learning will be very much up to you. Your learning can lead to valuable knowledge of  yourself. Awareness of the possibilities of your learning can enhance the the quality of your learning and of your life.

                Groups can be organizations, very well organized and effective organizations. In groups and organizations it is important to each one that each member knows and has in mind that he or she is important to the organization, to its longevity, to it's value to each member and the collective, to the congeniality of membership, and more. For the good of the group and of individual members it is best that each member has a place in the organization and and valued activity/job. Being a practicing participatory democracy tends to increase the level participation in a group and to increase its value to one and all.

                You have the power to have a group. A local face to face is usually best. You can enjoy the power and usefulness of the group and your strength, growth, and development in it. Its fair to make a group of your own when you become so inclined. You can visit the  dialogue site here for some ideas.

                Let's say that you get info about a group which seems interesting. You can probably attend a few meetings to see what its like. Showing up is an important step. You can join it for a time if it seems congenial. 

                What's next? You could do this: Analyze your group or organization to better know it and perhaps yourself. Doing such an analysis can help you to participate in it more effectively and more completely enjoy its benefits.

Activities to Help You to Better Understand A Group

To start you, or you and a friend, can begin to carry out some of the activities suggested just below:

~ Find out who in the group has authority to implement group plans. Doing so will lead you to many questions which may have illuminating answers.

~ Know the action plan for long range funding of your organization as a group. this leads to more interesting questions.

~ Find out who is involved in developing your strategic plan. You may now be learn some diplomacy; and to have some new questions: What plan? What strategy? What involvement? What's going on?

~ Know your membership trends. Is membership increasing or decreasing? Why?

~ What is the nature of the groups benefits for you and others? Just what are they?

~ Who is doing the bulk of the work to accomplish the group goals? Just what are those goals? What work?

~ Which people to the work? What jobs are there to do? Who makes the meeting place available and ready to use? Where are the job doers?

~ Consider the nature of the group's for you and for others.

~ Make sure you know the engines of your group. How are members motivated. What keeps them coming back?

Group as an Example of an Organization

                A Group is an organization. Both or or either one can keep you as busy as you like. Your group ought to feel congenial to you.

                You might set out to find answers to the following questions as aids to your growth, pleasure, and power and that of other members of your group:

~ What questions do you have about your group/organization? What questions do you have about your membership in it?

~ How will you get answers to those questions? 

~ What will you do about your questions and answers? What can you do. What would you rather do? What would you do about the questions and answers when you had the help of other members?

~ What makes your group operate? What makes you operate? What makes you and other members co-operate?

~ What motivates you observe the doings of members? Do you consider your motivations for doing so. Do you consider what seems to be their their motives for doing what they do.

                Keep in mind that in a group, it is not mandatory that you search for answers to your questions by yourself. Your group is for doing together.

                Enjoy your growing power and the growing power of your group. You support your group's power and your group supports yours.

                Take, or make the opportunity to learn more about you.

                Thank you for reading. Please feel free to tell me what you got out of it.

                                                                                        Richard S.