Within the final component of the first Authentic Reflections program I asked participants to bring what they learnt to their greater communities (internalize belonging and externalize community). They came up with some community values that they wanted to share: The following is a summarization of several of our conversations. I see these values as the foundation of what the program meant for the participants and a good starting point for facilitating intimacy as a group.
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Communities must know if a member will make available the time, energy, and financial commitment necessary to be a supportive, effective member.
Commitment, meaning a promise with no
expectation of reward, comes from a place of honesty and ownership. Taking part in genuine community requires stepping outside of entitlement found within a scarcity mentality with the question, “what’s in it for me?” With this expansion of awareness, comes an expansion of self, along with trust where each individual supports the group and knows they will be supported as needed. Before every program each participant reviews and accepts a carefully crafted Letter of Commitment. The letter provides an explanation of what being part of their community will entail and the sacrifices and challenges it requires. The letter is heavily framed within the idea that being part of a community means thinking more than individually.
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