First Meeting of the "New Society"

Sunday, August 12, 2007

First Meeting of the "New Society"

Rick Blaine: We'll always have Paris. We didn't have, we, we lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night.

We got it back last night, too. We got back the feelings we used to have when we put our energies together to work toward a goal and went for it. We got back the feeling of being trusted, of being heard.

It was wonderful to sit in a circle of friends again and feel that respect and trust, and the willingness of people to start something new and build it up.

I felt like we were all midwives, birthing a newborn organization. And in fact we were. The baby hasn't got a name yet, and doesn't know what it will be when it grows up. But it was born last night and has about 20 loving and caring parents standing ready to nurture its growth. What an excellent start.

We've already got 3 reflections groups planned and a second planning meeting for September. I've volunteered for a task force and at least one of the committees. Looks to me like we are ready!