A Reminder About This Different Kind of Dialogue.

 RCS Posts dialogue including: A bit of a definition of our usefully different kind of dialogue.

 

             I write about a new kind of dialogue. It is mostly for groups of as small as 9 to groups of about 39. 

            Below are some descriptive notes about what is, and what it is not. See other posts on the benefits of this more productive and satisfying way to communicate. It can work wonders with your husband and has been successful in some very large groups.

Our dialogue practice is not a:

~ place to make a particular point prevail.

~ debate or even a discussion. 

~ time to attempt to make points.

~ game to win or lose.

 

This new dialogue practice is a way to:

~ meaning and understanding.

~ an activity which helps us to be us.

~ through the meaning of word.

~ an honest, supportive activity.   

~ greater awareness and enhanced consciousness.

~ hone your listening skills.

~ develop new speaking skills.

~ effective methods of communication. 

~ cultural preservation and creation.

~ make a healthy, effective society more probable.

~ meet interested people in an interesting environment.

~ put honest thoughts "on the table" where we can look at them and begin to find their meaning.

~ be heard.

~ find pleasure in speaking-up.

~ understanding among us and within us.

~ satisfying relationship.

~ exchange idea and opinion more safely. 

~ share experience.

~ more effective communication beyond the group.

~ practice a "second" language.

~ peace and good will.

~ to see our words as gifts.

According to Dr. David Bohm a similar dialogue practice is:

~ participating in a flow of meaning between us, through us, and among us.

~ an activity out of which emerges new and renewed understanding.

~ an activity which helps us to be an us.

            Could you find a way to practice a dialogue of this sort? Could you practice a dialogue more of this sort in your group?

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About What a Dialogue is Not and More of What It Is About.

The dialogue practice is not:

~ a place to make a particular point or idea prevail.

~ a debate or discussion.

~ a game to win or lose.

The dialog practice is a way:

~ to peace and good will

~ to see our words as gifts to others.

~ to keep a flow of meaning  moving among us.

~ to and activity which helps us to be us.

~ through the meaning of each word.

~ to an honest supportive activity.

~ to greater awareness and enhanced consciousness.

~ to develop new listening and speaking skills.

~ to practice effective communication.

~ to preservation, growth, and creation of culture.

~ of  making a healthy, effective society more probable.

~ to develop proficiency in a new language. 

~ to meet, know, and understand new and interesting persons.

~ of putting honest thoughts on the table where we can look them over and begin to find their meaning.

~ of being heard.

~ of finding pleasure in speaking up.

~ to understanding among us and within us.

~ to exchange views and opinions,.

~ to satisfying relationship.

~ to share experience.

~ to more effective communication outside the group.  

According to David Bohm, dialogue practice is:

~ participating in a flow of meaning between us, through us, and among us.

~ an activity out of which emerges new and renewed understanding.

~ an activity which helps us to be us. 

As a member of a dialogue practice group it is good to remember that it is to your benefit and the benefit of others:

~ to maintain your group a as a place of safety and satisfaction.

~ to be aware that it is your responsibility to take care of yourself and to support the integrity of the group.

~ to know that your growing awareness of the meanings and understandings flowing through your group are important.

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