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Roxy - 2004-08-06 17:14:59
I think you need to be bluntly honest with them on what they are doing wrong. Spout your Bachelor's degree, your multiple years' experience in other pagan communities, give yourself some credit for understanding group dynamics, and don't tolerate the poor behavior in your presence. But that's just my own confrontational style if I had to deal with all that. =) It works for me. Example: tell person A straight up that they are not helping matters, that if they did "this" they would improve the situation, and help be a part of the solution instead of adding to the problem. And do the same to every other troublemakers. Good luck, Lora!
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Fae - 2004-08-17 17:24:53
Honestly, I feel the same way about a lot of the stuff that's been going on lately. It made me wonder why I bothered to crawl out of my little hole, until I saw everyone at the Open Forum. That gave me hope. I have weighty concerns that nearly equal what I've got in hope, but I've always been an optimist. I'm often quite blunt, which often comes across as aggressive (especially in text, though I do try to soften the blow)... but it's difficult to give an honest opinion, even heavily blunted and given with chocolate and roses, when you know the likelihood of it wrecking a friendship and turning the wrath your direction is QUITE high. I'm looking forward to meeting with you, though, and planning CUUPS things. The more I look around, I realize that's where I belong.. that's my niche.
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