tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931768660001666.post6995953730007436485..comments2023-06-19T06:16:21.321-07:00Comments on Courage to Change: Smitty's ESH: Gratitude, I am dancing insideSmittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681768755769989964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931768660001666.post-71548645982526643442010-02-01T04:45:57.961-08:002010-02-01T04:45:57.961-08:00Thanks Syd. Triple dipping sounds excessive. I ...Thanks Syd. Triple dipping sounds excessive. I understand how it can be rough for a first time meeting chair, too. At my meeting last night, there were four of us who got to share three times each, two who shared twice and two did not share at all. I did pause after most folks had shared once and looked at the two who were choosing to be still, and they did not speak up. So, I believe they had a choice. Thanks for giving me a reality check!Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681768755769989964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931768660001666.post-52674832766617756202010-01-29T05:28:49.288-08:002010-01-29T05:28:49.288-08:00The Eliot quote is great. Just to answer a few que...The Eliot quote is great. Just to answer a few questions that you have raised: <br />Triple dipping is the same person sharing 3 times in a meeting and not allowing others to share<br />Cross talk is carrying on a conversation back and forth with another group member. <br />In our meetings, the chair is supposed to hold the meeting together and basically know the traditions and keep to them. At the meeting I left, the chairperson was chairing for the first time and let the meeting get out of control. I had spoken up once during the meeting about cross talk. So when I found that I wasn't getting what I needed out of the meeting, then I left about ten minutes before the hour was up. <br />I am a believer in the traditions. And in staying with a meeting format that allows each in the room to share if they so wish. Pauses between shares are a time for quiet meditation. JMO.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.com