Swanwick Star Issue No.15 (2022)

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Exploring Ourselves

 

Exploring Ourselves
Dialogue session with Jackie McInley, online
Sunday, March 6, 2022

 

Participants were asked to bring up topics for the dialogue. Based on the responses, the nature

of dialogue itself became the focus, including What is dialogue? Is something being generated

in dialogue that is different? Are we on the same page, or not? How do we know? Does

dialogue help create unity? Are we here to be comfortable, even getting comfort from others

sharing their discomfort?

It was asked: What happens when I don’t feel we’re on the same page? And do we need to be

on the same page as others? The need for security in dialogue was raised.

One participant asked if we can all be on the same page with K’s statement: ‘As long as there’s

an ‘I’ there cannot be love’.