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4.6 | For your TEAM meeting in this period, practice with the Peer Circle. What did you notice? Post insights.
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I noticed that the exercise of mirroring each other and focusing on our personal experience as it relates to what we just heard rather than giving advice is something I can practice in different conversations. After getting to know each other the vulnerability felt more natural but I find myself utilizing the awareness from the practice in conversations outside the wisdom circle. It is all about attention to invite curiosity and connection without losing myself in the other person and it takes work to do that but it is so much more interesting when this shared humanity happens with an added layer of awareness. I have noticed in myself a discomfort around doing this work when merging personal and work identity with people I just met and that comes from a place of compartmentalizing my identities in the past so I’m really grateful for the opportunity to witness that and integrate those parts.
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Our last team meeting was emotional. A team member shared thoughts and emotions that we all had experienced or where experiencing in that moment, and the shared experiences were palpable. The situation that was shared was not business related, it was life related, and personal mastery is where leadership starts. It was a tender session and frankly a good Wisdom Circle to wrap up the course.
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While my Team wasn’t able to meet this week due to a variety of reasons, the effort and care put into attempting to gather & support one another via email and text has been incredible. I often underestimate how impactful my presence can be to a group even by just showing up, and hearing that I was missed and that the group will attempt to meet next week outside of our “homework” timeframe reminded me that there are many others in the world looking to develop skills and be in wise, right relationship with one another. Keeps the hope alive!
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I recently came across that building a close relationship requires “sustained, escalating, reciprocal, personal self-disclosure” (Aron, Melinat, Aron, Vallone, & Bator, 1997). I feel our wisdom group has done just that! Even when life is hard, the wisdom circle format was always fruitful and insightful for everyone attending. In the past four months, we have gone through pleasant/neutral/unpleasant changes and experiences in each of our lives. I feel so honored to have been a part of each other’s lives in this way. 🙂
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It was a powerful meeting for me. I’m so grateful for my team’s honesty! I received feedback that really rang true. It was a repeat of feedback I received last year, during a Spirit Rock retreat. So it’s interesting that I heard something similar in this MLT training — since this is a totally new context/group of people. Taking the feedback to heart holds up a mirror for me to take a better look at what’s possible for myself. And how being dedicated to incorporating what I learn might be of service the world. Just the thought of that feels inspiring!
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We once again practiced our wisdom circle and it’s so beautiful to see how much closeness the team has built. I look forward to connecting with my group again in the new year after this training is over. I love our wisdom circles!
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In our team meeting this week one of the members discussed a very powerful and emotional personal challenge. I felt so connected to them and could relate in a very deep way to their challenges and struggles, I share them now and have shared them myself over the years. I left with so much compassion and connectedness for both this individual and the rest of the group. It was a wonderful way to finish our last Wisdom Circle.
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It was my turn to raise an “issue” in the circle. I was impressed and deeply grateful for how the team listened and held my issue in such a compassionate way and for the questions and experiences they brought which have been very helpful for me in reflecting. I also noticed very viscerally the effect talking about the issue had on my body and speech and the tension and stress it brought which was helpful in itself…
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We, unfortunately, did not meet this month. It was a scattered month for all of us, I believe. What I notice every time we meet, whether outside or inside the oficial whole group meetings, I leave our small group feeling energized and nurtured. I appreciate having a constant group of people to connect with.
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The opportunities for listening with compassion was heightened. The thought of belonging and connecting made it more meaningful.
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It was really helpful and a great way to strengthen relationships. I still find it easier and more rewarding to help someone else with their challenge than to share my own. I’m working on getting better at asking for help though.
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Our group focused on the overall topics of the month and reflections on how practice was going on a personal, relational, and organizational levels. What I’ve noticed is as the group feels for comfortable and safe for me, I’ve shifted towards more mindful listening and wise speech, with less focus on what I want to say and trusting that the right words will come. This says a lot for improving upon psychological safety in my teams as this may influence others to move in that direction as well.
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I enjoyed this session with my group. Throughout the wisdom circle meetings, I’ve noticed how much we already have the answer(s) in us. The powerful questioning and sharing of experiences do their job to move us closer to uncovering them.
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Unfortunately, my group was not able to meet. It’s interesting that I feel a sense of affinity with them in the large group sessions and feel happy to see them in small groups. I appreciate any sense of familiarity in such a large group.
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I notice our unfolding. How sharing vulnerably inspires deep support and connection. It’s beautiful.
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