Tuesday 12 February 2013

Notes from 7th February


Present: Rona (host), Iain (guardian) and Bill and Ruth
Apologies: Evie and Norma


First we confirmed our newly formulated Circle Guidelines:

CARE RESPONS-ABLY FOR ONESELF

a/ Ask for what we need

b/ Deep Listening


CARE RESPONS-ABLY FOR OTHERS

a/ Honour Ripple Space

b/ Listen with Curiosity and Compassion

c/ Offer What We Can


CARE RESPONS-ABLY FOR OUR TIME AND SPACE

a/ Honour Time-keeping

b/ Incorporate Lightness

c/ Value Agreements Made

d/ Talk to the Centre

e/ Honour the Talking Piece



Here just a few reflections on the thoughts that came up when  studying

Chapter 8
Our common illusion about money


and
Chapter 9
SIMPLICITY AND THE HEALING OF OUR FINANCIAL WORLD



Main thing found: we still think of money as 'our' money as if it is something we own.
The fact that the money we have in our pockets or accounts has in fact very little to do with us other than that we consent taking it as a sign of value return for our work, blurs the real facts that the value decisions made (wages/prices/interest) are based upon deeply flawed societal processes (debt base money creation; the slavery of mortgages, etc)

how can we change our attitude?

The intriguing and still very alien sounding notion of receiving and giving anything as GIFT rather than as 'due', tied to a confusing mix of basic needs needs for status.... how can we free ourselves from this tangle?

"Changing the financial institutions"
Louis's notion of how this entrenched system could be changed seems foggy and unclear, if not unrealistic.

Yes, Love can play a part in how we heal our relationship with money but money=love makes no sense, as money is only a conduit and in that, actually, neutral.
If choose and are able to bestow the conduit with love, love can flow through money,. In fact, that is nothing new neither, as people have done that (loving giving of money) since money is about.

Money, the way how it is worked with, needs to be understood first with clear thinking before one can speak of 'redeeming' it.



Practical points decided upon:
  1. Iain will write up our Circle Agreements on an A3 sheet of paper which we then can use colour on to create a beautiful wall piece
  2. Louis to be invited for the 28th of February to join in with Circle first and then share more 
  3. next week's reading: Ch10 + 11; Host Bill b/f; Ch12+13 Iain with Ruth as backup
  4. decided to go ahead next week's session, 14th Feb; 9.30am, even though being school holiday might mean the mothers amongst us might not be able to come

 session on 14th had to be cancelled after all;
same program now for 21st February, same time same place  

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