I meet with a few groups throughout the month. Yes, for accountability (am I doing the work?), but more importantly, for connection and understanding. Yes, the introvert needs connection.
Each and every time we leave one another, we do a checkout. This usually consists of a short phrase or a word (usually depending on the personality). And inevitably, we leave differently than we arrived. Discombobulated. Scattered. Stressed.
Turns to:
Elevated.
Loved.
Seen.
Connected.
Grateful.
Compassionate.
Something shifts when you meet with people and actually do the work together. When you slow down enough to notice…. to listen……, you begin to understand others in a way you didn’t before you arrived. You see them.
In my world, the Enneagram world, two of my three group monthly meetings are centered around this work and these kinds of meetings are especially powerful. Sitting with people who lead from different dominant patterns and hearing what it feels like to be them in the world does something subtle but important. It reminds us that while we are different, we are all living inside our own version of suffering. It feels different. It shows up differently. But it’s there for all of us in our own ways.
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And somehow, instead of separating us, our differences begin to bond us.
This is why these groups matter so much right now.
For many of us, the world feels chaotic. It’s hard to get our footing. It feels like one thing after another. And the truth is, it is one thing after another. You’re not imagining it.
But you can’t get your footing back unless you do something about it.
We need connection.
We need understanding.
We need compassion.
Most of us understand how we show up in the world, even if we don’t fully understand why. What we often miss is that others show up very differently than we do. And when we don’t understand that, conflict grows quickly.
This is exactly why I created my workshop, Conflict to Compassion.
In this ninety-minute experiential workshop, you’ll take a free assessment and bring your results into the room. Together, we’ll explore what those results actually mean in real life. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how and why you react the way you do under stress, and just as importantly, how others do too.
Assessments alone don’t change us. They only become meaningful when there is human interaction, support, and interpretation. This workshop is meant to be a first touchpoint, a place to begin rebuilding the footing so many of us are looking for.
Because that footing leads to compassion.
And compassion goes deeper than understanding.
Compassion is the heart’s response to understanding.
And honestly, we could all use a little more heart right now, couldn’t we?
So come breathe with me. Come be with others who are curious. Let’s slow down enough to understand why we are showing up the way we do. Perspectives aren’t black and white. Right and wrong. They are nuanced. People are nuanced.
This workshop is for those who want to understand the world we’re living in a little better. Because without understanding, we stay stuck in the chaos.
I hope to see you next week.
You can join me for this workshop here. It’s only $29, a simple full-of-thought investment in yourself and your community. February 7th, 10:00 am EST, Zoom.