Well, our CEASE FIRE is in TROUBLE --ÿ after just one week, almost to the hour.ÿ One sparkÿ ---ÿ then POOOF, a brushfire.
I only read a few posts, and must leave here shortly, but saw enough to know that a mine or two got tripped. We NEVER had a truce you know, only a cease fire, and we've been walking through a mine field, searching for a peaceful solution to MONTHS of turmoil.
Can we see now?ÿÿÿ what a HARD task we have?ÿ if we are to preserve and extend the cease fire, and (eventually - LONG down the road) attain a TRUCE?ÿÿÿ
Last week we cooled off a bit, but many of us retained well-stoked hurts and angerÿ -- accumulated over months of hurling and taking barbs, insults, ....
Old grudges take lots of time to heal..ÿ We all need equivalent patience. Some, who are more patient, can make up for those of us with shorter fuses.
This is NOT Kid Stuff.ÿ To work, mediation processes require a lot of maturityÿ -- you gotta stuff that ego out of the way! Not easy!! And those who have felt most hurt during the past battles WILL be slowest to be able to cooperate with the process.
SO CUT SLACK!!
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Is it HOPELESS???ÿÿÿÿ NO WAY!
Can we deal with this, and work things through?ÿ YOU BET!ÿ --- IF enough people WANT peace enough to work hard at it,ÿ and not be HOOKED by those who want to sabotage it.ÿ
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(I haven't had time to read much of today's posting, but did notice that some folks came back to CELEBRATE the breakdown, and toss fuel into the fire.ÿ Is this what we want?ÿ knee-jerk bickering? )
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I've GOT to leave pronto - have no more time for this right now, but will be back late tonight.ÿ
In the meantime, PLEASE ....... if you care about the people here
CUT SLACK
Be Response-Able ONLY for yourself.
PLEASE go back and re-read the 4 terms and comments
ÿ--- and RE-THINK themÿÿ -- in the LIGHT of this situation.
and decideÿ - what do I really want to do . . .
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Remember: It IS Do-able
Expect the bestÿ (but be preparedÿ for the worst)
The corollary to that:
If I expect nothing, nothing is what I will surely get
Hang in there folks,
Cheryl |
