the public forum & professionalism

[PATRICIA DESERT]

Ed--I'm not sure which Tom you were talking to in your email or what your reference meant about "our workshop."  To tell you the truth I felt like this was some kind of inside correspondence that I wasn't supposed to be privy to.   So I felt blindsided when I got to your comments about Nick.  And I thank you for recognizing the nature of it and apologizing.  I also started thinking about the way information given via Grouptalk can be perceived and just how far we should go with personal disclosure.  I'm wondering if anyone else has had similar thoughts.  For example regarding ASGPP--
    I don't know who did what, when, where, how, and to what extent so it grieves me to think that some well-intentioned folks on the Board are undeservingly being tarred with some very hot feathers and then pinned to the cross. 
    I don't believe anyone has a monopoly on feeling hurt or discounted in the psychodrama community or in ASGPP.  I would guess that we all can complain about someone who has done this or that over the years.  However, I am interested in what is happening right now and that in the Morenian spirit we can "look each other in the eye" with the intent to understand the other person's perspective without shame or blame or hurtful subtle inferences.
   On the other hand, don't we all sometimes have unflattering perceptions of another, tentative or otherwise?  I believe it is human nature to want to express this, possibly get some feedback, and feel some support for our experiences.  I would hope though that when we have this need that we have the sensitivity and discretion to send it through back channels and not through the public forum.  Ed, I don't fault you for what you said.  It was just unfortunate where you said it.  And this is a very easy thing for any of us to do.  We are busy, our minds are quick thinking, some of us type like whiz kids and simply hit the keys with out thoughts.  So I am asking all of us, please, let's pay close attention to the idea that we are all in a reciprocal role with each other on this listserve.  What wonderful benefits we experience as a result.  But the contract brings with it responsibility to pay attention to what we say, when, and how, and to whom we say it?  Blessings and peace, Patti  
   


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Edward Schreiber<mailto:edwschreiber at earthlink.net> 
  To: drkatetsi at mac.com<mailto:drkatetsi at mac.com> ; list at grouptalkweb.org<mailto:list at grouptalkweb.org> 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 1:08 PM
  Subject: Re: 


  I need to apologize for a comment, a side comment in
  my last email regarding Nick Wolff.  Nick has been
  incredibly professional and respectful and I am not
  satisfied with my own side comments.  Not the way
  I want to treat others or be treated.  Sorry.  Won't happen
  again.

  Ed

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