urgency & philosophy

[Manuela Maciel]

Dear Ed, Adam, Patti, Rebecca and others

I find this a very, very interesting discussion about what to do with
Sociatry...very pertinent for the season too..I am trying to decide myself
whether I should continue more just with my patients or also getting more
involved in social causes...Using community Sociodrama for example... 

After all what makes psychodrama so special and spiritual is not just the
method but mainly its philosophy, expressed in Moreno`s writings.

The First International Sociodrama Congress held in Portugal last October,
where 150 people attended, from 15 countries,was dealing with the question
of application of sociatry to our social realities in the world,at micro and
macro interventions in organizations, education and community.

One of our main conclusions was that we have been talking more about
Sociodrama and sociatry in the world then actually doing it!

We had however demonstrations of a few real applications in Brazil, Israel,
England, Sweden, Portugal, etc.

The next Congress will be held in between Sweden and Finland, territories
where, in fact,social awareness and responsibility seams to be very high.


These sort of meetings about Sociatry my bring us some new solutions for
those who are more inspired to used the therapeutic methods to the whole
humankind...

To check the blogue with the program of our last Congress you might check
the link:



http://congressosociodrama.blogspot.com/

Wish you all a meaningful 2008!

Manuela Maciel


-----Mensagem original-----
De: list-bounces at grouptalkweb.org [mailto:list-bounces at grouptalkweb.org] Em
nome de Adam Blatner
Enviada: sexta-feira, 28 de Dezembro de 2007 18:49
Para: edwschreiber at earthlink.net
Cc: list at grouptalkweb.org
Assunto: Re: urgency & philosophy

Ed, your point about what, me worry? is valid especially regarding the part
of the 
spectrum that is below 4% in my rough imagined scene: This is denial, the
state achieved 
by getting drunk or absorbed in distractions.
      I'm proposing a middle arena of engagement and edge that at the same
time doesn't 
shift from level "yellow" or medium alertness to level "red" (over 12%) at
which point 
affects cloud judgment.
     This threshold varies with temperament and other factors.

     I also want to emphasize that what-to-do-about-it needs to be woven in:
The old 
serenity prayer by Niebuhr--the courage to change what I can, and strength
to endure what 
I cannot, and the wisdoom to know the difference. This discrimination is the
key.

        I want to seek very specific and practical applications of sociatry
and not be 
satisfied with just talking about how it is a grand idea.

         Warmly, ADam
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <edwschreiber at earthlink.net>
To: "BARNETT WEISS" <budweiss at verizon.net>; "Adam Blatner"
<adam at blatner.com>
Cc: <list at grouptalkweb.org>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: urgency & philosophy


> In response to Adam:
>
> Reember that long ago (actually it still exits) MAD MAGAZINE front page
character of 
> Alfred E. Newman, who would always have as a logo-theme "What Me Worry?"
>
> Frankly I am not worried about the melting ice caps.
> Who needs polar bears anyway?
> And who needs the global conveyer belt that moves heat from the equator
north?
> And who anyway needs the saline composition to stay the same anyway, to
move the heat?
>
> You're right:  let's not worry.
> Let's "let it be" and "let it happen".
> After all, shouldn't we just "trust the process?"
>
> I agree, no need to feel urgency, after all it's Atlanta not New England
that' running 
> out of water.
> And anyway, who gives a hoot about the death of the oceans, what good are
they really?
>
> So no need to worry.
> No need to feel urgent.
> We'll be ok, we are after all Americans.
>
> And that's the point.
>
> Ed
>
>
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