Having an appreciative, resourceful attitude toward everything that happens. --Tree
Trusting that, when this kind of thing comes up. --Tree ..... It can help the person being drawn "out" to acknowledge that the group could benefit by including this person / what they're bringing (if you believe that's true), it's just that on balance you see it serving the group more to not do so at this time. --John
Ruminating often helps one accept the Grist. --Tree
When working with Emergence, you just don't know what is going to trigger something special. -- Tom
When following the energy, anything that comes up can provide direction on where to go next.
When generating possibilities, keep creativity open by allowing anything and everything to be part of the conversation. Keep the judgments and evaluations and critiques for later. -- Tom
What is this person who seems difficult telling you about the group? --Tree
If you trust in All Grist, then it's easier to Let Go. --Tree
Simply welcoming what is, trusting it will add to the process. --Tree
Treat the naming as part of the grist, even if it's named badly (not neutral, wrong timing, etc.). --Tree
Treating everything as grist supports NAY. --Tree
When reflecting upon "mistakes," it's often useful to treat them as Grist and see what can be learned. --Tree
Trusting that if something is expressed in a less than skillful way, it is all grist. --Tree
Trusting that whatever is shared is useful in some way. --Tree
For voices from the Margins to be heard, the listeners have to have an attitude of All Grist for the Mill, because Margins are, by definition, not at the center of the conversation. -- Tom
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