Is it part of this group's purpose to deal with these concerns? Is it a therapy group, activism toward a related cause, or what? --Tree ........ Agree that whether drawing a boundary at this time serves the group's purpose is a valuable question, and I think Convergence/Divergence gives a more specific and more valuable focus to that inquiry than the more general flow patterns of purpose/intention/priority focus/follow the energy.
Relate the celebrated accomplishments to the original purpose of the group or event -- since that's what most defines success and places it in a context of ongoing enterprise. (Tom)
Closings provide opportunities to reflect on achievement of and/or reaffirm purpose. --Sue
The most obvious common ground is our purpose for gathering. So the best way to re-center in our common ground is often to ask for it: "Why are we all here?" of "Help us connect that to our purpose." This goes for Priority focus and Setting Intention, too. -- Tom
Purpose is the container within which divergence happens and the essence of the convergence which happens at the end of the cycle. It is the safe stable reference point as the energies shift. -- Tom
Flow of purpose leads to Em. --Tree
Feedback is vital for affirming whether we are aligning with our purpose. --Sue
There is something for me about the larger context in which we do our work, something about the underlying values we are promoting here. If our goal is to serve life, that includes all of life (not just humyns). --Tree
Staying tuned in to the purpose of the group helps keep petty paranoias at bay -- and a group can include in their purpose the creation of a culture of trust. -- Tom
Central to a group's culture is its purpose. -- Tom
A question can set the tone of an Opening and Welcome, frame its Purpose, and constitute an Invitation to the group. -- wiki
In any process it is wise to continually touch base with the purpose, over and over. It will look different each time, while never changing. - Tom
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