Guidelines for Respectful Dialogue
As a community of members and friends who strive to welcome and nurture as well as inspire and challenge, we promote the following guidelines for engaging in a free and responsible search for truth and meaning in our lives:
• Listen with respect and compassion.
• Be open-minded and strive to understand others.
• Focus on learning rather than being right.
• Speak from personal experience and without judging others.
• Say “ouch” if something hurts.
• Let the group know when something needs to be confidential.
• Make space for everyone to be heard, not just the few.
• Respect each other’s need for silence and time to reflect.
