That's the truth of it. And they did a bang-up job of making everyone feel special, and included, and valued. I learned a lot about organizing, about our options, and about how to move forward in narrowing our options for November 2012.
Wouldn't you like to go to a meeting like that? Maybe you have, but I haven't. We all felt the "fierce energy of now," as Peter Laarman murmured. We all had constituencies and we were all individuals, each opinionated, with interests, concerns and ego. And somehow, through a disclipined, well-presented, well-facilitated & well-planned meeting, we managed to harness that fierce energy and identify some priorities.
I'll post more later but I have to go.
