We Need Sharing Circles to Transform How We Communicate
When people sit in a circle, they can see what used to be hidden.
On the last Full Moon, I did it again.
I know I shouldn’t have. The current limits on social gatherings are still quite strict. Yet, the promise of what we would create together was much greater than the perceived risk.
(Note: Although the gathering was bigger than allowed, we did follow social distancing rules and met outdoors.)
Under the cover of the night but with the guidance of the Moon, ten women went into the forest to sit around the fire. Each made her way through the darkness and to the sacred space. There, we knew we could feel safe. We could be with each other in a way that’s rare in most social interactions.
When one talks, all the others listen.
What’s said in the circle stays in the circle.
No one is held accountable for what she says, for our truth may change in the future.
We reserve judgment and comments; the point of sharing is to be witnessed, not given advice.
Finally, there’s the setup that enables all of this — sitting in a circle. As we face the fire and each other, we enter a sacred space that connects us to our…
