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there seems to be some confusion around my contributions to this blog.
i thought the whole idea was to link up the personal blogs with the de-mentored blog.makes more sense to me, i was offering two for
the price of one here, in fact three. i have opened one for zaza, one for Venus and make all my writing and photos accessible to all here on de-mentored. how this can be seen as a lack of generosity i do not know. i seem to be leaving myself open to a lot of criticism which i am not enjoying. i am trying to open up debates here, not myself, to attack.
i would like to point out that i keep six blogs on the net, two of which are on this site, set up specifically for this site. if you want to know what i do, why i do it, what the process is have a look.if not, dont ctiticise me for not delivering the goods.
i thought the whole idea was to link up the personal blogs with the de-mentored blog.makes more sense to me, i was offering two for
the price of one here, in fact three. i have opened one for zaza, one for Venus and make all my writing and photos accessible to all here on de-mentored. how this can be seen as a lack of generosity i do not know. i seem to be leaving myself open to a lot of criticism which i am not enjoying. i am trying to open up debates here, not myself, to attack.
i would like to point out that i keep six blogs on the net, two of which are on this site, set up specifically for this site. if you want to know what i do, why i do it, what the process is have a look.if not, dont ctiticise me for not delivering the goods.
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posted by venus_von_flytrap at 11:15 am
7 Comments:
Zaza
I did not mean to cause any offence when I posted on the blog last night, and if I have I can only apologise- it was certainly not my intention, simply my clumsy way of trying to engage with what you have posted on the blog.
And, no I haven't looked at your blog. And I will. I was merely responding to what I had seen, what I felt and I hoped, and still do hope that it opens up a dialogue, in which, or through which rather, the similarities or those points at which our practices 'share' something might be discussed and used in a positive way.
It was not meant as a criticism at all, and absolutley not a personal attack. I'm sorry if my inarticulate postings feel like that.
Katherine.
zaza if you are going to post stuff on this blog you do need to have the cortesy to replyed to people issues and in this case apolegies , you haven;t , insted you just carry on posting suff instead in getting involved in dialog.. this is what the mentoree and blog is about ..
ha that was franko x x
sorry katherine this was not a personal reference to you at all.i enjoyed your comment. i cant keep up with all these different posts and comments at present because, as franco says, i have posted a lot and i cant keep up with how many comments are there from one day to another. i hope you get this comment.
Zaza
Thank you for responding to my comment. I think it is important for us as individuals to try to navigate the blog in order to read and respond to posts that are written in direct response to other people's responses.....
For me, the blog has, and still is about a dialogue between a group pf people with some common ground…this common ground being one of an openness and sharing with one another, however different, or perhaps, in opposition to each other, our practices are, but the blog allowed, and does allow a common ground, one that I think would be very disappointing not to make the most of- after all, it is not often that the space is given to be able to freely give an opinion, try to articulate oneself and to respond. For me, at least, it is a vital point at which I am given the space to be able to give something vocally that is not so intimidating than it would be face to face….and I think that is not only important, but incredibly precious.
I do not think what you have posted has been seen as a lack of generosity, but I do not think it is just about posting stuff, it is about opening up a dialogue that will benefit, that will expand and extend. I do not think it is about attack, and what I have written, here now, and in the past, has ever been about attacking anyone, but more about confidently being honest about each other’s work, and about what has been posted. Therefore, when it is not responded to, I guess it is a little disheartening. After all, it would be so much easier for all of us to post our own thoughts and our own work without challenging each other.
I want to be challenged. I would hope that everyone feels they have the right and the space to criticise in a constructive, positive way, that allows me to think beyond what I already know and trust as my own work and my own practice.
It is not about not delivering the goods. This mentoring scheme is about giving and sharing and mutual support, giving what one is comfortable to give, and for everyone else being able to appreciate how difficult it may be to share and give that.
I have apologised if I have offended, but I still stand by what I have said. I would appreciate some kind of response to that, otherwise the dialogue just isn’t there, and my post just disappears into the vast space of the internet as if never written.
I have questions for you, but maybe it is better not to write them here, because they may be lost…maybe it is better to start a new post…..
well you see katherine " a lack of generosity" were not my words but words directed at me thaT i felt at the time were more than challenging and i have been told that perhaps they were not the right choice of words, so i hope you understand now that i was responding to something directly, nothing whatsover about anything else as i have already tried to explain. yes i feel we should start off a new post that we can get our teeth into and leave this one to bide its time now. i am sure you will agree that we have said enough on this subject and have managed to sort things out here. looking forward to an intersting dialogue. lisa and i have started a good one on subject of buddha, creation and fear of disclosure!
i hope i am being clear without sounding negative because that is the last thing i want to seem. i feel very positive.
just one other thing that i have been thinking about...for the people on the scheme last year the blog is a continuation of something yous started from scratch
this year people from last year are contributing too as members who have already cut their teeth so to speak. i notice there are more comments coming from lasts years mentoees than this years. did you notice this? do you have any thoughts on the subject. do you think we could perhaps start a discussion off on this point...i will wait to hear what you think.
you may regard it as potentially not very fruitful.
x
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