Happy 10th Birthday Constellation Talk -
We have had so many rich and enlivening talks in these 10 years. Often,
being a constellator feels isolating because the process is still not widely
accepted and practiced in the English speaking world. Having this community
to connect and exchange with has helped ground me on many occasions.
Being a natural heretic and mischief-maker, I have especially fond memories
of our more controversial episodes over the years. I have been at the center
of some and an amused reader for others. Through the times that board has
been boiling with heat and the times when it has grown cold with lack of
activity, Chris has maintained a steady hand in keeping it an open forum for
discussion. I do not always agree with his decisions, but I respect his
commitment to protecting the quality of the content and the interests of the
majority of members who read more than they post.
A few days ago, I asked my daughter Rosalie (a high school senior, soon to
leave my wife and I in an empty nest) if any of her classmates from middle
school are still in middle school. She gave me the expected dismayed look
and said, "Of course not. What kind of question is that?" It is the question
of a father who feels his youngest's transition to college as a certain
marker of his own impending old-age. I'm not there yet, but if I endure to
Constellation Talk's 20th birthday, I will be getting very close. I love
being a Constellator and a member of our world-wide community. It is so
gratifying, I want to continue doing it indefinitely.
{Blowing out candles and making a wish}
Dan
Dan Booth Cohen, PhD
2013 US Systemic Constellations Conference, October 10-13, Seattle, WA
6th North American Systemic Constellations Intensive, July 31 - August 4,
2013, Farmington, CT
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On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Chris Walsh <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:chris%40cwalsh.com.au> > wrote:
**isolation.
Hi all
We have now reached the tenth anniversary of Constellation Talk. I
thought it was a good opportunity to begin a reflection on where we
have come from, how we are doing and where we are going.
The very first message of this group was posted on February 15
2003,when the group was started by me for people in Australia and New
Zealand. It was a natural place for such a group to start. We here in
the south are so far away from everyone else in our vast sparsely
populated island continent of Australia with the distant islands of
New Zealand. We here are also very long distances away from each
other. So this group was designed to help us to overcome this geographical
we now have 861 members from all around the globe.
Somehow by the end of April 2003 the group transmogrified into an
international group. Over the years this group has been through a
number of distinct phases of development as it has gotten bigger and
as we have had to navigate our way through various controversies. We
seem to have matured in a good way through these processes. I have
done my best as group founder and moderator to shepherd it through. I
have tried to maintain a culture of transparency and openness to
different viewpoints whilst supporting respectful communication and
severely limiting the use of this group for the purposes of promotions
or advertising. Sometimes some people have been very unhappy with me
but generally people seem quite happy and if voting with your feet counts
it will.
Even with the advent of a number of constellation face book pages and
blogs, this group still remains strong. Nonetheless I don't expect it
to last forever. It will last as long as people find it helpful in a
way that works better than other alternatives. When it is meant to finish
Meanwhile it still seems to be quite vibrant and lively. Any commentswelcome.
about this -positive or negative or any suggestions for improvement are
If suggestions are made I would appreciate if people would consideras well.
how easy they might be to implement and how much work might be
involved. Also it is worthwhile considering if you support the culture
created here and to consider the impact your suggestions may have on that
I am looking forward to some interesting responses on our tenth
anniversary
Cheers
and
Hasta la vista
Chris Walsh
Melbourne, Australia
ph +61 (0)3 9487 4647
www.cwalsh.com.au
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