I was going to suggest something the first week out, but what if we set up our own group call? We don’t really need a teacher to facilitate it.
There’s noting like a good old fashion conversation. Marco Polo is fun, but it’s semi voyeuristic and not as connective.

We can limit it to a few questions like:
What are you handling in a positive way and what are you struggling with….etc.

And we can change the topic weekly…

I have a free call in line we can use and whomever is available can check in. Think of it as a 1950’s style party line ;-)
Maybe we find a day and time weekly to call in and whoever can make it can dial in.

What do people think about a standing Friday at 9amPST/12pmEST?

Clap once if you can hear me. ;-)

xo
jess
> On Feb 6, 2020, at 7:55 AM, Kellye Kimball (via 0120caa-2 list) <0120caa-2@hoffmangroups.org> wrote:
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> Thank you, Tom. I felt like you were speaking directly to me. I feel seen and loved.
>
> Now I'm crying at work when I have a ton of stuff to do. I miss the horseshoe, too. I miss the safety of the horseshoe. I haven't figured out how to incorporate everyone, or even a few of you, into my "real" life. It's been easier to just go back to how I was before.
>
> I am sad about that. Thank you for helping me see what I'm doing. Pushing people and new things away is definitely a pattern.
>
> I read and feel your HUGE love coming through your words. Thank you again for seeing me.
> Kellye
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> On February 6, 2020 at 9:45 AM, Tom Peterson <tepper7342@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I recently shared on Marco Polo how triggering that forum has been for me with respect to the group dynamics and how that impacts my feelings of loneliness, belonging and popularity.  I have gotten the most incredible responses back from so many of you and I truly appreciate every single one of them.  They have filled my heart and re-confirmed for me that my reaction to the group dynamic is my reaction and that I can't allow that to impact my experiencing the full joy of this group and the support, love and care that it provides.
>>
>> What I have spent a lot of time thinking about is the fact that we have 39 people in this group and only about 15 who use Marco Polo as a forum with any regularity and really only 12 or so who do so consistently.  That leaves, at a minimum, 20-25 people who just don't find that forum to be particularly helpful to them, don't have the time or don't have the inclination/desire to stay connected - all of which is totally understandable.  However, when I think about that in combination with the response I got from those of you who saw my post and also feel the same way, and don't feel comfortable sharing on Marco Polo, it made me really feel like there is a huge void in the overall group dynamics and that there is a pent up desire to connect that people aren't getting from Marco Polo.  The group call was great in that we all got to share and I got to hear from all of you wonderful people.
>>
>> I also see how this Light Circle brings out still others who are more comfortable sharing over e-mail, but not over video and still those others who are more comfortable 1:1 with their buddies or with new friends.
>>
>> So, I am not sure where I am going with this, but I do want to put a message out there that I love hearing from all of you and that those of you who have not been comfortable, have needed to put up safe boundaries or simply had been too busy, I wanted to share that I love you and miss you.  I guess that is all.  I miss being in the horseshoe and seeing every single one of your faces around it and I guess I am longing for it in a way that isn't triggering or that doesn't create awkward group dynamics.
>>
>> If you have any ideas on how to make this group as a whole more inclusive and welcoming, I would love to hear it and I truly think we all would.  If you are more comfortable sharing your thoughts back directly with me, I would be happy to collect them all and anonymously send them back out to the group so that no one feels exposed.  Or, we could just leave well enough alone and chalk it up to the fact that we all have lives to live.  I just wanted to make sure I was doing what I could to make this as welcome a group as possible.
>>
>> Ok, that is all for now from me.  I love you all.
>>
>> Tom