life action and topics

Part of the closing circle of CCI-USA 2013 is directed by Jenny's life action, after the final meeting of all the support groups, meeting at their gathering places at this CCI.

This life action invites us to answer in pairs four questions. First: state what your life action is: 'I will ........';

second: 'state by when your life action will be done';

third: 'agree how you will be in touch with your counselor' and

fourth: 'counselor how will you be in touch if you do not hear from your worker/partner/client'.

the third full day

A new bright day with singing birds! And the peacock is back! As I discovered yesterday afternoon in 'the animal garden'. With lama's, donkeys, goats, a for me unknown kind of pig, as well as crowing roosters, all day long! In the opening circle the four Dutchman (3 woman – Joke, Anja and Corrie and one man) invited all the participants to walk slowly in the big hall, in a stately manner, to greet each other. Like a King needs to do. Referring on the coronation of the Dutch king 4 days later. After this greetings they all were invited to join the polonaise while singing: to stop the train, pull on the chain here, penalty for improper use 5 pounds!'.

         device: 'departing patterns'

The international CCI meeting 2013 in the USA, from April 23rd to April 28th was dedicated to 'departing patterns and arriving in the present'. As the booklet says in its contents: welcome, about culture and self-care, about CCI business, about CCI 2013 (like participants, Introductions of those and support group info, suggested topic group design, goods en services and silent and live auction). The booklet contains in total 28 pages inclusive 'suggestions for managing breakdowns, CCI guidelines of 1974/1990 and1994, the CCI-USA community guidelines and by-laws, a consensus process flowchart and – guidelines (1999), the participants list (62 participants of which 54 from the USA, 2 from the UK, 4 from the Netherlands, 1 from Israel en I of Spain). Later they all got a paper about 'the well-being of the CCI-USA community' containing guidelines for participation in the CCI-USA community, community trust persons, resolving conflicts and breakdowns of trust in the CCI-USA community and the well-being committee.

Part of the theme of the CCI-USA 2013 meeting is the actual message: '...arriving in the presence'. Literally we arrived, as the last passengers of flight EI 139 at 7 PM from Dublin to Boston on April 17th , in the almost empty arriving hall of Logan Airport. Among the very few visitors of that time was our host, waiting for us from New Haven (Connecticut): Fred Wallace, living in the CoCounseling House of this center of the Yale University at that city. On his business card it explains that CCI CoCounseling Liberates the Human Spirit. And with that declaration we too are utterly in the presence! And that represents also the blossoming plumb tree next to the CoCounseling House! (see photo).
The total theme of the CCI-USA meeting 2013 says: 'departing from pattern ...arriving in the presence' , which observation is in my view, quite simple in itself. Because the aim of CCI co-counseling is anyway meant, in my view, to review what has happened to you in the past, seen in the present of now and with the knowledge of that presence.

Harlech, Wales, UK, 1995. It is summer and CCI Europe, meets at Harlech, Wales UK. John Heron is invited to talk to what they still call the 'CCI-teachers gathering'. An impressive meeting. For sure. Back in my memories: some 30 CCI trainers attended that meeting. My thoughts go back to that event, now almost 20 years ago. Motive is the range of articles of Em. Prof. Tom Scheff about a new psychotherapy of emotions, as just published in this newsletter.
In my thanks to Tom for his contribution I mentioned also that CCI (Co-Counseling International) since 1974 developed the conviction that core principals of CCI may be the non authoritarian (peer) approach, in organization and in practice. This editorial tells about that and reminds me to John Heron's talk at Harlech.

In this article Thomas Scheff, Professor Emeritus at UCSB, Santa Barbara Ca. USA, unfolds his views on a 'new psychotherapy of emotions'. This is the last of a range of articles of him about this item. He writes us that he 'would much appreciate commends that anyone cares to make'. Commends can be made by email directly to him ( Thomas Scheff: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )  as well as to: ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .) We admire Tom's commitment to this for human beings most important item.

In this article Thomas Scheff, Professor Emeritus at UCSB, Santa Barbara Ca. USA, unfolds his views on 'a new psychotherapy of emotions'. This range of articles will be published the coming weeks. He writes us that he 'would much appreciate commends that anyone cares to make'. Commends can be made by email directly to him ( Thomas Scheff: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) as well as to: ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .) We admire Tom's commitment to this for human beings most important item. He continues now with his views on catharsis.

In this article Thomas Scheff, Professor Emeritus at UCSB, Santa Barbara Ca. USA, unfolds his views on 'a new psychotherapy of emotions'. This range of articles will be published the coming weeks. He writes us that he 'would much appreciate commends that anyone cares to make'. Commends can be made by email directly to him ( Thomas Scheff: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) as well as to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . We admire Tom's commitment to this for human beings most important item. He continues with anger.