the last issue of 2008 and the best wishes for 2009
This all expresses what CCI is: an activity along the lines of CCI, where this 'work' is done as volunteers and on personal responsibilities as they understand themselves what and how to express that in respect to others. This reminds me of a personal internet discussion somewhere in this ending year: asking me, who gave me 'the authority' to construct in 2000 a so called 'CCI World News Service'. And on the end of this year I want to restate, that no one invited me. Because there simply doesn't exist such an authority within CCI. And that is why CCI also is that special. All newsletters in CCI (communities) are in some way or another, such a product of private initiatives. So there is no reason 'to blame' people who take those or likewise responsibilities. More, I want publicly to celebrate all those who committed in one way or another, like for instance 'only' within CCI-circles, their commitment with CCI! And within them especially all those who are - and many of them already for all those years - on the list of CCI trainers on this website for showing publicly their commitment with the CCI approach! They help to give the world a 'face' in the CCI way!
For the coming year this private initiative of CCI World News Service will be continued. In the start first from literally far away, attending the CCI international meeting in New Zealand in January. Later, in February, there is also time to pay attention to 'the best of CCI World News Service in 2008'. So for now: happy new year to all of you and be well, with all who are dear to you!                                                niek (12-28)   

more service ….
At the last national Dutch CCI autumn weekend, a couple facilitated the opening circle on Sunday morning and they used, as a 'warming up', the sign language singing a song together and making the movements the signs express. The movements they used, while moving were : 1) moving your hand above your head, singing loudly: 'what', 2) move your right hand in circles over your heart (left), singing loudly: 'feeling'; 3) put your right hand thump up, singing loudly: 'validate'; 4) point with your fore finger to the ground, singing loudly: ' grounding' (attention shift) and 5) finally, make the sign offering a hug! It worked well and at the walls of the room we were in, the different sign were tacked!
                                        niek (12-28)

extending the theory and practice of CCI co-counselling
He reconstructed also 'a CCI definition' of 1996 and attached that as a draft of a definition of CCI (2008). This draft is part of this publication in CCI World News Service (click here) and will be discussed at a workshop at the South Pacific Centre for Human Inquiry. On request of CCI co-counsellors from the USA, Europe and New Zealand, he facilitates there a two days international workshop just after the every three years CCI international meeting in January 2009 in Aotearoa/ New Zealand. Theme of this workshop is: 'extending the theory and practise of (CCI) co-counselling'. The text of a defenition of CCI is also available. (click here).
Do you have ideas or contributions to this text, my suggestion is to mail them directly to John. It possibly is also wise to have a look at the website of the Centre for Human Inquiry (click here). Personal I contributed already and will not publish my remarks, though they are not at all confidential. They are based on my personal experiences also in the recent past. I do not publish them because part of what I understand from an effective 'human inquiry' is, to share personal visions at the same time on the same meeting.                                           niek (11- 04 revised 12-17 ) 

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