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Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Meenakshi said Dec 2, 2008, 3:29 PM: |
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1. Be your (highest) self.Seriously. We don't mean this in a superficial sense. Gaia provides the space for you to show up as your deepest, truest, most authentic self, so that you can see and encourage that spirit in others. So be that self! When you post, speak from your heart. When you respond to others, check in with yourself first, and commit to understanding your own reactions so that you can take responsibility for them. While you're here, work on being the most amazing 'you' that you can. And keep showing up from a place of reverence, compassion, and respect.From Gaia Community Guidelines ======================= Let's have a discussion on this community guideline of Gaia. Not whether or not we agree with it; because by joining Gaia, we commit to agreeing to it. Or rather, we join Gaia because we agree to this. I'd like this to be a focused conversation, for these questions:
On blogs, pods, grapevines, profile page, messages and other places…. Note: Please keep the original thread title. You can add to it, if you like. Thank you! |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.debyemm said Dec 3, 2008, 12:48 AM: |
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I do remember something like this when I first joined. I liked that members were expected to express themselves at a high standard but I do understand as Sherrilene expresses that can be hard to define. I've done this before but it is worth revisiting from time to time fresh and anew. I do try to always speak from my heart. I may be “reacting” and I may see where I over-reacted but I do take responsibility when I become aware of such and that is part of being true to myself and I believe it helps others to take responsibility for their actions, if they see me take responsbility for mine. Deb |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Amber said Dec 3, 2008, 9:10 PM: |
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In a really cool world where everyone knew instinctively what the intentions of another were exactly then what you wrote below would work perfectly. |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.FastDart said Dec 4, 2008, 2:17 PM: |
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I love it when You say nothing at all :-) |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self-inner talkMeenakshi said Dec 4, 2008, 3:56 AM: |
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Mod note: Andrew, I'm sure Amber will respond to your specific query; in the meantime, to bring the focus back on the purpose of this thread, which is about how each of us follow this particular guideline; what is your response, if you'd like to give one, to:
On blogs, pods, grapevines, profile page, messages and other places…. ————- My response: INNER TALK [which I would normally not post; but to show the process] As I write this post, the following conversation goes through me: -Am I being my highest self? “Perhaps I am seeing myself as smaller than I am; as the first thought that comes to me, and not all the thoughts. What else comes to me?….” -Perhaps xxx will be upset by my asking him to focus on the title of this thread? ” Let me gently make it clear that I am doing so, to keep this thread true to its original purpose. As a moderator, I see this as my job and purpose. If I indicate that, perhaps he will realize and not mind or react with anger. At this point, thoughts may come to my mind of times when I have been upset by xxx and which lead me to worry each time I write to him. I have not blocked or defriended him; yet my action/inaction in this regard, does not seem to be as important as the actions of those who chose to do so. Hmmm…” What will be the ramifications of my posting this message? will people accept it or be upset or …. ————————End of Inner Talk which I would normally not post; just allow to happen in my mind. So now you've all been privy to it!—————- At this point, when the thoughts begin to be jumbled, and the focus unclear; I will go to the original post of the thread, What was the purpose? And if my post is not to the original purpose, I will think of an appropriate place for it. An appropriate place for personal problems is a blog or message. Or a pod if that is the purpose of that pod. And if the problem is with people who have blocked us; and do not wish to talk to us, I would agree with Amber, it's by going elsewhere. If I feel I am being my highest self when I post; I have to assume that others are being their highest self when they post or block or engage or disengage. I cannot know about others, but I can know about myself. I don't have to post all my inner talk; that is for me to handle. That is why a community guideline is posted. When in doubt, I just ask myself two simple questions before I hit the Send Post: –Did I respond to the thread? –Did my give my superficial response, my knee-jerk, first one; or one that is from my “deepest, truest, most authentic self”? —– For me, Gaia's guidelines weren't learnt from Gaia; but from the way I conduct myself in daily life. I am responsible for my own inner harmony. Not the community. I am responsible for my responses. Not the community. And I know that you are too. And when I'm confused, the guideline or the first post in a thread –is like a light that leads me out of confusion. – [mod note- inner talk discussion edited to be more universal in keeping with the rules of this thread- meenakshi 4 dec 2008] |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Meenakshi said Dec 4, 2008, 4:07 AM: |
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Mod note:
On blogs, pods, grapevines, profile page, messages and other places…. ================= You are welcome to respond to points raised in individual posts on the appropriate forum. Not on this thread. We are not here to evaluate each other's way or being our highest self, surely! [Can you imagine 2 kids :”My higher self is better than your higher self!”] But this thread is for sharing our own responses. If there's a dispute, the mods' decision is final. [higher selves are equal; but mods' decisions trump individuals if required! That is how communities can run, I guess]. |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Jeff said Jan 18, 5:56 AM: |
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As I read this discussion as well at the Guideline's of Gaia, which in many ways are the guidelines of living a fully authentic self all the time… |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.C.G. said Jan 19, 2:04 AM: |
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Agreed, Jeff. |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Jeff said Jan 19, 4:33 AM: |
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C. G. |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Meenakshi said Dec 4, 2008, 8:48 AM: |
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In a way, doing the spell check is a great way to review what I've written; and is perhaps something I need to do more often. I used to pride myself on my spelling; but then typos are a great pride-killer! |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.sandy said Dec 4, 2008, 1:39 PM: |
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Although I don't use the spell check, |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.1Vector3 said Dec 4, 2008, 3:06 PM: |
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Hi sandy, there's a 15-minute window for editing blog comments and group posts. After that, you have to ask any moderator to make any changes desired, and that's not a common practice, understandably !!! LOL !!! |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Amber said Dec 5, 2008, 12:21 AM: |
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Hey there Meenakshi! Thanks for bringing back the focus! Oh my, spell check before the post indeed! My highest self misspelles {{{giggle}}} many words! |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Meenakshi said Dec 5, 2008, 5:55 AM: |
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It occurs to me that I can't be my highest self, if I feel the other is being that too. |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Lee said Jan 5, 8:35 AM: |
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Exchange is ver key to be mindful of. I really enjoy the ads on Gaia on the top bar and the GAIAM ® towel on the right and big bird to the left branding Natural Travel. and as I renew my browser I am reminded of Illumination University - which everyone should check out! I would really like knowing how I can some day advertise on this site. I do hope that those that run this site are paid well because they deliver in abundance. We do exchange with each other as a group and that flows back in a direction sometimes immediately and some times a bit of a lag but does flow and the people on this site that I am aware of are changing attitudes of earth. I have noticed that even if we clean our homes it affects other parts of earth. |
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.~KES said Jan 10, 1:15 PM: |
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Thanks for pointing out the ads Lee. There are services you can get through the Gaia Team to sign up for an e-mail at Gaia where the ads are taken off. I feel they do an amazing job with the ads. It frames the purpose of the site. I have gotten things from some of the ads and love Illumination University. site personally. The best is Q&R for being new. Start blogging of the questions by Siona when they apply.
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Re: Community Guidelines-Be your (highest) self.Meenakshi said Jan 18, 5:47 PM: |
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I guess the trouble comes with the expectation we have of others. Since we are interacting in many areas of this community, we can't help but have some expectation of those who are reading, commenting, responding or even those who aren't doing all this. |
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