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<div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1"><i>At the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation's Living Together Movement we neither deny nor require someone to identify them selves ethnically or religiously. But the truth is, latent effects of our upbringing sometimes cause us to interact with individuals in certain ways relevant to the tapes we formed in our heads while growing up. In our monthly forum we examine these influences and identities, latent or…</i></font></div>
<div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1"><i>At the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation's Living Together Movement we neither deny nor require someone to identify them selves ethnically or religiously. But the truth is, latent effects of our upbringing sometimes cause us to interact with individuals in certain ways relevant to the tapes we formed in our heads while growing up. In our monthly forum we examine these influences and identities, latent or otherwise and as a result, foster a more peaceful co-existence among all who attend. Then, our hope is, that one by one we become a bit more sensitive and well equipped to handle such conflict when we encounter it. By learning and growing together, we change the world a little at bit at a time. </i></font></div>
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<div class="gmail_default"><p><b><i><u>“Living Together Movement-NYC” invites you to our monthly forum. We are a project of The International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation. </u></i></b></p>
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<p><b><i><u>Who:</u></i></b><b><i> </i></b><b><i>LivingTogetherMovement - NYC</i></b></p>
<p><b><i><u>What:</u></i></b><b><i> </i></b><b><i>Monthly forum (Our topic will be the participants’ choice in April).</i></b></p>
<p><b><i><u>When:</u></i></b><b><i> </i></b><b><i>April 30th, 2015 @ 6:30 (and every last Thursday of the month.) </i></b></p>
<p><b><i><u>Where:</u></i></b><b><i> John H. Holmes Community House at 28 E. 35th Street, New York, New York (between Madison and Park, look for the red door and ring the bell).</i></b></p>
<p><b><i><u>Why:</u></i></b><b><i> </i></b><b><i>We foster a culture of peace among all people regardless of ethnic or religious identity. </i></b></p>
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<p><b><i>Register SOON, free of charge at one of the links below:</i></b></p>
<p><a href="http://www.icermediation.org/Mediation/Daf/LivingTogetherMovement.html" target="_blank"><b><i>http://www.icermediation.org/Mediation/Daf/LivingTogetherMovement.html</i></b></a></p>
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<p><b><i>Just want to know more? Join our Facebook group for updates and information:</i></b></p>
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<p><b><i>Read about one of our latest dialogue forums here:</i></b></p>
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</div>After the Rushtag:www.adrhub.com,2015-02-28:4905899:BlogPost:641822015-02-28T16:27:02.000ZJillian Posthttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/JillianPost
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">I just wanted to follow up on my last blog post entitled "The Touchy Subject of Religion". And by the way, a big thank you to Jeff Thompson for adding it to your blog "What's Happening in Conflict Resolution". </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">If you want, go back and read it first but I wanted…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">I just wanted to follow up on my last blog post entitled "The Touchy Subject of Religion". And by the way, a big thank you to Jeff Thompson for adding it to your blog "What's Happening in Conflict Resolution". </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">If you want, go back and read it first but I wanted to share a few thoughts about the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation (ICERM)'s Living Together Movement forum. We meet every last Thursday of the month in NYC. There is always a great rush of oxytocin after an intellectual sharing session such as this and the benefits are ongoing ... I hope, for all. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">We had a small but mighty group with 7 attendee's. It was a pretty cold night and we are on the 3rd floor so thanks to all who arrived and overcame all the obstacles. We took a few minutes to prepare our heads by quieting them down. I had prepared some ice breakers to jump start the dialogue. It didn't take too long and we were off. We chewed on this question for a while: "How does an otherwise faithful servant (in any tradition) transition into something more sinister and extreme?" Think Branch Davidians, Jim Jones of the Jonestown Massacre, or ISIS. Maybe they were never faithful servants but they were babies at one time none-the-less. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">This lead the discussion in many directions around words like, fear, restlessness, scapegoat, agency, offensive/defensive acts of violence, the meaning of grace, the stories we tell/make-up, indoctrination, the formation of culture, and religion vs. spirituality. We ended the night by sharing a reading from a publication released by the group Facing History and Ourselves called "Stories of Identity: Religion, Migration, and Belonging in a Changing World". (Amazon link below)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Identity-Religion-Migration-Belonging/dp/0979844037/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425138880&sr=8-1&keywords=stories+of+identity+religion+migration" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Identity-Religion-Migration-Belonging/dp/0979844037/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425138880&sr=8-1&keywords=stories+of+identity+religion+migration</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">What we extracted from a segment on Understanding Strangers is a series of choices we have when encountering "Others". We can choose war, building a wall, or entering into dialogue. By the end of the night, everyone was engaged and at times nearly on their feet when talking from the fervor. I had to pee so bad by the end because I didn't want to miss anything ... yes you read that correctly. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">As a group, we remain committed to entering into dialogue no matter the challenges. We hope to expand, diversify, and continually bring into sharper focus our mission of peaceful co-existence. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">We hope you join us soon. Here again are the details:</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><strong><a href="http://www.icermediation.org">www.icermediation.org</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><strong>Search LivingTogetherMovement - NYC on Facebook for our group, which you may join.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><strong>My email address if you have questions - jillianpost@gmail.com</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><strong>Our meeting time and place is 28 E. 35th street in midtown Manhattan at 6:30, the last Thursday of the month. (Look for the red door and ring the doorbell.)</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">In peace, </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Jillian Post</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Facilitator for the Living Together Movement - NYC (a project of the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation)</span></p>
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<p></p>The Touchy Subject of Religiontag:www.adrhub.com,2015-02-19:4905899:BlogPost:644022015-02-19T19:29:04.000ZJillian Posthttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/JillianPost
<p>You've got your Christians, your Muslims, your Jews, your Atheists, your Agnostics, your dogmatists, your "pseudo-ists" and about everything in between. Some show great tolerance and some shout from a pedestal, leaving no room for any interpretation but their own. How important is one's religion when it comes to conflict? It feels like sides are being drawn. And we haven't even begun to figure out how to moderate the extreme influences of groups like ISIS. (Do they belong in this…</p>
<p>You've got your Christians, your Muslims, your Jews, your Atheists, your Agnostics, your dogmatists, your "pseudo-ists" and about everything in between. Some show great tolerance and some shout from a pedestal, leaving no room for any interpretation but their own. How important is one's religion when it comes to conflict? It feels like sides are being drawn. And we haven't even begun to figure out how to moderate the extreme influences of groups like ISIS. (Do they belong in this conversation?) Oh yes, yes they do. </p>
<p>Furthermore, what good does it do to gather people together to dialogue about it? Are we really any better at it than all the talking heads out there? The evening of discussion ends and we go our separate ways asking ourselves, how'd we do? Many have tried to devise a list of ways to talk to one another. Here is a pretty good list from the El-Hibri Foundation. In the video Shamil Idriss, new head of Search for Common Ground talks about 10 things you must know about overcoming differences:</p>
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<p>So how does it play out in a tiny group of New Yorkers meeting once a month for a couple of hours? At ICERM (The International Center for Ethno-Reliogious Mediation) we have created The Living Together Movement. So far, it's gone pretty good. We had a lively discussion of around 25 people discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a few months ago and last month we tried to wrap our heads around what it means to be identified as American. The subject matter metamorphoses several times throughout the night and we just let it happen. It's so empowering to be listened to in a judgement free, relaxed environment. Anything goes.</p>
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<p>We're going to try it again a week from today - Thursday, February 26th (we meet every last Thursday of the month) and I will be facilitating. </p>
<p>Here are the specifics: </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Thursday, 2/26/15 6:00 pm</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>John H. Holmes Community House, Third Floor</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>28 E. 35th (between Madison and Park Ave)</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>NYC</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Please register here in the next few days, free of charge. </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><font face="garamond, serif"><br/><a href="http://icermediation.org/Mediation/Daf/LivingTogetherMovement.html#UpcomingForums" target="_blank">http://icermediation.org/Mediation/Daf/LivingTogetherMovement.html#UpcomingForums</a><br/><br/><span>OR</span><br/><br/><a href="http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?eventid=2139077384&dateid=2138880355" target="_blank">http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?eventid=2139077384&dateid=2138880355</a><span> </span></font></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><font face="garamond, serif"><span>If you're in the area and available that night, we'll see you there!!</span></font></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><font face="garamond, serif"><span>Jillian</span></font></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><font face="garamond, serif"><span>jillianpost@gmail.com</span></font></strong></span></p>
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<p></p>Peace work comes in all shapes and sizestag:www.adrhub.com,2014-06-04:4905899:BlogPost:594452014-06-04T18:21:27.000ZJillian Posthttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/JillianPost
Literally, peace work does come in all shapes and sizes. Recently I came onboard with an organization called Arts Action Group. Some really great folks who are arts educators have been traveling to Kosovo and Western Saharah to involve children and youth in arts education and conflict resolution work.<br />
When people find out about this work they question how it resolves conflict. Well you tell me, if children have been affected by dangerous living conditions and the rhetoric of how to hate each…
Literally, peace work does come in all shapes and sizes. Recently I came onboard with an organization called Arts Action Group. Some really great folks who are arts educators have been traveling to Kosovo and Western Saharah to involve children and youth in arts education and conflict resolution work.<br />
When people find out about this work they question how it resolves conflict. Well you tell me, if children have been affected by dangerous living conditions and the rhetoric of how to hate each other, what are the outlets that can be used to dissolve that anger? Like so many children affected by terror, conflict, abuse, and neglect, they need an outlet for expression.<br />
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What is unique about this opportunity for me, is that it is a synthesis of my background in art, my Masters degree in conflict resolution, and my experience working with at-risk youth. I can call on many skills to help me do this work. I will just say this ...Peace work can involve any kind of human contact as long as it seeks the greater good. Ironically, another interest of mine is storytelling and narrative facilitation. Such byproducts also organically happen when students begin to create artwork. It's a noisy activity, sometimes with lots of chaos and mayhem. However, students begin to talk to one another and through this expressive activity the stories begin to unfold and unlock.<br />
In addition, the artwork is shared as well as the stories with students across the globe.<br />
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I just wanted to take a minute to share this work because I think it is so phenomenal. Arts Action Group will be seeking funding over the course of the next year in particular. I am serving as their Funding and Development Officer and I couldn't be more thrilled. We are also looking for collaborators if anyone out there seeks an organization to help them facilitate this unique work. Most of the members of the organization currently live in the New York City area but ... "Have art supplies, will travel!"<br />
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Jillian Post on behalf of Rob McCallum and Cindy Maguire<br />
402-490-1657After graduation thoughtstag:www.adrhub.com,2013-06-18:4905899:BlogPost:511652013-06-18T18:41:50.000ZJillian Posthttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/JillianPost
<p>I got a great education at the Werner Institute. I felt on fire with knowledge throughout the program and now I go equipped with my new degree (and my old degree and experience) out into the world to search for meaningful work. This of course if no small task. I haven't written any books or articles, or won any great awards but I did graduate with a 4.0 and my professors nominated me for a prestigious national honor society into which I was inducted as a lifetime member.</p>
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<p>I got a great education at the Werner Institute. I felt on fire with knowledge throughout the program and now I go equipped with my new degree (and my old degree and experience) out into the world to search for meaningful work. This of course if no small task. I haven't written any books or articles, or won any great awards but I did graduate with a 4.0 and my professors nominated me for a prestigious national honor society into which I was inducted as a lifetime member.</p>
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<p>In fact, my background is volunteer (or nearly volunteer the pay was so low) experience working with youth..... youth in conflict, youth at risk, youth trying to build better relationships, and youth trying to gain better understanding of each other's cultural dynamics. I also have years of experience running my own small business. I have skills!!! One professor contributed a letter of recommendation for a small fellowship I applied for (but did not get) and she commented: <em>"Jillian has a wonderful and hard to find mix of scholarship and academic/theoretical grasp combined with real world/feet on the ground practical street smarts". -</em>Yanira Aleman.</p>
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<p>I know this to be true about myself. I also have passion for my interests which include the narrative/story sharing component of conflict and building better dialogue between parties. As an example... when I worked in a group home for high risk juveniles, I heard the way they talked to and about one another. This caused me great pain. I knew it was out of ignorance but I was not the program creator. So I did what I could in my small way. To further act on this passion, I accepted a lecture presentation opportunity where I spoke to high school youth about conflict, reframing, and active listening. Just think where we would be in the fight against gang violence if we could help youth learn to better understand and talk to one another. See... I know I can make a difference!!!</p>
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<p>So this blog post is about focus. I know what I want to do... I just need to find someone (or an organization) who can give me an opportunity to make good on my goals. Like a good Search Engine Optimization tool.... I will have my crawlers out there.... no stone will go unturned, as they say. Still, it is a bit disconcerting to say the least. </p>
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<p>After graduation, one needs to remember to water the roots of the "education plant" that started with the first class (how is that for an awkward, trite analogy).... anyway, my eyes are wide open and searching. I hope someone reads this.... I have a lot to offer.</p>
<p>Jillian Post</p>
<p>Omaha, NE.....soon to be a resident of New Jersey!!</p>The Origins of Deep Conflicttag:www.adrhub.com,2012-12-17:4905899:BlogPost:457262012-12-17T15:40:29.000ZJillian Posthttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/JillianPost
<p>The Origins of Deep Conflict</p>
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<p>As I prepare to become a conflict specialist, I will be charged with the task of listening ... really, deeply listening. Conflict specialists in any discipline are not to guess of the content of someone’s conflict. We are to understand and to do that we need to listen and then ask the right questions so we can more fully understand.</p>
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<p>I have been observing the sound bites, blogs, posts, news stories, conversations, and bewilderment…</p>
<p>The Origins of Deep Conflict</p>
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<p>As I prepare to become a conflict specialist, I will be charged with the task of listening ... really, deeply listening. Conflict specialists in any discipline are not to guess of the content of someone’s conflict. We are to understand and to do that we need to listen and then ask the right questions so we can more fully understand.</p>
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<p>I have been observing the sound bites, blogs, posts, news stories, conversations, and bewilderment of all, about why Adam Lanza shot 28 people dead. What could be so devastatingly wrong that he needed to “go down in a blaze of glory?” Of course you have your NRA haters, and your mental illness advocates, and your better school security endorsers ... (and just for the record, I would hate to think what school would be like if people had to pass a back ground check just to visit. That would be horrible!) However, listen up people. Yeah, listen. Could it really be as simple as listening?</p>
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<p>How would I know what it feels like to experience the rejection of not being heard? Oh believe me, I do. Through life circumstances, multiple events where I trusted someone and they usurped my identity and my power from me and then hung me out to dry.... and just my introverted, quirky personality causes me to often times feel like a ghost in this world (and in this nation of “group thinkers”.) But I have relatively few mental health problems. (Some would argue with me!) Although I feel very isolated at times, I had a good upbringing, resources, and love.</p>
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<p>What if I hadn’t? What if I had but untreated mental illness caused my brain to twist it all out of sorts? ... (and it does sometimes, briefly). What if I hadn’t been a teen-ager in a more innocent time, in a more protective environment? What if I didn’t have the constitution to reach out? Or, worse yet, what if I did, but no one really listened? Anybody who has felt this knows ... we could have been that kid (or adult) under different circumstances.</p>
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<p>To feel like a ghost in this world, to feel isolation, rejection, or to feel like the world’s biggest oddball, especially when you know there is something beautiful to share inside you ... well, it is a spirit killer to say the least. When all the worst factors get aligned, and no one is really listening, something snaps. A decision gets made to go down a path that will have people listening, loud and clear. Sometimes, it’s just a suicide attempt, or radical behavior. In the worst cases, it’s Columbine, or Aurora, or Omaha, or Sandy Hook.</p>
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<p>Here is my final thought. Take a minute. Check in with your self, your family, your co-workers, your kids, your viewpoint. Don’t judge, don’t try and fix, don’t rush, and for God’s sake, don’t dismiss. Just listen carefully. The message of desperation and isolation could be clearer than you think.... but you have to stop and lean down and get quiet before you can hear it. And then you must act with love!</p>
<p>Jillian Post, soon to be Werner grad., Creighton University, Omaha NE</p>Really excited for new position.tag:www.adrhub.com,2012-04-04:4905899:BlogPost:372972012-04-04T16:08:49.000ZJillian Posthttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/JillianPost
<p>I just came on board with The Center for Cultural Exchange (<a href="http://www.cci-exchange.org/">http://www.cci-exchange.org</a>)</p>
<p>This is a sponsor organization that places International Exchange students with host families here in the United States. I will be their Local Coordinator, matching host families with students within a 120 mile radius of Omaha. They have an awesome database, and a well organized system in place. I am impressed.</p>
<p>I am less than half way through my…</p>
<p>I just came on board with The Center for Cultural Exchange (<a href="http://www.cci-exchange.org/">http://www.cci-exchange.org</a>)</p>
<p>This is a sponsor organization that places International Exchange students with host families here in the United States. I will be their Local Coordinator, matching host families with students within a 120 mile radius of Omaha. They have an awesome database, and a well organized system in place. I am impressed.</p>
<p>I am less than half way through my Master's program at Creighton so this is early in the scheme of things..... but I always have more than one thing going on at a time.... it's just me, so I stay pretty busy.</p>
<p>My specialization is going to be International so I really wanted to do something where I could engage in an International setting doing diplomacy and ambassador type work. This fits nicely with that goal.</p>
<p>For anyone reading this..... pass this information along. There are no Local Coordinators for this organization in the Omaha area so the field is wide open for me. I need to match families with students and the school they will attend. The high school must be accredited and accept students for a full academic year.</p>
<p>Contact me if you like....</p>
<p><a href="mailto:jillianpost@gmail.com">jillianpost@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>or 402) 490-1657 </p>
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<p>I can't tell you how excited I am to have this open ended, limitless opportunity to do something that really thrills me. I was always the kid in school that ran up to the new kids, especially if they came from a military background and had traveled to far off places. I wanted to know what they were thinking, where they had been, and what they liked and didn't like. I wanted them to feel welcome and accepted. With my psychology degree, youth involvement, conflict negotiation studies, and my connections in Omaha.... it is a very good fit!!!</p>
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<p>Life is good, and challenging, and sweet, and.......... well, still complicated, but getting better all the time.</p>
<p>Jillian</p>Online is fine but in person is sweeter.tag:www.adrhub.com,2012-03-05:4905899:BlogPost:365752012-03-05T15:56:26.000ZJillian Posthttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/JillianPost
<p>I just finished my mediation residency at the Werner Institute. Although we didn't have a peak experience like we did last October with the Arab Spring panel discussion occurring on the day Gaddafi lost his life (wow, was that powerful and timely), many of us attended two great films that addressed the healing slowly progressing in N. Ireland. That was a very good night..... a very good night indeed.</p>
<p>Regardless, the massive amount of learning that took place at the residency (through…</p>
<p>I just finished my mediation residency at the Werner Institute. Although we didn't have a peak experience like we did last October with the Arab Spring panel discussion occurring on the day Gaddafi lost his life (wow, was that powerful and timely), many of us attended two great films that addressed the healing slowly progressing in N. Ireland. That was a very good night..... a very good night indeed.</p>
<p>Regardless, the massive amount of learning that took place at the residency (through my lens anyway).... more than made up for any missing parts. I couldn't believe how comfortable I felt. I even had fun conducting my mediation simulation. (And I had Anat as a participant.... whew, that was a little weird at first.) But she is so very cool, it turned out to be not a problem at all. </p>
<p>Many of my concerns, that naturally occur in advance of this kind of thing, were never realized. Things just have a way of working themselves out when one is around such intelligent humans. I was also very relaxed within the first hour or two, so that helped. I am so grateful to all the professors and participants, AND MY AMAZING CLASSMATES from all over the world. I love my program!!!!</p>
<p>I must turn my thoughts now to replacing my part time job, studying, carrying on with my business, and..... well - keeping up with life. It ain't easy!!!! I will be looking in earnest for something I can begin to do (part-time) where I can better use my new skills. I desire to be involved with something that is perhaps a bit more proactive instead of so reactive. And it would be great if I could share some meaningful time (at work) with some great folks who really care about what they do and the people who work with them. (I know, that is a tall order sometimes.)</p>
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<p>Kudos to Creighton and the Werner Institute for another great week......and thanks again to Mary Lee, Bryan, Dave, Noam, Betty, Daniel, Bernie, Theresa, Declan, Ran, and Robert ..... oh geez, who am I forgetting? Thanks also to the coaches from the Concord Center, and all the people <em><strong>I am</strong></em> forgetting due to my increasing senility :) (Yeah, not yet I hope.)</p>
<p>Jillian P.</p>Oh Bernie, Thank you!!tag:www.adrhub.com,2011-11-16:4905899:BlogPost:325012011-11-16T18:25:01.000ZJillian Posthttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/JillianPost
<p>I will continue this blog post as time permits.... but I just wanted to report how much insight and pleasure I am getting from reading Bernie Mayer's "Beyond Neutrality". Besides being fascinating, it is also frightening, enlightening, and reassuring because I am an original thinker and I was starting to think that we would all have to go the route of the Neutral Third Party Zombie style of Conflict Engagement. (Note the correction from Conflict Resolution to Conflict Engagement.)</p>
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<p>I will continue this blog post as time permits.... but I just wanted to report how much insight and pleasure I am getting from reading Bernie Mayer's "Beyond Neutrality". Besides being fascinating, it is also frightening, enlightening, and reassuring because I am an original thinker and I was starting to think that we would all have to go the route of the Neutral Third Party Zombie style of Conflict Engagement. (Note the correction from Conflict Resolution to Conflict Engagement.)</p>
<p>I am new to the field.... I am watching, listening, reading, gathering and maybe someday I will feel smart enough to speak and contribute (I guess I am a little bit right now.) Anyway, thanks Bernie, I really needed to hear what you are saying in the book.</p>
<p>Jillian Post</p>
<p>Omaha, NE</p>
<p>Werner Institute student</p>