Oh, I haven't been to Blackbird Bakery before; that sounds cool. [cues up list for next Seattle visit]
It's in Bainbridge, so you have to take a ferry--however, those go like three times an hour, and the trip is short. Fun!
Regarding organization... the problem has almost never been that I can't put up with other people, it's been that Other Party A decides that they hate Other Party B, and my peacemaking efforts only work for so long. So it seems like everyone involved needs that level of restraint, and I can only control myself. I can encourage tolerance and civility in others, but it doesn't often work if they are determined to be contentious. That's the obstacle I can't seem to get past.
The leadership has to be able to grit its teeth about the rest of the leadership, and the membership...pretty much all the time.
The membership has to be able to not just tolerate, but have reason to respect, the leadership. A leadership that can manage to cash checks and perform minimal functions in a timely fashion will fulfill this requirement without much need for interpersonal interaction.
Or, at least, that's been my experience watching pan-pagan and heathen organizations toddle along for the past few years.
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Date: 2007-10-15 06:44 pm (UTC)It's in Bainbridge, so you have to take a ferry--however, those go like three times an hour, and the trip is short. Fun!
Regarding organization... the problem has almost never been that I can't put up with other people, it's been that Other Party A decides that they hate Other Party B, and my peacemaking efforts only work for so long. So it seems like everyone involved needs that level of restraint, and I can only control myself. I can encourage tolerance and civility in others, but it doesn't often work if they are determined to be contentious. That's the obstacle I can't seem to get past.
The leadership has to be able to grit its teeth about the rest of the leadership, and the membership...pretty much all the time.
The membership has to be able to not just tolerate, but have reason to respect, the leadership. A leadership that can manage to cash checks and perform minimal functions in a timely fashion will fulfill this requirement without much need for interpersonal interaction.
Or, at least, that's been my experience watching pan-pagan and heathen organizations toddle along for the past few years.
-- Lorrie