By Stan Crow, 1939 - 2009, Director Emeritus, Rite of Passage Journeys
In a recent seminar, someone said, "You have said, several times that a good mentor challenges the mentee to meet various goals, do their best, etc. That sounds combative to me, is that what you mean?"
I had to admit it could sound that way, and, I guess at times it could even look that way, but it certainly isn't my stance.
Even as we celebrate the beauty and balm of connections within the circle, the emergence of authentic community by its nature invites the questions, “Who is left out and why? How do we re-dedicate our work to opening even wider circles?”