Sid O'Connell's Visioning Circle

Sid O'Connell's Visioning Circle

Location: Lakewood
Number of Visioners: 7

Participants: Akel Akselson
Sharon Triolo-Moloney
Karen Connell
Martha Lindsley-Rill
Petri Fiero-Akselson
Arnold Langberg
Sid OConnell
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First Question: What values help you rise into the kind of person you want to be? Answers:

* nonjudgmental * nonviolent conflict resolution * personal responsibility * love * truthfulness * respect * mindfulness * generosity * trust in relationships * trust in gut * time * acceptance of difference * openness * courage * patience * co-intelligence * community

Second Question: What kind of community do you yearn for? want to create? Answers:

* Acknowledgment that community is valuable * Authentically values all members, they all have a place, inclusive * Supportive of its members * Appreciate value of, sharing * Caring for others is honored * Trust * You don't have to do it all * Responsibility forthe whole * Fun, joy, celebration * Respecting difference * Respect * Learning * Dialogue * Pets, children, people (old, teens, disabled, ...) * Awareness of gifts of others * Pay attention to, consider, honor environment

Third Question: What would Colorado look like if everyone were supported in reaching their highest potential? Answers:

* People would love their jobs * People would have have jobs, shelter, food, healthcare * Consideration of/participation of those affected * All have access to what they need * Less cars, better transit system * Conserving limited resources * More community events in public spaces * Respect for/consideration of the whole

Fourth Question: Education: What is the purpose of; what does it look like at its highest potential? Answers:

* No limits to learning (e.g., age, what can be learned) * Experiences of others, people, places * Learning lifelong * Respecting individual abilities, interests * Resource rich * Quality: environment, adults, whole * Learning of the whole * Multi-aging * Community integration * Diverse learning styles honored * Expand purpose beyond fulfilling economic needs * Personally fulfilling * Integrity of values/vision/purpose