Thank you, Julie, for the wonderful information about the Maori justice circle. I think the closest western culture comes to that experience is a successful mediation, in lieu of a court trial of a dispute. If all parties participate with honesty and they all 'feel heard and understood' there is so much possibility of their solving the dispute with their own solution. Sometimes the conflict actually disappears because the injured party feels made whole by the acknowledgement by the perpetrator of what injury they caused. The South African experience with the 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission' was based on similar principles.
And thank you again Julie for this series and all that you have put into it and the beautiful conversations in the comments. Many blessings in the coming final days of dark and its turning again toward light.
Thank you, Leslie. Community Conferencing, which I mention in the piece, is more closely modeled on the Māori circles. It eliminates the adversarial element in court proceedings and emphasizes restoration. I was on their board for years — the stories were amazing.
I agree - the conversations in the comments have been such a gift.
Julie, I think of The Village Bully all the time. Or at any rate, when injury arises. I think it’s such a beautiful concept. And yet, I’ve often had a very hard time figuring out how to apply it. As I’m not often in the place to orchestrate a group of people, I think the best I can do is focus inward and find a way to authentically poor love and listening to hurt people, hurting people as often as I can.
Thank you again for your thoughtful, beautiful exploration.
Beautiful. And true. We live in a punishment-based, “eye for an eye” culture, where no one really “wins”. There is so much peace in forgiving (and seeking forgiveness) whatever the outcome. I will be sorry when this series ends. 💖
A beautiful post. I loved learning about the ways other cultures deal with ‘wrongdoing’ instead of punishment and blame. What a profound difference it would make to our world if more of us understood how healing it is to the self to pardon yourself and others, and becoming free of blame and resentment.
On Substack there are many charitable, wise people who express the goodness within them, clearly and succinctly, with their words. I think I just found another one.
Thank you, Julie, for the wonderful information about the Maori justice circle. I think the closest western culture comes to that experience is a successful mediation, in lieu of a court trial of a dispute. If all parties participate with honesty and they all 'feel heard and understood' there is so much possibility of their solving the dispute with their own solution. Sometimes the conflict actually disappears because the injured party feels made whole by the acknowledgement by the perpetrator of what injury they caused. The South African experience with the 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission' was based on similar principles.
And thank you again Julie for this series and all that you have put into it and the beautiful conversations in the comments. Many blessings in the coming final days of dark and its turning again toward light.
Thank you, Leslie. Community Conferencing, which I mention in the piece, is more closely modeled on the Māori circles. It eliminates the adversarial element in court proceedings and emphasizes restoration. I was on their board for years — the stories were amazing.
I agree - the conversations in the comments have been such a gift.
Julie, I think of The Village Bully all the time. Or at any rate, when injury arises. I think it’s such a beautiful concept. And yet, I’ve often had a very hard time figuring out how to apply it. As I’m not often in the place to orchestrate a group of people, I think the best I can do is focus inward and find a way to authentically poor love and listening to hurt people, hurting people as often as I can.
Thank you again for your thoughtful, beautiful exploration.
Beautifully written, Julie. Another thing to consider is that we ourselves aren’t without blame in this life. Being forgiven is a healing act.
Well said. Glass houses and all that. 🕊️🤍
Beautiful. And true. We live in a punishment-based, “eye for an eye” culture, where no one really “wins”. There is so much peace in forgiving (and seeking forgiveness) whatever the outcome. I will be sorry when this series ends. 💖
Thanks for being here, Sally. 🕊️🤍
A beautiful post. I loved learning about the ways other cultures deal with ‘wrongdoing’ instead of punishment and blame. What a profound difference it would make to our world if more of us understood how healing it is to the self to pardon yourself and others, and becoming free of blame and resentment.
Thanks for your perspective, Ros. 🤍
On Substack there are many charitable, wise people who express the goodness within them, clearly and succinctly, with their words. I think I just found another one.
Thanks for being here, Rafael. 🕊
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