It is interesting to look in general, beyond the list of callers, at who is willing to assume leadership roles and who is not. I started callers because the group needed more callers - it took a couple of years before I discovered that calling has its own pleasures. At the start6, I did it as a "duty" to the group, but would have preferred to dance. Now I finally enjoy them both equally - interesting. Dorcas Hand Houston
-----Original Message----- From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Chrissy Fowler Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 7:01 AM To: shared weight Subject: Re: [Callers] Society of Callers Zounds! What a topic. :-) Maybe someone do dissertation research on this, also addressing the connected themes of perfectionism & high achievement among (a) leaders in general, from business to community to education to gov't, and (b) hard-core dancers in general. (An alternative thesis: Does the society of callers tend to attract a high proportion of analytical souls?) I had some off-list exchanges about my post, and one person sent this: "I often think of Sigmund Freud's phrase, 'the narcissism of small differences.'" It may relate to keeping perspective, but in any case I thought it was a quote worth sharing w the larger list. Chrissy Fowler Belfast ME > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:51:12 -0700 > From: Joyce Miller joycel...@sbcglobal.net (...) > In any case, I've been wondering for many years if the society of callers might tend to attract in higher proportion folks who are hard on themselves (and therefore others), expect perfection, and have been (or want to be) high achievers. I don't recall ever seeing this topic broached on any callers' discussion group. > But I know from my own experience how those impulses can lead to a loss of perspective. _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
