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)hat !ra s us together*

'o much !oes the first person ho spea/s set the tone for the ensuingconversation*

)hat is the impact of initiating con!itions on the Cafe*

Can e -y0pass some of the trust issues that normally /eep us from openingup an! move more "uic/ly to !eep conversations*

If so, hat processes might -est ena-le us to !o that*

'o can Cafe learning contri-ute to a collective intelligence*

'o can e -alance the nee! for !esign ith the !esire for emergence*)here is the -oth1an! of these t o*

'o can e offer hope*

)hat is the role of storytelling in our Cafe e+periences*

)hat are the most simple, elegant !esigns that might -ring us together*

In hat ays are e alrea!y connecte!*

)here is the magic in our self organi2ing, in our collectiveremem-ering in our sense of coming home *

'o can e !evelop a CU3TU4E O5 COM6ASSION*

Our institutions are lagging -ehin! 00 hat might move them to a shift of consciousness*

6erhaps e are alrea!y moving to a collective consciousness 00 if so, hocan e ma/e it more visi-le*

'o can I remain open to grace*

)hat role !oes collective grief 00 a she!!ing of tears of 7oy as ell assorro , play in our coming together*

Can e step into the un/no n*

)hat images, sym-ols, /ey phrases 8such as I have a !ream 9 might cause ashift*

To hat !egree might it -e possi-le for me to see the orl! through your

eyes*

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)hen in life have you aite! until it as too late to have an importantconversation* )hat is /eeping us from the necessary conversations*

'o ell !o I /no myself*

)hat am I hi!ing*

Is there a ay e can !eci!e to 5EE3 first an! only then spea/* )hat mightresult*

%o I give myself permission to -e fully myself* If so, hen !oes thatoccur*

)hat is the relationship -et een self0/no le!ge an! the a-ility to participate in these conversations*

Coul! I ever ta/e a group to a place that I have not alrea!y visite!*

To hat !egree am I -eing hat others e+pect*

%oes our e+pertise !istract us from e+ploring the essence*

Collectively, hat are e letting go of*

'o comforta-le are e ith not /no ing*

'o can the "uality that has no name -e source! into hope*

Can time an! healing flo through us*

'o can e share hat e are !eveloping through a ne mo!el that is not -oun! to tra!itional conventions of rights, authorship an! o nership*

'o !o e carry this spirit -ac/ to the orl!*

'o can e stay connecte!*

Are e alrea!y connecte! in ays e have faile! to notice*

)hat is the ne collective story that e coul! live into*

'o can e ena-le1encourage others to move to more flui! relationships*

)hat is the role of healing in our gatherings* 'o can e -ecome a healingcommunity*

Some "uestions that have occurre! to me lately are(

Can e heal the past through our present actions*

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)hy are so fe people illing to loo/ at larger issues such as the potentialfor conscious co0creation of our evolution, the nee! to rethin/ most of our ma7or institutions, the !anger to human life on earth*

)hat oul! engage more people in or/ing to ar! change*

If the Universe is trying to create something T'4OU:' us, hat is itup to*

'o coul! this or/ -e more fun*

If I hol! clues an! intuitive /no ing in my -o!y 00 can I learn to rea! thesigns an! tap into a !ifferent ay of /no ing*

'o might e !evelop a ne language 00 ma!e of sym-ols an! signals thatoul! ena-le us another form of communication*

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