Introduction

This seven-question survey is a follow up to “The Personal, the Social, and the Political: A Survey.” It is intended to elicit more specific information about the nature of the activities in which the respondents are engaged, as well as ideas people may have about how we might best describe, structure, and encourage group activities that nurture “holistic” growth – that is, activities that foster positive personal, social, and political change in a way that efforts in each area reinforce efforts in the other two.

One byproduct may be that the respondents will get to know one another a bit more fully, which could expedite more fruitful communication in the future, including conference calls and face-to-face meetings.

Most of these questions are similar to those asked in the first survey, but they are open-ended so that respondents can elaborate on their activities.

All responses will be kept confidential unless the respondent authorizes identification.

The content will be shared, however, to enable those who are interested to better understand what is happening with these issues.

My inclination is to first try to facilitate an email conversation about these issues so we can get to know each other more before having a conference call. But if you are interested in the latter but not the former, please let me know.

Also, I'm interested in meeting face-to-face with people in April and May when I may travel throughout the States, but I figure we can hold off on that option for now.

If a particular question does not apply to you, just skip it and go to the next question.

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* 1. If you are engaged in personal growth efforts, what are your goals? What issues are you working on? How do you plan to address them?

If you are not, might you like to, and if so, what might help you do so?

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* 2. If you are engaged in community building, what social institution, organization, or informal community of friends are you trying to help improve and how are you doing it?

If you are not, might you like to, and if so, what might help you do so?

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* 3. In the next month, how do you anticipate being engaged in an effort to impact public policy? What issues are you concerned about?

If you do not, might you like to, and if so, what might help you do so?

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* 4. Do you gather at least once a month with close, trusted friends to share a meal, socialize informally, and hear what others have to say about the kind of questions posed in this survey? If so, how do you organize and structure your activities? What suggestions, if any, do you have concerning how others might conduct such gatherings?

If you do not, might you like to, and if so, what might help you do so? Might you be willing to gather with three or more close friends to experiment with methods for facilitating this kind of interaction?

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* 5. Might you be interested in participating in an email conversation about these issues? If so, what guidelines, ground rules, format, or other suggestions, if any, do you have concerning how to conduct this discussion?

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* 6. Would you like to receive a report on the results of this survey? If you do, please leave your email address in the comment box. We will not give or sell your email address to anyone.

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* 7. May we identify you as the author of your comments?

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