There is a certain amount of bittersweet to joining a new group. It is a little like transferring to a new school or even being left behind a grade. You weren't quite as smart as everyone else so the held you back. There is the excitement of doing it again, but there is a big sadness too.
The first time there was more a do or die. These people were going to be with me during a huge transition (or so I hoped) and there was this feeling of new beginnings. I don't have that feeling this time. Just more of the same down the road.
It will be interesting to see another group does it. And it will be interesting to see another facilitator, so it isn't all doom and gloom. Just not a new beginning.
The first time there was more a do or die. These people were going to be with me during a huge transition (or so I hoped) and there was this feeling of new beginnings. I don't have that feeling this time. Just more of the same down the road.
It will be interesting to see another group does it. And it will be interesting to see another facilitator, so it isn't all doom and gloom. Just not a new beginning.
New beginnings can be fun - particularly for you for whom it's a continuation.
ReplyDeleteI do wonder when the group will discover that you've previously done the program AND I wonder when YOU will find out that there are a couple of other "repeaters" in your new group. Want to bet on that?