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How to Use the Steel Man Technique

Site Updates / by GlenM

18 hours ago

...See more A big part of life is problem solving. Problems can create relationship challenges. This is true in romantic, parenting, friendship and work relationships. We say the “problem is the path” because new problems are constant (they just keep happening!) and the path naturally unfolds as you solve them. The key skill is to try to get as good as possible at solving them. 7 Cups is one giant community wide problem solving exercise. Together, we have solved tens of thousands of problems. That is largely why 7 Cups looks the way that it does. Each feature you see is likely the result of a problem being solved. And our ability to problem solve together and more effectively accelerates year over year, which means we tend to make more progress with each new year. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to think about the best way to solve problems. Not just at work, but in other relationships as well. Here are some things that have helped me out. I share them with you today with the hope that you find them useful. Please also share any ideas that have helped you as well! * Use the Steel Man technique - this one is a little challenging. Let’s say we have a disagreement. I would imagine I’m you - like really step into your shoes or try to see the world through your eyes. Then, I would make the argument you are making towards myself. If I can, then I will even try to make it stronger. The Steel Man technique can help you gain deeper understanding during disagreements, which helps turn communication challenges into productive discussions. Steelmanning involves identifying potential shortcomings in the initial argument by evaluating the strongest points a person might be putting forward. This way, you can use trust and empathy to present their argument alongside your additional thoughts. It's about understanding, not winning! Examples: Partner 1: I think we should go out tonight. It has been a while and I’d like to check out a new coffee shop. Partner 2: I’m tired and don’t really want to go out. Partner 1 Steel man (thinking to self…Okay, my partner doesn’t want to go out tonight because they are tired. I want to go out tonight because I have energy. If I was them, and I was tired, then what would I say to myself to convince me to not go out? I’d say something like, “I understand you want to go out. And I know it has been a couple of weeks. I’m sorry I’m so wiped out. We could try to go, but I don’t think I’d be much fun. Can we plan for next weekend and I’ll do a better job this week to make sure I have energy to go out next week?” We can even let the other person know we are steel manning their argument and repeat it out loud to them. This usually helps them feel less defensive and like you are working hard to try to figure it out. * Understanding that being right or winning an argument isn’t ultimately all that great of a reward. Being right can feel good for a little while. However, if you are paying attention, then you quickly realize that it isn’t too terribly long until you are wrong. Maybe the other person wins the next argument. Or maybe you just see that you had the wrong assumptions in another area of life. You can also think of how you feel when the other person is right and you are wrong. Usually that isn’t a great feeling. If we give up on being right, then we can get to the place where we can see what is correct on both sides of the argument. A lot of the time reality is complex and looking at it from different angles helps. If we have to be right, then we limit our visibility, ability to map the problem, and ultimately solve it. * Let the data show the way. Sometimes you can get in a stuck place in an argument where you feel very strong and the other person feels equally strong. In this situation, you can just say, “Okay if you are right, then we can expect X to happen. If I am right, then we can expect Y to happen. Let’s just treat each other with respect and see how it unfolds.” Big picture - life is just incredibly complicated and we’ve got limited brains. We can only see so much. The other person arguing with us is often trying to help us see another angle or another perspective that we are missing. The need to be “right” can blind us from seeing things in a clear manner. If we give up on this need (b/c it isn’t that great of a reward), take the other person’s perspective (steel man), or let the data show the way, then we can increase our own visibility and make more progress in life. Of the three points, which technique are you most likely to use? and why? Or, alternatively, do you have another technique you use that you can share with us?

April 2024 Community Update!

Site Updates / by GlenM

April 5th

...See more Dear Community, I hope you all are well! The leaves are coming back on the trees here and we had our first day in the 80s yesterday. It felt a little bit like summer. I wanted to take a minute and thank all of the people that run the different campaigns on 7 Cups, lead group discussions, and ask and answer weekly forum posts. I demo the site a lot for different groups. These campaigns are like a thread that one can follow across the site. You can go from one group to the next, or from one community to another, and see how all of the different threads are woven together. It is beautiful to see. We have also been hard at work on creating a new home page. It has been a long time since we’ve updated our “front porch” (hat tip @belovedme). Part of this is because we invest most of our resources updating what happens across the platform. And a big thank you to all of you that help us iterate on changes to make the core platform stronger. We are now finally ready to update the external facing parts of the site. You can see a little glimpse below. The new home page, and also the new onboarding I talked about in the last update, will help new users better understand what we are all about. I’m looking forward to sharing it with you all hopefully later this month or early next. H Happy April, and hello to a new fruitful quarter! In this month’s Leadership Spotlight, we feature one of our longest-standing contributors, @Jenna. Jenna is one of our leaders at the heart of LSR, and she’s also well known for being the head of the Peer Support Pogram. Their congratulatory post is here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/LeadershipSpotlight_2282/LeadershipSpotlightJenna_325864/] We started the LS Program back in September of 2021 and we’re still going strong, thanks to you all for recognizing and building one another up. Check out who we’ve highlighted so far [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/LeadershipSpotlight_2282/LeadershipSpotlightSeriesOurfeaturessofar2021March2024_325880/] and consider nominating someone! [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHVHsSPon2gUT04Kud-FzM2C0Davv7wanaI60ve-B16z4hiQ/viewform] We continue to work hard to coordinate activities across the community and bring attention to all the exciting things we’ve got going on through the maintenance of our Events Calendar [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yZzlHDt-vqQ7p_EDxTALY1x9Divq1s35zmEdS6PLNBE/edit#gid=1811547765]. If you'd like to submit an event, you can do so here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR0pLsJjrWC952reILl6GWpNOUApCbKJi-aJ-k0AJZaZTM1Q/viewform]. Note that regularly scheduled group/chatroom events can be found on the on-site Community Calendar [https://www.7cups.com/forum/communityCalendar.php] And one last thing for the teens: we have launched a weekly Safety Tips series [https://www.7cups.com/forum/safe7cups/TeenSafetyTips_2661/TeenSafetySeriesTip1_325795/] just for you. Please subscribe to the Safety and Knowledge community to catch notifications for these. We are accepting tips that we can feature in upcoming posts! [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzLkYr3ZLSs-b-HouzEwGkIo10iFiMJnHr1wZhCfv1vvKmHQ/viewform]Let’s spread awareness and help each other stay safe, both on Cups and across the internet. ATls are strongly encouraged to participate. Teenies look up to you and you can make a big difference! Laiba Hi everyone! March has been an eventful month. I have summarized the key events below. 7 Cups Academy * Introduced an AI policy to ensure the trainees can continue to benefit from academy courses/programs and have clear guidelines on the boundaries placed on AI use. You can read post here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/academy/AnnouncementsandUpdates_2197/7CupsAcademysAIPolicy_326219] * On Internship front, we removed the weekly forum progress report requirement and instead introduced an optional check-in thread. Listeners can view that post here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/interns/InternshipProjectAnnouncementandUpdates_1899/InternshipWeeklyProgressCheckin2024_326281/] * We launched our awaited Group Dynamics course which is an updated and more flexible version of the discontinued Group Support Program. More info on the course here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/academy/GroupDynamicsCourse_2663/GroupDynamicsCourse_325981] Community Initiatives * The teen-exclusive Small Steps Challenge came to an end with 11 teens qualifying for the wellness certification. A total of 16 teens participated earning a total of 2341 stars. More on that here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/teens/TeenZoneCommunityTeam_590/SmallStepsChallengeTheFinalLeaderboard_325866/]. * Additionally, spark of the week was launched where teens can submit positive quotes and reflections, the best of which are picked and shared with our community. You can view the first post here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/HopesCorner_2162/Sparkofweek1Keepontrying_326171] * I also started a Weekly Quotes Chain [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/InspirationandMotivation_2229/WeeklyQuotesChainThemeDisciplineandAccountability_326524/]! Theme: Discipline and Accountability for people who prefer quotes and thoughts surrounding those themes. * Our Building Self-esteem series came to an end. You can view the last post and how you can participate here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/selfesteem/BuildingSelfesteemseries_2655/BuildingSelfesteemSeriesItisaWrap_325105]. Stay tuned for the launch of a new series soon. Obs This month, Group Support organized Self-harm Awareness [https://www.7cups.com/forum/selfharm/General_2451/SHA1Doyouthinkselfharmdefinesyou_324983/]Month, and thank you all for joining and participating in the forum and group chat discussions to support and empower each other. That was uplifting and encouraging for all. Also, we organized a Verified Listener Campaign [https://www.7cups.com/forum/listenerjourney/ListenerVerificationProject_1839/VerifiedListenerCampaignfor7CupsListeners_326200/] to discuss and talk about our listening journey and route to becoming a Verified Listener. If you are not a Verified Listener yet, learn how to here! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/listenerjourney/ListenerVerificationProject_1839/GetVerifiedon7Cups_290064/] In the Listener Chatroom news, thank you to @hopedreamlove for leading the leadership meeting. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/listenerjourney/ListenerChatroomsInformation_2144/ListenerChatroomLeadershipMeetingFridayMarch22_325791/] We discussed some important points to make listener group chats more effective and received suggestions to support our leadership team better. Based on the feedback, we are working on reviving the Leadership Buddy Process to support our new leaders. Also, working on a simple and group effort idea to make our listener group chats active and lively. And, thank you to @JustSophia for helping us update the Chat support FAQs document with more information and resources. Similarly, in the Group chats, we are working on reviving pop-up discussions and will be rolling out the pop-up discussions 3.0 in the upcoming days. Please stay tuned for all updates. In the weekly prompts in the forums front, thank you to all participants for your participation and support. Due to your ongoing support and empowerment, in these dedicated communities, we were able to bring more support and comfort to many members. Also, in the periodic feedback, the Weekly Prompts received an average of 9/10 rating. Thank you to all who shared their feedback and suggestions. Thank you to everyone for your continued support, compassion, and empowerment in the group chats, forums, and to me. SoulfullyAButterfly This month we opened up a new group chat [https://www.7cups.com/forum/community/General_2530/IntroducingDailyReflectionsNewCommunityGroupChat_325184/] for the adult side called “Daily Reflections”. During the month of March, the first monthly theme for this new chat space was “Celebrating Growth and Change”. With weekly themes including cultivating a growth mindset, building resilience as well as celebrating achievements and setting new intentions, the group chat hosted daily prompts for users to explore alongside the community. We have enjoyed seeing the deep reflections and shares in this space and hope that it will add another layer of support to our community. If you missed out on the Daily Reflections during March, you can find the prompts listed here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/community/General_2530/DailyReflectionsMarch2024Prompts_325348/]. This new chat will host a new theme for April, to be announced soon. If interested in helping out with leading reflections in this space, please PM me. In other news, our long-ongoing global research opportunity with IPU based on Systemic Psychotherapy will be closing its data collection phase by March 31st. Thank you to all our listeners and members who have joined the research throughout the past several months. We have one open research opportunity for listeners which is based on Simulation-Based Training of Active Listening Skills, being researched by a team from Stanford University. To read more on how you can help their next round of research, click here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SoulfullyAButterflysContentGarden_2136/March2024ListenerResearchParticipationOpportunitySimulationBasedTrainingofActiveListeningSkills_324705/]. Evelyne We are currently looking for new quality project agents to help us continue our goal to have quality across the board! Please reach out to me if you’d be interested in helping out with team leadership tasks for quality teams. If you’re new and need a listener coach to help you with listening skills, please reach out to @kindheartedlily. @AnnaSilverberg is my new Quality Assistant and is working on new listener initiatives to help with questions and their journey. CheeryMango Join us here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/WelcomingLeaders_2402/ForumLeaderAnnouncements_310826/?p=8]in congratulating our recently onboarded leaders for March. We are currently looking for new additions to join our Communities Leadership Team [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/LeadershipResources_2404/MeetTheCommunitiesLeadershipTeam_276125/] as Project Agents. There are currently four focuses available for you to choose from: Events, Engagement, Community Building and Leadership. The application form and full details of what we are looking for can be found here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/CommunitiesHelpWanted_2306/JointheCommunitiesLeadershipTeam_315413/]. A friendly reminder for all forum supporters, community mentors and community mentor leaders are asked to fill out the Subcommunity Leadership Check-In Form [https://docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/1IiVSq3OubFdfQ1nkI8ZHCy_QXABHXyyz55JKRRAEu50/viewform?usp=mail_response_notification&edit_requested=true] for the month of March so we can keep updated on what’s going on in your team and roles and see how we can offer our assistance. Lastly, if you notice or experience any difficulties while using the forums, please help us to track and report any bugs in this thread. A gentle reminder when reporting bugs or issues, please give as much detail like time and location as to where it was experienced and include screenshots or any error codes so we can properly investigate it. Thank you for your continued support and here’s to what the new month brings.

March 2024 Community Update!

Site Updates / by GlenM

March 14th

...See more Dear Community, I hope you all are well! It is starting to warm up here and the sun is shining at least a few days out of the week. It is always a relief for me to move out of the winter. We’ve been hard at work on a number of fronts. A big change we’ll be releasing - hopefully this coming month - is a new onboarding process. I’ll share a much more detailed post in the coming weeks, but wanted to give you a glimpse of what’s to come. The above is probably our 70th iteration on this little graphic. I hope you like it. Any and all feedback is welcome in the comments. In short, when a person comes to 7 Cups we’ll create a plan for them. Each day they come back and do 3 items (learn, explore, grow), the person will take a step up towards the summit. We think this new model will provide more structure and support. Also, thanks for all the heart warming words on the letter of hope (https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/GlensNookCommunity_547/ALetterofHope_324507/)post! Reading your responses was the highlight of my week. Thank you! 🙏❤️✨ H Have you ever experienced a difficult time in your life that ultimately led you to become a stronger, more compassionate person? Maybe you faced hardship, loss, or personal struggles that made you question your path. But instead of letting those experiences define you, you used them as fuel to grow and give back to others. These stories of overcoming challenges and turning pain into purpose are powerful. They remind us that even amidst darkness, there's light to be found and a way out to a brighter future. They instill hope that anyone can find their way and we’ve seen countless successes through the support of our dear caring community. As part of an upcoming campaign, we’re gathering your inspirational stories of hope and perseverance. Check out the forum post [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SoulfullyAButterflysContentGarden_2136/TurningPainintoPurposeShareYourRedemptionStoryGotHope_324083/] and consider sharing yours! When ready, fill out this form [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKOltkR0NMvLJILcgl6YLxpgvtat_USNaGAT3XYgwH4XjF9w/viewform] and we’ll be in touch. And for all of our newbies, we see you and we want to ramp up efforts to welcome you through our Welcome Sessions [https://www.7cups.com/forum/welcome/WelcomeIntroductionsto7Cups_1163/IntroducingNewbieMemberWelcomeSessionsAreyounewJoinUs_322916/]. We will begin hosting in March, serving both members and listeners. And the rest of you are invited to join the welcoming committee! We could also use some help welcoming newcomers in the forums. If you’re interested in making a difference in a new user’s journey, I’ve got some tips for you here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/welcome/WelcomeIntroductionsto7Cups_1163/HowtoWelcomeNewUserson7Cups_324288/]. And if you simply want to drop a heartfelt hello, that would mean everything to our newbies (and me!). Lastly, want to plug our Events Calendar [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yZzlHDt-vqQ7p_EDxTALY1x9Divq1s35zmEdS6PLNBE/edit#gid=1947094466]! Get in touch with your team leads ASAP if you’d like to add special events or team-related activities to it for the new month. Laiba It has been an eventful month! The highlight has been the launch of a teen-specific challenge called Small Steps. The goal is to aim to do small things for yourself in the category of sleep, food, exercise, and mental health. Teens get stars for completing certain tasks and it is fun to take care of yourself when others are joining in and people can cheer each other on. We have a leaderboard that helps us see everyone’s progress. If you are a teen you can check out the challenge here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/teens/TeenZoneCommunityTeam_590/SmallStepsWeeklyStepsThreadFeb26March3Week2_324479/] The building self-esteem series continues! With a special guest post by @Kristynsmama and @pandanfe. Both of them bravely and generously shared their experiences with building self-esteem and supported others through tips and words of encouragement. You can view their post here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/selfesteem/BuildingSelfesteemseries_2655/BuildingSelfEsteemSeriesLearningfromOthers_324117] and you can see all the posts in the series here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/community/CommunitySpace_2590/BuildingSelfesteemSeriesOngoingActive_321259/] Lastly, Carnegie Mellon University is looking for adult listeners residing in the USA to help their study by filling out a short questionnaire. Find more information here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/HopesCorner_2162/Doyouhave5minutestofilloutaquestionnaireIfsoyoucanhelpwiththisresearch_324561/] Obs It has been a wonderful month filled with discussions, learning and celebrating awareness weeks. The February Group Support Event: Kindness, Courage, Connection [https://www.7cups.com/forum/groupmod/GroupSupportCommunityEvents_2295/FebruaryGroupSupportEventKindnessCourageConnection_323080/] went well and thank you everyone for their contributions and support. In the Sharing Circle news, @Lou73 introduced Hosting Heros [https://www.7cups.com/forum/groupmod/MemberSharingCircles_2109/HostingHeros_324437/] initiative to recognize, celebrate and appreciate our dedicated and committed hosts. If you have anyone to nominate, please share and nominate them. In the Teen news, we are working on strengthening Teen Transition Program. We introduced teen transition supporter role [https://www.7cups.com/forum/agingup/TeenTransitioningMentoringProgram_2492/IntroducingNewRoleTeenTransitionSupporter_324604/]to offer extended support to transitioned teens to adult side. Also we rolled out a Teen Birthday form [https://www.7cups.com/forum/agingup/General_2532/NewBirthdayform_324428/] to celebrate birthdays together with community. We are also working on bringing an initiative to encourage more connection and learning experience with Adult- Teen Listener on the teen side. We will keep us updated with the announcement soon. Thank you everyone for their support, empowerment and compassion in the community. SoulfullyAButterfly This month we celebrated International Boost Self-Esteem Month with a self-esteem exploration event held in Special Events. The room was filled with prompts and insightful shares every day for 10 days. We are looking forward to organizing more ways to explore, share and grow together as a community. Lastly, we have one open research opportunity for listeners which is based on Simulation-Based Training of Active Listening Skills, being researched by a team from Stanford University. To read more on how you can help their next round of research, click here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SoulfullyAButterflysContentGarden_2136/March2024ListenerResearchParticipationOpportunitySimulationBasedTrainingofActiveListeningSkills_324705/]. Evelyne Here are some highlights from our teams: Care Team has just finished having Care Team Week! @serenePeace3726 and @ReganL are their newest Guides, and @SnowTabby is training to become a Quality Mentor. For Anonymous Evaluations Team, 8 people join AE just this month. They’ve been collaborating with LCT for increased listener quality as well. @Heathermarie95 has completed their co leader trial phase for the AL team! Congrats! The safety discussion on 'supporting member feeling unsafe' received so many upvotes and many members left thoughtful feedback. @Aurewolf is writing thoughtful discussions each month to help educate the community. Listener Coaching Team had a listener coach complete their training and officially become a listener coach (@JustSophia)! They also exceeded their monthly quota and hosted a teen icebreaker session. CheeryMango February was a bit of a quiet month in the community's domain but we are always excited for the leaders that commit their time and effort to supporting our communities. Join us here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/WelcomingLeaders_2402/ForumLeaderAnnouncements_310826/?p=8]in congratulating our recently onboarded leaders for February. Congratulations to @Kristynsmama on being our newest Project Agent. We are currently looking for new additions to join our Communities Leadership Team [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/LeadershipResources_2404/MeetTheCommunitiesLeadershipTeam_276125/] as Project Agents. There are currently four focuses available for you to choose from: Events, Engagement, Community Building and Leadership. The application form and full details of what we are looking for can be found here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/CommunitiesHelpWanted_2306/JointheCommunitiesLeadershipTeam_315413/]. A friendly reminder for all forum supporters, community mentors and community mentor leaders are asked to fill out the Subcommunity Leadership Check-In Form [https://docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/1IiVSq3OubFdfQ1nkI8ZHCy_QXABHXyyz55JKRRAEu50/viewform?usp=mail_response_notification&edit_requested=true] for the month of February so we can keep updated on what’s going on in your team and roles and see how we can offer our assistance. Lastly, if you notice or experience any difficulties while using the forums, please help us to track and report any bugs in this thread. A gentle reminder when reporting bugs or issues, please give as much detail like time and location as to where it was experienced and include screenshots or any error codes so we can properly investigate it. Thank you for your continued support and here’s to what the new month brings.

A Letter of Hope

Site Updates / by GlenM

March 1st

...See more Dear Member or Listener, I’ve been thinking about you. Maybe I haven’t sent you a message or commented on your post, but I have an idea of who you are. I know that you may have been through some ups and downs. I know that life hasn’t always been easy. I know that people may have said things about you that are not true. And that you may have been treated in unfair ways. The world may have thrown a lot at you. I know what it feels like to be in pain and seemingly buried under a pile of rocks and rubble. Or to feel like I’m drowning and then all of a sudden a helpful hand pulls me out of the water. To breathe again and more easily. To begin to think okay I’m going to make it. Things will be okay. And that path to okay can feel like a long time. You might be thinking: Why am I not there yet? How come I have these other new challenges to solve on top of my old ones? I ask these questions too. I don’t know how to answer them for myself or for others. That is far above my pay grade. However, what I can do is believe in you. And I do. With all of my heart and every fiber in my being. I believe in you. You matter to me and you matter to this community. Your life is valuable and it has a purpose. 7 Cups was built with you in mind. We are all builders here. Glad workers. We build for you and all of the other people that walk through our doors. And it is the highest privilege. It is, to me, the most interesting and most rewarding way to live. You being here makes all of our lives better. It might not feel like that now, but it will. Stay on the path taking one step at a time. We have hearts full of hope and love and we are rooting for you! Now grab that brick and pass it here. We have lots and lots of building to do! Steadfastly yours, GlenM

February 2024 Community Update!

Site Updates / by GlenM

February 3rd

...See more Dear Community, I hope you all are well! I am very glad that January has passed and just one more cold month until we start to get to the warmer weather. We’ve been busy on a number of fronts. Check the below for more details. I wanted to share a few quick updates on our end. One, we’ve just started to do some work with Baylor University on the gratitude front. It turns out that gratitude is a master value virtue that opens the doors to all of the other virtues. I’m seeing it as a sort of secret passageway to wellness. I’ll post more on this front soon. Additionally, we are going to be rolling out a number of new training updates that will make our Academy even more robust. I’m excited about this, but need to wait to firm a few things up before providing more details. Last, I wanted to thank you all for helping us fulfill our vision. We started this over 10 years ago! The gap between what we were hoping to accomplish and where we were at the beginning was huge. It is still very significant, but we are a lot closer than when we started. Our work reminds me of this proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”. African Proverb – Martha Goedert I’m enjoying our long walk together! With gratitude, Glen H Hi, everyone! Just a few things to point you to this month! 1. I want to thank everyone who took the time to share their thoughts and suggestions in our recent community survey. Your feedback is invaluable, and after careful review, I have shared key takeaways here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/CommunitySurveys_2601/QuarterlyCommunitySurveyOverviewJanuary2024_322325/] 2. Thanks to your encouragement, our Ambassador Updates are now a regular monthly fixture in the community. Here’s the latest from the team! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/MonthlyCommunityUpdates_2602/January2024AmbassadorUpdate_321776/] Please do swing by the post to see what they’re doing and share your appreciation! 3. In our ongoing efforts to coordinate activities across the community and bring attention to all the exciting things we’ve got going on, I introduce our official Events Calendar [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yZzlHDt-vqQ7p_EDxTALY1x9Divq1s35zmEdS6PLNBE/edit#gid=1811547765]! This calendar will consist of monthly themed events, planned by each community, holiday/special date themed forum posts, community challenges (ex. SoulfullyAButterfly’s Wellness Accountability Challenge [https://www.7cups.com/forum/community/WellbeingAccountabilityChallenge_2654/NewYearAccountabilityChallengeBoostYourGoalAchievementby90_321014/]) and events and forum posts to raise awareness for our many programs across all the domains that serve the community (Groups, Listener Rooms, Forums/Communities, Academy, Quality, Safety, etc.). If you're a community leader, please contact CheeryMango or Tommy about submitting events. If you're a team member wanting to spread awareness and boost the visibility of your program by organizing events, be it in forums or groups, get in touch with your lead. Note: regularly scheduled group/chatroom events can be found on the on-site Community Calendar [https://www.7cups.com/forum/communityCalendar.php] Laiba It has been a busy month! One of the highlights of January has been the launch of building self-esteem series [https://www.7cups.com/forum/community/General_2530/NewSeriesBuildingSelfesteem_320908/]. The content focuses on teens and young adults but people from all walks of life are welcomed. So far we have covered, what self-esteem impacts, value clarification, and how to conquer the fear of failure. Anyone who participates in the entire series will be eligible for the ‘Braving Self’ badge. The series is seasonal and you can participate and be eligible for the badge until March 24, 2024. In Academy News, we have a fresh recruitment post for the project agent role focused on outreach. If you are interested in educating people about the opportunities available at 7 Cups Academy then you can apply here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/academy/AcademyTeam_2313/AcademyProjectAgentOutreachTrackApplicationsOpen_320828/]Additionally, the Group Support Program’s conversion to the Group Dynamics Course was announced. Our goal is to make the course available in February. Last but not least, 7 Cups Academy turned 4! We celebrated this milestone with the introduction of two new academy-focused badges and chatroom celebrations. You can join our celebration and find more information here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/academy/AcademyEvents_2338/7CupsAcademyTurns4Celebratingwithtwonewbadges_322599] Obs One of the new members shared a heartwarming feedback that how they already feeling better though it is 2 or 3rd day in the group chats. A big T H A N K Y O U to everyone to coming together to empower, encourage and support each other with compassion and care. You all make the group chats a better place everyday to be in. It has been an empowering month for the Group Support. We organized Wellness Month [https://www.7cups.com/forum/groupmod/GroupSupportCommunityEvents_2295/EmpoweringWellnessTogetherMonthwGroupSupport_321188/] with events like Journaling circle. Gratitude chain and I appreciate all who joined us to attend these events. Also, we released Group Support Quiz -V [https://www.7cups.com/forum/groupmod/GroupSupportQuizzes_2285/GroupSupportGuidelinesRefresherQuizPartV_321919/], if you didn’t take yet, please give it a try. On the Listener Group Chats front, we hosted 36 learning sessions [https://www.7cups.com/forum/listenerjourney/ListenerLearningDiscussions_1896/January2024UpcomingListenerLearningDiscussionsAdultTeen_321184/] and it was great to see some great learning and discussion from all. Thank you all for coming together to guide, support each other through listening journey. And thank you to our amazing hosts for leading us. In the Teen news, Transition team working hard on a scale up plan and we will be sharing the implementation plan with community. We believe that it will bring more support to all teens about to or just transitioned alongwith a new leadership opportunity to support the transition program. Also, to support our community leadership learning, I initiated a Community Leadership Series. If you didn’t get a chance to participate yet, please check out the posts on what is a community leader [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/LeadershipResources_2404/CommunityLeadership1WhatisaCommunityLeader_321337/] and communication [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/LeadershipResources_2404/CommunityLeadership2CommunicationisCrucial_321902/]. SoulfullyAButterfly We started off the New Year with an amazing compilation of the community’s reflections of the past year and what words we will hold on to during 2024 - see the community’s 4th word “cup” results here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SoulfullyAButterflysContentGarden_2136/2023and2024WordCloudActivityResults_322518/]! Our dominant word for this year is “health” which aligns well with our community goals and progress. During this month, we organized a January Wellbeing Challenge [https://www.7cups.com/forum/community/WellbeingAccountabilityChallenge_2654/NewYearAccountabilityChallengeBoostYourGoalAchievementby90_321014/] which was based on accountability and support for goals around 5 key topics. This challenge has led to great connection between listeners and members, with over 50 pairs made. Our research opportunities still open include the IPU based study based on systemic therapy. Systemic therapy focuses on relationships between people and the patterns of interaction within the systems that impact the well-being of the individuals within the system. If you are interested in trying this therapeutic opportunity, you can find more information and sign up here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SoulfullyAButterflysContentGarden_2136/ResearchParticipationOpportunitySystemicPsychotherapyinformedGrowthPathandListenerTraining_311588/]. The window for signing up for this study is closing soon in the next 2 weeks! All members and listeners can now apply regardless of the date they signed up at 7 Cups. Another open research opportunity for listeners is based on Simulation-Based Training of Active Listening Skills, being researched by a team from Stanford University. To read more on how you can help their next round of research, click here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SoulfullyAButterflysContentGarden_2136/ListenerResearchParticipationOpportunitySimulationBasedTrainingofActiveListeningSkills_322434/]. Lastly, the Content Development and Marketing Program at the 7 Cups Academy has celebrated its 3rd birthday this month. It has been a pleasure to work with all the leadership team (past and current) and we look forward to continuing to support many more trainees as well as helpful content. Evelyne In January, we have worked hard towards improving quality. Safety Team has released several discussions (please see upcoming ones here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/safe7cups/IVSafetyResourcesEvents_1059/UpcomingSafetyDiscussionsforFebruary2024_322785/]). They have also most recently created safety discussions on important aspects that keep the community safe. The most recent one is off-site contact in bios [https://www.7cups.com/forum/safe7cups/IVSafetyResourcesEvents_1059/SafetyDiscussionBiosOffsiteContact_322043/]. CheeryMango In the month of January, we launched the Pen Pals [https://www.7cups.com/forum/penpals/General_2656/ExcitingNewsIntroducingthePenPalsCommunity_321779/] community to encourage further connection and communication between community members outside of the group chats and 1-1 chats. All of the communication threads that exist in the other communities will be moved here. Additionally, we have completed more than 90% of the forum restructuring with a little over 5 communities left to restructure. After these are done, we will be updating the community specific guidelines and the about/resources sections. We are currently looking for new additions to join our Communities Leadership Team [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/LeadershipResources_2404/MeetTheCommunitiesLeadershipTeam_276125/] as Project Agents. There are currently four focuses available for you to choose from: Events, Engagement, Community Building and Leadership. The application form and full details of what we are looking for can be found here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/CommunitiesHelpWanted_2306/JointheCommunitiesLeadershipTeam_315413/]. A friendly reminder for all forum supporters, community mentors and community mentor leaders are asked to fill out the Subcommunity Leadership Check-In Form [https://docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/1IiVSq3OubFdfQ1nkI8ZHCy_QXABHXyyz55JKRRAEu50/viewform?usp=mail_response_notification&edit_requested=true] for the month of January so we can keep updated on what’s going on in your team and roles and see how we can offer our assistance. Lastly, if you notice or experience any difficulties while using the forums, please help us to track and report any bugs in this thread. A gentle reminder when reporting bugs or issues, please give as much detail like time and location as to where it was experienced and include screenshots or any error codes so we can properly investigate it. Thank you for your continued support and here’s to what the new month brings.

Train Tracks and Stations

Site Updates / by GlenM

January 27th

...See more I wrote before about narrative therapy and how it can be helpful to view our lives as a story with different chapters [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/GlensNookCommunity_547/TheStoryofYou_310701/]. Usually these chapters are based around a new job, school, or moving to a new area. They can also be tied to relationships or a phase of life like having children. A story is helpful because it has a beginning and an ending. The person follows the arc throughout their life. This is therapeutic because it helps bring meaning to all of the different challenges (or chapters) a person faces. A story can help us better find our purpose. I was thinking of this story metaphor and then I visualized it as a sort of map with train tracks connecting different stations. The map begins when one is born and ends at the end of life. We all have goals on where we hope to end up at the end of life. If you haven’t tried this exercise [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/GlensNookCommunity_547/FindingYourPurposeExercise_272327/] then you might find it helpful to further visualize your personal story or map. One of the interesting things about trains is that they all run to stations. They are very fixed. You can’t just decide to take an immediate turn on a train like you can a car. You have to run it all the way to the next station regardless of whether or not you want to go there. Then, the flexibility happens at the station. You can go on one train or another to get closer to your destination. Here is why I think this train track metaphor is interesting. * Train tracks from one station to another can be seen as chapters in life. We are going from point A to point B. * A station is like a decision point. If you know where you are going (you’ve done an exercise like the one linked above), then you know your options and which train is most likely to get you closer to your destination. If you don’t know where you are going, then you might just go on the next train or go to a random destination. If you are patient, then you can wait for the right train. If you are in a hurry, then you might hop on the wrong train. * When we are on one train we are on it with other people that are also going to that same destination. We may choose to stay with them and board the next train together or we may choose to leave them (and vice versa). We may end up going in different directions. * Every part of the journey is unique. It is shaped by the passengers in it, cargo or the specific choices we make along the way. It represents the different aspects of life like relationships, workplace, academic, spiritual, etc and the uniqueness and individuality of these paths and how we adapt to navigate them. * During our train journey, we meet other people, some of which can offer guidance or influence our station choices. These conductors may be wise guides offering knowledge about the tracks, or even our own internal voice, serving as intuition about the next destination. * Life, like a mischievous conductor, sometimes throws you off course. These detours could be external storms like job losses, illnesses, or unexpected twists of fate. Or, they could be internal hurricanes of self-doubt, heartbreak, or existential crises that force you to re-evaluate your journey. Similarly, not all detours are dead ends! Imagine a missed train leading to a chance meeting with a mentor, a detour through a forgotten town sparking a lifelong passion, or a broken track forcing you to develop resourcefulness and resilience you never knew you possessed. In my own life, there have been times when I’ve taken a train from one station to another. I was working on a project or maybe in a relationship, and I wanted the train to keep going, but the tracks ended in another station. The project didn’t continue or the relationship parted ways. During these times, I’ve thought, I wish the train would keep going! I’m enjoying this part of the journey and I think it makes sense that it should keep going. Or, I’m in a new train station and there is only one option out - only one train to take out of the station. I don’t have any real choices. I don’t usually think that the one train I can choose is along the path of where I’d like to go. Sometimes these tracks can be painful. People call these “dark nights of the soul” where there is often grief, confusion and sadness. These more difficult passages are never fun, but I’ve found - in retrospect - that they are often the most helpful and direct parts of the journey. They do a nice job of creating humility by helping me give up control and learning to surrender and trust the process (as discussed here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/GlensNookCommunity_547/TheRiver_296728/] (river post). There is light at the end of the tunnel, and sometimes, all we need to do is to remember to find the little sparks. It ends up being a bit of a paradox. I have my plan and I think I know where I want to end up at the end of the journey. I try to take the trains that I think will get me there. Sometimes, however, the path from one station to the next feels too short. Or the one option I can take feels too painful. However, when I zoom out and imagine myself looking down on the below tracks and map, I can see that the journey was leading me all along. The times where I thought the tracks should continue would have ultimately brought me further away from the destination. I would have stayed on the train too long. I couldn’t see it at the time, but it was a grace that the tracks ended. Or, similarly, the tracks from one station to the next that I saw as painful and wanting to avoid, ended up being the most important tracks for the journey. I don’t think I’d make it to where I hope to go without them. Does this way of looking at life resonate with you? Can you look back and see times where you wanted the train to keep going, but now realize it was likely better that it ended? Have you ever taken a “wrong train” that ended up leading you to something good? Any and all thoughts welcome!

Who is your hero?

Site Updates / by GlenM

February 14th

...See more A year or so ago I was working on this talk. In that talk, I was highlighting people I admired like Gandhi, MLK Jr., and Mother Teresa. I feel like they were shining lights that pointed in the right direction. They are looked up to by most people in our global community. One of the evaluators met with me and started saying very negative things about each of these people. She really didn’t like them. I know all of us are complex - we all have good, neutral, and bad parts of ourselves. None of us are perfect. Still, however, even with their challenges, quirks, and idiosyncrasies, I maintained that they were heroes. She strongly disagreed. I then asked her "okay, who are your heroes?" She sat there stunned. Baffled. She thought and thought and thought. Then she looked up to me and said I don’t have any heroes. It was my turn to be stunned. I couldn’t believe it. I said you don’t admire anyone? She flatly said “no” and suggested I was naive for believing that humanity can have heroes. Here is how Wikipedia defines a hero: A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protagonist] who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage], or strength [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_strength]. The original hero type of classical epics did such things for the sake of glory [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory_(honor)] and honor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor]. Post-classical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-classical_history] and modern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_history] heroes, on the other hand, perform great deeds or selfless acts for the common good instead of the classical goal of wealth, pride [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride], and fame. The antonym of hero is villain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villain].[1] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero#cite_note-G%C3%B6lz-1] Other terms associated with the concept of hero may include good guy or white hat [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/white_hat]. I’m writing this post because I think it is important for us to have heroes. They are human like us, but somehow able to walk past the muck and free themselves from the shackles that capture most of us. They see beyond the immediate and share a vision of a much better future. They inspire, motivate us, and speak to our better angels. The following is a scale put together by an old writer called David Hawkins. He was attempting to create a scale of consciousness that helped to capture much of what has been written in the wisdom literature. People with higher levels of consciousness experience expanded awareness and inner peace, while those with lower levels may be navigating through various challenges and complexities. There have been many criticisms of his thinking and this scale in general. I agree with many of them. To me, it isn’t important how he found these levels, but whether or not they are a directionally correct or helpful way of looking at human behavior. I think it is a helpful tool or guide for personal growth and development. People that are in pain often feel like they are in the lower levels. I see trauma or distress or unresolved issues as weights that keep a person down. We want to float up like an air balloon and become stronger and more compassionate, but we have these sandbags on us that keep us down. When we heal, we cut those sandbags and find ourselves moving up the scale. Pragmatically, I think it would be possible for us as a community (or even more broadly) to map public figures from throughout history and even now to this scale. I’d argue that a few of my heroes mentioned above (Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and MLK) would be near the top of the scale. And if enough of us voted, then I’d think we’d see people start to see votes cluster in certain areas. Why am I focusing on heroes? I think heroes are an accessible way for us to understand the power compassionate people can have on the world. Hawkins would argue that the higher one goes up this scale, the more true they are or the more integrity they have, and therefore they have a bigger impact. Enlightened people like MLK didn’t have a big marketing or propaganda budget. His ideas had to stand or fall on the merits. And his ideas soared and caused a society to rally behind him. Truth is durable, strong, inspirational, and unifying. Things that survive for a long time tend to be true. Lies have a short shelf life. They are fleeting, weak, draining, and cause division. On this scale, it seems like the more humility one has (the less ego) the more one moves up the scale. This is an important distinction because many scales or lists emphasize people with the most money, power, or fame for example. We understand that not everyone indeed has a clear-cut hero in their life. Maybe you haven't met someone who embodies what you admire, or maybe you haven’t identified a hero that could be a past, present, or historical figure. But that doesn't mean a hero doesn't exist for you! It just means that you might not have thought of them yet. Imagine your hero. What makes them stand out? Don't worry about finding them in the real world just yet. Just share what you can. We need heroes now more than ever. It is a time for increased awareness and clarity. It is good and noble for us to find and champion heroes. They speak to us today and they show us a better path forward. I’d like to better understand our community’s heroes. I think they would tell us a lot about us. Please share any thoughts, ideas or recommendations below and here are some questions to consider to help us better understand your heroes. Who are your heroes? Can be personal (like friends or family), in the past (historical figures), present or even fictional. Do you have a picture or video that you can share here? Why do you admire them (1-3 sentences)? Where would you put them on the above scale?

January 2024 Community Update!

Site Updates / by GlenM

April 4th

...See more Dear Community, Happy Holidays! I am just getting back home. I grew up in New England and finally made it home last night after nearly 15 hours in the car. I’m so glad to be home! And back in the office. I missed our work! A nice thing about the holidays is that the world quiets down. Everyone agrees to not call or email one another. I love that quiet space. It gives me a lot of time to think in bn walks with family, presents, and way too many desserts. This month, 7 Cups has achieved a great milestone by launching talk therapy [https://www.7cups.com/forum/therapy/General_2432/WeveLaunchedTalkTherapyon7Cups_319430/]! Talk therapy can be a great alternative to text-based therapy. Our users now have the flexibility to select text-based therapy or therapy over an audio/video live session. I think about us (7 Cups) all the time. I’m still percolating and refining some ideas that I hope to share soon. As always, your ideas, thoughts, and feedback are always very welcome. I wish you all a lovely New Years Eve and Day! I hope 2023 can be put to a nice close - like closing the last page of a book - and that 2024 opens before you with hope, peace, and community leaping from the pages. H As we close out 2023, and ring in the new year, I thought it'd be fun and therapeutic to do some reflection exercises as a community to get us thinking ahead. I’ve rolled out a challenge: 2024 Finish the sentence [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/HsHangout_1970/2024Finishthesentence_319754/?post=3440560]. Please give it a try and once you’ve finished that (and bookmarked the page to revisit!), consider Writing a Letter to Your Future Self [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/CommunityActivitiesEvents_1908/WriteaLettertoYourself7CupsStyle_320322/]. It's like those letter-writing sites but instead of scheduling them to send it back to you, I will be doing it! There's no due date. I'll be scheduling them as they're submitted! I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the love and support you’ve poured into our community over the year. You take such good care of each other on every level, from leader to listener to member, and it’s that unwavering spirit of compassion of human sincerity that sets us apart and makes us a truly unique and special force in this world. I look forward to continuing to nurture great work relationships with you, and getting the opportunity to collaborate with even more of you, as we drive our mission and further expand our reach. Everything 7 Cups stands for is the result of your efforts - we couoldn’t do this without you! Happy New Year! Laiba It has been a great month for the Academy leadership team. We onboarded two new ambassadors, @HealingTalk and @Positivepumpkin22. Both are incredibly dedicated and experts in their programs. Additionally, we updated our latest course, Inner Development Goals Course to include reduced practicum requirements. @Kristynsmama became our very first graduate of the course. The list of all grads will be announced soon. The Inner Development Goals Course [https://www.7cups.com/forum/academy/AcademyPrograms_2311/InnerDevelopmentGoalsCourse_318284/] was added as an elective choice in the 7 Cups Internship, Content Development and Marketing program, Leadership Development Program, and the Quality Listening Program. Learning about cognitive distortion series came to an end, we covered a total of 10 popular distortions. In Dec, we covered Should statements [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/HopesCorner_2162/DistortionNo9Shouldstatements_318942] & Mental Filtering [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/HopesCorner_2162/Distortion10MentalFiltering_319730/]. Thank you to everyone who followed along and worked on their personal growth then you may want to check out the posts made for our therapy event here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/therapy/General_2432/Day125DaysofGratitudeSelfCareandPersonalGrowth_318564/] Obs Thank you all for your best efforts to bring compassion, support, and encouragement to everyone. Your actions made a world of difference in the group support chats. I hope we continue to do same and scale it further in 2024. On Group Support front, a bunch of updates: * We got the most exciting feature update- Quote Reply! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/FeatureUpdates_2525/FeatureUpdateQuotereplyinchats_318965/] We received positive and uplifting feedback from all who tried it. It allows to create a smooth and easy to follow conversation flow for everyone in the group chats. * We introduced Group Support refresher quizzes [https://www.7cups.com/forum/groupmod/GroupSupportQuizzes_2285/GroupSupportGuidelinesRefresherQuizPartI_317922/] to refresh the memory on the important guidelines of providing support in a group setting. It was a great to notice how many did well with the refresher. Attempt them if you haven’t yet! On the Listener Group Chat front, shout out to @Hopedreamlove to organize fun filled 12 days of Teen Listeners holiday event [https://www.7cups.com/forum/listenerjourney/ListenerChatroomsInformation_2144/12DaysofChristmasTLEvent_319262/]. Thank you everyone to join in and participate and making these sessions special and memorable. Also, we initiated Listener Level-up Series [https://www.7cups.com/forum/listenerjourney/Checkins_2484/ListenerLevelup1Howareyoufeelingaboutyourlistenerjourneysofar_319666/] to discuss diverse listening topics together and learn from each other to level up our listening experiences as team. Please do join and share your thoughts as every experience and learning counts. Also, we started various discussion sessions and big shout out and thank you to all leaders who stepped up to make it possible. Thank you to @wishfulwillow6962, @bluerivercares, @chillingrain for going above and beyond to bring support for community. SoulfullyAButterfly This month, we wrapped up the Stress Savvy Challenge with great reflections on the journey - this challenge helped several users explore stress in a safe environment while learning about strategies to help. To celebrate the big launch of the 7 Cups video and audio therapy, the community admin team organized content around 25 days of Gratitude, Self-Care and Personal Growth which was a great way to reflect via therapeutic strategies. You can find this content here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/therapy/General_2432/Day125DaysofGratitudeSelfCareandPersonalGrowth_318564/]. Keeping up with the end of the year celebrations, our annual 7 Cups Word Cup activity is also live now [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SoulfullyAButterflysContentGarden_2136/2023and2024HelpUsCreateaCupCloud_320461/]. We look forward to your reflections via words for 2023 as well as 2024. Lastly, our research opportunities still open include the IPU based study based on systemic therapy. Systemic therapy focuses on relationships between people and the patterns of interaction within the systems that impact the well-being of the individuals within the system. If you are interested in trying this therapeutic opportunity, you can find more information and sign up here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SoulfullyAButterflysContentGarden_2136/ResearchParticipationOpportunitySystemicPsychotherapyinformedGrowthPathandListenerTraining_311588/]. The window for signing up for this study is closing soon! All members and listeners can now apply regardless of the date they signed up at 7 Cups. I wish you all a great time reflecting back on the great year 2023 has been and am excited to explore 2024 and what it brings for us. Evelyne We have had a successful month in Quality land. The Listener Coaching Team month we've got @KindnessMatters2020 as our new Mentor Leader and @Bluerivercares as our Project agent. They’re both are doing exceptionally great on their new roles. @AuWolf led the new safety initiatives for Safety Team. They posted the first Safety forum Discussion last week here. They also hosted the first room Safety Discussion on Tuesday. 8 people participate in the scavenger hunt that ended the 22nd. Care Team had @ArcadianSage as our newest Guide and they are currently working on onboarding @chillingRain as our newest PA. CheeryMango Dear Community, As we bid farewell to 2023, I’m thrilled to wrap up the year with you all! This month, we celebrated the holiday spirit with a fantastic series of festive activities on the site, bringing joy and connection to our community. You can participate in all of the events we hosted here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/generalsupport/General_2440/CelebratetheSeasonwith7CupsJoinourFestiveHolidayEvents_319038/]. In addition to the holiday festivities, we've been hard at work onboarding new forum leaders to our communities. Their dedication is vital in fostering engaging and supportive spaces for our members. @Tommy and I extend our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for your unwavering support and contributions throughout the year. Your efforts have truly made our communities thrive. If you too would like to offer support to the communities, find out how you can offer more support to a community of your choice here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/CommunitiesInformation_2314/UpdatedCommunityTrackLeadershipRolesMasterpost2023_289838/]. We are currently looking for new additions to join our Communities Leadership Team [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/LeadershipResources_2404/MeetTheCommunitiesLeadershipTeam_276125/] as Project Agents. There are currently four focuses available for you to choose from: Events, Engagement, Community Building and Leadership. The application form and full details of what we are looking for can be found here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/CommunitiesHelpWanted_2306/JointheCommunitiesLeadershipTeam_315413/]. Thank you: @tranquilBlossom79 @Mya000 @pandanfe @AutisticYouth @OllieRNLI999 @BlueRivercares @dreamIcicle8467 @Bunnylovesyou @CompassionateArrow @Lovemymoonflowers @amiablePeace77 @EmmaE @Ninziesss @MistyMagic @PoliteOcean @EmotionsListener @RumpleSteeleSkin @VerseArt @FaithfulZareia @audienta @HealingTalk @MistyMagic @purplelady568 @SunShineAlwaysGrateful @MeaningfulSilence @AffyAvo @HopieRemi @MeaningfulSilence @Barltik2065 @KateDoskocilova @KristenHR @EmotionsListener @BlueRivercares @Clio9876 @Jem7Cups @HachiBee @bestVase7265 @SomebodySpicy13 @YourCaringConfidant @Optimisticempath @Mya000 @heathermarie95 @HachiBee @Bubbles2025 @helpfulstrawberry312 @calmKermit7178 @WorkingitThrough2 @PeacePink @starryCandy6123 @Comphi @ASilentBunny @Snor1ax @YourCaringConfidant @Clarezg @Kristynsmama @CyclingThroughLife @ComradeRuhi @Ralien @SomebodySpicy13 @BlissfulBue @chyni @El2002snow @EmpathysGarden @Mya000 @SparkyGizmo @Sunisshiningandsoareyou As we eagerly step into 2024, we look forward to the innovative ideas and leadership our communities will bring. Together, let's make the upcoming year even more remarkable!

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