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I love this! It’s such a great way to frame it. One of the things emergence brings up is lifespan. And how death is natural and not all things are meant to last forever and the question of how we hospice a community when it’s no longer of service. Do we just let it fizzle, do we something formal and to end and honor it…?

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I love this question so much.

Actually, it’s reminding me that I had a community i was advising where there was an event program they were running that felt like it was dying. They didn’t know if they should try to revive it or what to do. It was draining them.

So we designed a funeral for it. They hosted a whole ceremony, had members give speeches, shared stories, and then put it to rest.

They said it was one of the most engaged and meaningful experiences they ever hosted.

And it opened up a great deal of space and energy to focus on programs that felt more alive.

Going to keep sitting with this question. Thank you Noah!

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