10 thoughts about leading the men's circle twice

I'll go with the instantly generated AI image because it hilariously misrepresents what a men's circle is. We are not naked.

The organizer was on vacation so I led the men's circle two weeks in a row.

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1. It felt very meaningful

2. I felt honored

3. It felt good to be in charge of something

4. I felt even more connected to the others than usual

5. I got complimented on the way I led the circle and it made my night

It may have been the most meaningful compliment I ever received.

6. I was happy that we had loads of people!

I think we were around 12.

7. It's interesting trying to strike the balance between encouraging guys to share and not pushing them

10-second silence. "Would anybody else like to share?" I make eye contact with a few guys, smiling in a way that hopefully makes them feel comfortable. A few more seconds pass.

Someone speaks up: "Okay I'll do it."

8. It may have given me a bit of an ego boost

9. It's interesting to expand my public speaking experience

10. It made me want to look deeper into different ways of helping people