Celebrating LOVE at our successful move to Park Avenue!

Conversations New York celebrated LOVE on Valentine’s Day as we re-located our monthly meetings to the penthouse Faculty Dining Room at Hunter College on Park Avenue and 68th Street.

Sixty lively-minded New Yorkers shared their experiences, thoughts, and feelings, informed by “10 Things You Might Not Know About Love” by Prof. Barbara Friedrickson.

Among the unanimous enthusiastic reactions was this one from culture blogger Ellen de Marco: “I didn’t know what I thought until I heard what I said! And hearing from others stimulated my thinking in new directions. These CNY conversations offer new ideas, practical information, and inspiration.”

The next monthly meeting, on TRUST, will be on Wed., March 14th, by registration on the attached notice. I hope to greet you there!

RON

Ronald Gross
Co-chair, University Seminar on Innovation
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
http://universityseminars.columbia.edu/
516 487-0235 (E-mail preferred)
E-MAIL: GrossAssoc

WEBSITES:
www.SocratesWay.com
www.ConversationsNewYork.com
www.OlderBetterWiser.com
www.RonaldGross.com

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“TRUST”: Wed., Mar. 14, Hunter College, 5:45 pm — our next CNY Conversation

WHERE CAN WE PLACE OUR

TRUST?

…in our personal relationships,

…among political figures,

…when needing healthcare,

…among alternative news/opinion media,

…in spiritual matters,

and…?

Conversations New York Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

6:00 pm sharp (please arrive by 5:45) – 8:00

Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue,

Entrance at the intersection of Lexington Ave. and 68th St.

Faculty/Staff Dining Room, 8th floor

FREE, of course.

To reserve a place, please register at

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/where-can-we-place-our-trust-tickets-43052475112

Government-issued ID required for entry to building, please.

Please come chare your thoughts, experiences, feelings, and wisdom! Here are some of the questions we may discuss:

1. How “trusting” are you, in general? Do you ever err in being too trusting, or not trusting enough – and in what kinds of situations?

2. Can you share a notable high or low point in your life-experiences of trusting in others?

3. How do we first learn to trust? Where does our capacity to trust come from (Erik Erikson considered Trust to be the first stage in every infant’s development.)

4. How does trust help us make life predictable, create a sense of community, and facilitate social and economic relationships?

5. What has happened to our trust in our institutions and public figures? In our newspapers, magazines, and on TV?

6. When trust is lost, can it be regained? If so, how?

7. How can we avoid misplaced trust, gullibility, credulity, and other weaknesses in how we place our trust. (“In God we trust – all others pay cash.”)

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Ronald Gross
Co-chair, University Seminar on Innovation
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
http://universityseminars.columbia.edu/
516 487-0235 (E-mail preferred)
E-MAIL: GrossAssoc@aol.com

WEBSITES:
http://www.SocratesWay.com
http://www.ConversationsNewYork.com
http://www.OlderBetterWiser.com
http://www.RonaldGross.com

“Understanding LOVE”: Wed., 2/14, 5:45 pm, Hunter College, 695 Park Ave.

You are warmly invited to join us to celebrate LOVE as we “move on uptown” — to the penthouse Faculty Dining Room at Hunter College on Park Avenue, where we will be holding our monthly meetings from now on.


We’ll be welcoming exciting new people, tackling even richer and more relevant issues, and enjoying new ways to truly think together (this time, the “World Cafe” model which enables you to meet twice as many other new friends during the evening).

I’m looking forward to seeing you there! Please register via EventBrite as below…

Understanding LOVE

Conversations New York (CNY)

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Valentine’s Day

6:00 pm sharp (please arrive by 5:45) – 8:00

Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue,

Entrance at the intersection of Lexington Ave. and 68th St.

Faculty/Staff Dining Room, 8th floor

Please see Directions at end

FREE, of course.
To reserve a place, please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-love-tickets-41925375928

Government-issued ID required for entry to building, please.

Please come share your
life-experiences, thoughts, feelings, and insights.

· What does love mean, to you?
· What have you learned about loving wisely and well?
· How is love different for men and for women, for gay and straight folks, and for others – or is it essentially the same for all?
· How does the meaning of love change as we get older?
· What are the connections, for you, between love and sexuality?
· Is love “natural” – or is it “socially-constructed”?
· How is love effected by politics, class, and money?
· Does loving make us healthier?
· What’s one of your favorite works of art about Love (movie, play, poem, picture, song….)?

To stimulate your thinking: Read the brilliant entry on LOVE at Wikipedia.org, covering the scientific, cultural, religious, and psychological knowledge about the subject.

DIRECTIONS:
Subway Directions:The 6 train stops directly under the College at the 68th Street station. There is an entrance to the College in the Subway station. Turn right upon exiting the turnstile and the entrance will be directly in front of you.
Alternatively: You can take the F train to the East 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue stop. After exiting the station, walk north on Lexington Avenue to East 68th Street. The College is located at the intersection of East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue.
Bus Directions: The crosstown M66 bus goes east on 68th Street, and west on 67th Street. Hunter College is located at the intersection of East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue.The M98, M101, M102, and M103 go south on Lexington Avenue and north on 3rd Avenue. Hunter College is located at the intersection of East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue.
Driving: See detailed directions at: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/abouthunter/maps/68th-street-main-campus