The Honesty Club [New Kind Of Club]

The Truth Seekers...

Alternative names for the club.

Mission Statement

Vision - Templates For The Club

Corsicans : People from the Island of Corsica were renowned for being very passionate and for speaking their minds plainly.
And, unfortunately, for stabbing each other with knives if their disagreements were too formidable.
But it is the passion and openness that The Honesty Club seeks to emulate.

Slogan

"A chance to be honest and tell it like it is for a few hours a week."

Quote

"The truth shall set you free."

"You cannot have a true life unless you have honesty."

What Kind Of Club Is This?

Is it a Debate Club?
Yes.

Is it a Support Group?
Yes.

Is it a Think Tank?
Yes.

Is it a Philosophy Club?
Yes.

Is it a Networking Club?
Yes.

Is it a Book Club?
Yes.

What Kind Of People Would Like This Club?

Anybody who is tired of wearing a mask while relating with others.

What Kinds Of Issues Can Be Brought In To Talk About?

"How does everyone feel about stem cell research?"
"Does our current socioeconomic system truly honor human nature?"
"Do I look ugly?"

Ice Breakers / Closers

Each meeting would start with an "Ice Breaker" activity and end with a "Closer" activity.

Diffuse Tension

These Opening and Closing activities would be a great way to ease the tension which very likely arises from being truthful to one another.
Simply put, we're not raised to be this way and even though it is an irresistible human need to be honest, if one is not accustomed to being so, it can be quite a shock to one's system.

Questionnaires

Every meeting members would get short Questionnaires, on all aspects of human existence, to get them thinking on how they feel about the world.

Degrees Of Honesty or Categories Of Honesty

Members could request degrees of honesty.

Being overly harsh and critical is painful to bear.
Some people find raw, unadulterated truth invigorating, and others find it painful.

Members would communicate to one another, how much honesty they were willing to take.
However, the aim of the club is honesty, is to have honesty in club members dealing with each other, so everyone is encouraged to ask for one another's genuine truth.

Show And Tell

Bring in anything you want to talk about and submit it to your fellow Club Members for their honest feedback.
That's the point of the group.
To be with other people who remove their masks and give you their truth.

Examples - What Kinds Of Topics Are Appropriate To Talk About?

Not to paint with too broad a brush stroke, but, simply put, anything.

Courage To Take And To Receive

Being part of this Club would be a courageous act, because people give their opinions to one another without holding back about what they genuinely think and feel.

There will be many occasions when what someone has to tell you will be painful to hear.

The Benefits Of Friendships Formed From Honesty

You actually really know the people you have become friends with.

Emotions - Is It Acceptable To Show Them?

Most definitely, in fact, it is one of the central aims of the club.
In a society which discourages overt displays of Emotion and thus effectively denies people to be true to human nature, this Club offers an oasis, where people are encouraged to be honest and express what they truly feel.

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Brainstorming

The idea of this club is for people to grow and get to know one another based on honesty.

I'm sure that many of the elements have already been done before.

Any sort of forward-thinking groups where people look for innovative ways to make connections with one another.