NewWorkSpaces: Tools & Resources: Honorable Closure


	Honorable Closure Description Honorable closure is a means of bringing a relationship to an end with dignity and respect. This kind of ending brings your community full circle, from a beginning of creating a caring space for mutual trust, active empathy, access to help, lenience to judgment, and courage, to a closure characterized by the same qualities. Planning thoughtfully for endings honors the community’s members and their contributions, the relationships that were built over time, the resources that were shared, the knowledge that was created, the processes that were used, and the work that was accomplished, The process sends each member away with a sense of their own value, the value of being in community, and the value of shared knowledge creation. Approach How the community chooses to bring about honorable closure is a reflection of its own nature, and the needs of its members at this time. The approaches offered here are suggestions for making the experience memorable and meaningful. 1. Reflections Endings are an appropriate time for last reflections, using any of the Tools and Resources in the NewWorkSpaces Guide (see Reflective Practices and Community Reflections). Individual and collective reflections that focus on the work, the community and the learning are most useful. 2. Gratitude Expressions of gratitude to individuals, to the entire community, and to others who have contributed to the community’s experience are in order. One way to give everyone a voice is to use a circle process (see Circle Processes), in which each person has the opportunity to give thanks to other members and to the whole. 3. Apologies and Forgiveness These expressions may also be in order. In many cultures, saying "I am sorry for anything I have said or done that was displeasing or harmful to others," is a natural part of departing from a community experience. Likewise, forgiveness, when undertaken as a process of conversation and engagement, can lead to mutual understanding and profound healing. 4. Well-Wishing Well-wishing as members depart sends them on their way with the support of the entire community. Using a circle process is a powerful way to organize for this kind of ritual. Around the circle, each member can give specific wishes and offers of support to those they choose to acknowledge. This kind of closure is a powerful way to bring the idea of a community of care full circle. 5. Celebration Celebrations of all kinds are appropriate closures from events that are purely social, to presentations, awards, gift exchanges, blessings and other rituals. When undertaken in the spirit of true appreciation for others and the experience of being in community, they honor each member’s contribution and what the community has accomplished together.

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