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One Question

The question that was posed during our team meeting yesterday resonated deeply with me.

It prompted me to share thoughts and feelings.

I realized the impact a question can have on uncovering silenced feelings.

Through my response, I acknowledged what was intended but remained unexpressed, and reflected on how addressing it earlier could have made a difference.

I hope to apply the insights gained from this experience to address similar concerns in the future.

Interestingly, the responses from the other team members had a common theme unrelated to our work environment. This unexpected connection made us feel more connected.

This singular question had the power to create a greater understanding among us.

The question was; What is stretching you at the moment?

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12 responses to “One Question”

  1. cindaroo42 Avatar
    cindaroo42

    It’s hard to give the honest, true answer that sometimes no one wants to here. Here’s to you for being brave and helping your team connect. When we feel stretched, it is crucial to know we aren’t alone in feeling that way. The structure of your slice left me so eager to know what the question was! I’m so glad you did include it at the end!

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  2. lnoddoye Avatar
    lnoddoye

    Wondered what the question was throughout my read and I like the suspense and build up you created prior to sharing ‘the question’. Love the writing style 

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  3. Melanie White Avatar
    Melanie White

    The mystery of this writing contains its personal power for the reader. I kept wondering what the response was, what was silenced until that moment. And when you reveal the question at the end, it draws the reader in to answer it for themselves. Thank you for this insightful post and I’m going to work on the answer to that question.

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  4. Leigh Anne Eck Avatar
    Leigh Anne Eck

    I love how you wove intrigue into this slice until the very end. And what a question! This would be a great notebook entry!

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  5. Radutti Avatar
    Radutti

    Did you say “writing every day for 31 days straight?”

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  6. beckymusician Avatar
    beckymusician

    As other said, I was intrigued, wondering what the question was until you revealed it. It got me thinking. What is stretching you could be negative or positive, or maybe even both at once.

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  7. shfruit Avatar
    shfruit

    Thank you for revealing the question at the end. I was drawn in by every line, but your 4th paragraph really hit home. It is hard to express ourselves early on in a situation. And now, I will go think about your question.

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  8. Denise Krebs Avatar
    Denise Krebs

    Juliette, I like the way you saved the question to be your last words on the post. It caused us to stretch our thinking as we read your post. I’m so glad that simple question led to rich reflection and discussion.

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    […] inspirational post comes to us from Juliette Awua-Kyerematen who writes in One Question about the power of a single question. She tells how a question posed at a team meeting helped her […]

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  10. juliemckelly4 Avatar
    juliemckelly4

    The suspense you created in waiting until the last line was masterful.

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  11. Thomas Ferrebee Avatar
    Thomas Ferrebee

    the verb stretching is so visual, and suggests that stretching can be like yoga, and it can also be like one of those Gumby dolls holding hands with two five-year olds fighting over who gets the cool new toy.

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  12. onathought Avatar
    onathought

    Wow. That is a really great question. I love how you made us wait until the end of the piece to find out what the question actually was. 🙂

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I am an Elementary school teacher , I taught at an International IB School in Accra, Ghana. I am now teaching in Hanoi. Writing is my passion and I try to write daily, at least in my sentence a day journal, to capture all the blessings around me. I write with groups of writers, such as Teach Write and sometimes Ethical ELA. I also encourage my friends to write , so I created a platform to make that possible -Writing Run.

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