SeekingTruth Wrote:
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> Bye - bye - Janet Dale !!!!!!!!
>
> Those keeping up to date with HAI affairs may know
> that after HAI founder Stan Dale passed away a few
> year's ago 'ownership' of HAI passed to his living
> second wife Janet Dale (it was a polygamous
> family). However then HAI Global, a 501(c)(3)
> non-profit organization, was created in 2009,
> admnister and market HAI with Janet on the new
> board as a salary-paid consultant.
>
> Now after six months the final strategy of those
> who took over HAI has been realised, they have
> effectively 'sacked' Janet from the board. She is
> now an unpaid consultant whatever that means.
>
> So it appears to be a successful takeover. At
> least one long-term HAI faciltator has apparently
> resigned in protest.
>
> ===========
>
> The Evolution of HAI Global
>
> Dear HAI UK Community
>
> Greetings dear HAI Community,
>
> Please find a time when you have some time to read
> and digest all that's in this newsletter. There is
> a lot of content here, and while we wish it were
> shorter, everything here needs to be.
>
> Letter from Lin Chase and the HAI Global Board of
> Directors
>
> We're now in our sixth month of operating as HAI
> Global, and many challenges and new developments
> continue to unfold as we learn and grow. In these
> early months we've taken an in-depth look at most
> aspects of where we are with both our Northern
> California workshop programs and our plans and
> dreams for creating a global platform for our
> work. We've made some terrific improvements in how
> we do marketing, and there's much more to come
> along these lines.
>
> We've also taken a hard look at our financial
> performance, and although we have made some
> significant cost reductions as we work hard to
> achieve a solid financial foundation, sadly these
> have not been enough. Simply put, we have not been
> earning enough money to cover our costs. By the
> middle of June, we recognized that we were in
> serious financial trouble, to the point that we
> considered having to close our doors. It is
> difficult to convey how genuinely precarious our
> situation is.
>
> We came to the painful clarity that to survive we
> would need to slash our costs even further than we
> already had. Having already made difficult
> reductions in our budget, it became clear to the
> Board, as well as to Janet Dale, that HAI
> Global can no longer afford to pay Janet's salary,
> and her position and her employment with HAI
> Global have been terminated.
>
> BREATHE.
>
> Please understand that this was not done lightly
> or easily. Everyone involved has a close
> relationship with Janet. Janet, the light being
> that she is, assured everyone that she too saw
> that this was the only path for HAI to continue,
> and with grace (and of course, many feelings),
> assured everyone that she would be okay, and will
> continue to support HAI in any way she can.
> (Please see Janet's letter below.)
>
> Our plans for hiring an Executive Director will be
> on hold until we can prove the financial stability
> of the organization. In the meantime, we're
> pleased and honored to let you know that our
> beloved Jason Weston has agreed to take on an
> interim position as Executive Business Director of
> HAI Global, alongside his continuing role as a
> member of the facilitator team. In this role,
> Jason is taking on responsibility for all business
> operations of HAI Global including execution of
> the Northern California workshops and continued
> development of the global platform in support of
> all of our worldwide activities (please see
> Jason's letter below). Jason brings a skill set
> that HAI very much needs, including seventeen
> years of nonprofit experience. Also, Jason has
> agreed to serve in this position for far less
> money than Janet had been making, which is the
> only way we can afford to have him in this role.
>
> We realize that this is a tremendous change in our
> business structure. What may be less obvious is
> that it is not a big change in our community.
> Janet intends to remain completely involved in our
> community, and will remain welcome at our
> facilitator meetings as an adviser and trusted
> friend, as well as the Heart of HAI.
>
> We are aware that all of these changes are a lot
> to digest. On Janet's behalf, we ask that you do
> not call Janet with your feelings. Even though she
> knows they are coming from love, processing all of
> the feelings of this community would be
> overwhelming for her. Please do continue to love
> her and support her as you always have. Also,
> please do not listen to or pass on any rumors that
> may arise. Our aim in this letter has been
> complete transparency. We hope we have achieved
> it.
>
> BARBARA MUSSER RETIRING
>
> Barbara Musser has announced her plans to retire
> as a HAI facilitator. Barbara is excited to be
> working to build her own business, and will lead
> her last workshop in Michigan at the end of
> August. Thank you so much Barbara, for your
> enormous heart, and your years of service, both as
> a facilitator and founder of HAI Global. We will
> miss you on our facilitator team (please see
> Barbara's letter below).
>
> CHANGES ON THE BOARD
>
> As if all these changes were not enough, we also
> have some important changes to our Board of
> Directors. First, Eileen Barker, one of our
> founding Board members, who gave so much for the
> past three years, has left the Board. Thank you
> Eileen. Your tremendous efforts are so much
> appreciated.
>
> We have also made some adjustments to the officer
> assignments on the Board. Liz Christensen has
> served loyally and with great energy as Board
> Chairman since our inception as HAI Global and for
> several years prior, during the heavy lifting of
> the preparation period. Liz has moved to the role
> of Treasurer, where she will focus on continued
> development of the financial management framework
> for the organization. My position has changed as
> well. I am no longer serving as Operations
> Director - instead I have returned to a volunteer
> position with the Board, and stepped into the role
> of Chairman of the Board. Brenda Epperly-Ellis has
> taken on the position of Secretary, where her deep
> experience and wisdom will be hugely useful and
> most welcome.
>
> MOVING AHEAD
>
> We are very happy that Jason has stepped into the
> key position he has taken on, and we're all very
> much looking forward to supporting him and the
> entire organization as we move forward. We are
> hopeful that with the huge cost reductions we've
> made to date, coupled with a strong marketing
> plan, HAI will recover financially and continue to
> serve the community for many years to come.
>
> We also want to assure you that our workshops are
> continuing as scheduled. We have not canceled any
> workshops, and do not expect that we will have to.
> Please continue doing all you can to keep this
> work alive, so more and more people can benefit
> from it.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lin Chase and the HAI Global board
>
> ===========
>
> Letter from Janet Dale
>
> Dear HAI Family,
>
> You probably heard the saying "all endings
> automatically equal new beginnings" here at HAI. I
> have personally experienced this a few times in my
> 32 years with HAI. I left my first job at Sears
> that I loved after 22 years to work at HAI. So
> many changes have occurred, people have moved on
> in various ways.
>
> I bless the day that Stan and I looked into each
> other's eyes for the very first time and our
> hearts touched with profound love. We had a
> wonderful and amazing life together. His love is
> still a huge part of me and who I am. I watched
> him as he birthed this work and as he allowed the
> work to grow and others to show up to further it.
> He did this so gracefully and with such love.
>
> We have all had so many wonderful and touching
> experiences during these years with HAI. We have
> been through some challenging times and sad times.
> The passing of family members, fellow HAI family
> members, our beloved Helen and then Stan Dale.
> Three years since Stan's passing, we now are
> starting a new foundation for HAI and having these
> wonderful angels coming forward to take us to the
> next place for the organization with HAI Global.
>
> I have spoken at various times that I promised
> Stan I would do my utmost to ensure that this work
> continues on. I truly mean that and it is time to
> now let HAI Global take the reins and fly. At the
> moment HAI Global needs to reduce costs to
> continue going and there aren't any more places to
> do that.
>
> For what's best for the organization and with
> total love and support, I will no longer be
> employed by HAI Global. Maybe again someday, but
> this all needs to unfold as we strengthen
> finances, fill workshops and put new programs in
> place.
>
> Change isn't always comfortable but it isn't bad
> either. It is necessary to improve things.
>
> Honestly, getting help to do the work is a big
> relief to me and I look forward to not working
> 24/7. It will be a shift for me to "be" rather
> than "do" all the time.
>
> I want everyone to know that I am just as
> committed to this work as I ever was, and to all
> the individuals supporting it. There is no need to
> be concerned about me because I am good and I am
> in partnership with this decision. Stan always
> said that I am Pure Love and I want you to know
> that I really am. Effusive doesn't necessarily
> mean strong. I am an example of that and I want
> you to know I am a solid, strong woman with a huge
> heart.
>
> I am always HAI and will do whatever I can to
> support this work. I am not going away and need to
> figure out what this actually looks like. I will
> still be actively volunteering with the
> facilitators involving the workshop content and
> team programs. I will also serve as an adviser to
> the Board. The HAI Global team, including the
> Board, the office staff, the facilitators, and
> Jason, are all my family, and I will support them
> in any way I can.
>
> I ask that you all support Jason as he steps into
> the role of Executive Business Director. Jason was
> like a son to Stan - and is a brother to me.
> Having him in this new position feels so right to
> me.
> There is some title for me indicating the place I
> hold for the heart of this work and we haven't
> come up with it yet. So stay tuned.
>
> So I invite you to join me and us in the
> excitement of the changes happening.
>
> Love Always,
>
> Janet Dale
> AKA: Pure Love
>
> ===========
>
> Letter from Jason Weston
>
> Dear HAI family,
>
> I am deeply honored to accept this new position of
> Executive Business Director for HAI. As many of
> you know, I have been involved with HAI for more
> than 30 years, and Stan Dale was my personal
> friend and mentor for 27 of those years. So I am
> deeply touched to be able to serve HAI in this new
> capacity.
>
> I am also struggling emotionally with Janet's lay
> off. I've known Janet as long as I've known HAI,
> and I never could have imagined that something
> like this could happen. Even though I understand
> the economic necessity of this decision, and agree
> that it was the only option available to keep HAI
> Global alive, it's very, very painful to me that
> we have landed here. The only thing that would
> have been more painful would have been the
> complete collapse of HAI Global. I told Stan I
> would do all I can to keep HAI thriving. I'm
> grieving that Janet has lost her job here. It all
> seems so unreal.
>
> I want everyone to know that, as HAI's Executive
> Business Director, I will be doing all I can to
> put HAI Global on a secure financial foundation,
> so that we never again will be in a position to
> have to let go of a key staff member to survive.
> HAI Global (our new non-profit organization) is
> charged with both organizing and working together
> with all the workshop sites worldwide, as well as
> producing the Northern California workshops. I
> will be focusing energy on both of these important
> areas, with an emphasis on Northern California at
> first.
>
> I also want to personally and publicly honor
> Barbara Musser for all her years of loving
> service. Thank you Barbara, for being a living
> example of love in the world, and for following
> your dream and vision. You are an inspiration.
> Thank you also for all the time you spent with me
> when I was training to be a facilitator. Your
> efforts were a tremendous gift to me personally.
>
> In the coming days I will send another email in
> which I will offer my thoughts and vision for HAI
> as we move forward, and out of this precarious
> economic position. For now, my thoughts and heart
> are with Janet.
>
> With love and gratitude, and a tender heart,
>
> Jason
>
> ===========
>
> Letter from Barbara Musser
>
> Beloved HAI Community,
>
> In the midst of all the changes that are happening
> with HAI Global, I have some big personal changes
> happening in my life that I want to share with
> you.
>
> Those of you who know me well, know that for the
> past few years I've been creating ways to bring me
> and my work more fully into the world. In support
> of that, I've been working with a high level
> mentor for almost a year now, to accelerate this
> process. I'm happy to say that it's working! That
> means that my business is expanding and needs more
> of my time, attention, resources and energy. I've
> spent a few months in contemplation, and have
> decided that it's time for me to resign as a HAI
> facilitator, spread my wings and fly into this
> next adventure in my life. The decision is a big
> one, and it feels like the right one for me.
>
> I feel enormous gratitude to HAI and HAI Global,
> not only for my personal transformation and for
> the privilege of being an intern, but also for the
> gift of being a facilitator, a witness and guide
> to so many others as they transform their lives.
> Seeing what happens with people over time, is such
> a juicy place for me. There's no place on the
> planet like The Room of Love.
>
> I'll stay connected with HAI -- you may see me
> intern at workshops, participate in workshops,
> show up at community events, and generally be
> around. I'll continue to tell people about the
> exquisite gift that HAI is. In short, I'm not
> really going anywhere, simply changing the form of
> my involvement and support for this amazing work.
>
> My last workshop will be August 27-29 in Michigan.
> Then, off I go into my next big adventure! Wish me
> luck, and know that I feel so blessed to have been
> a facilitator for all these years.
>
> Much love,
>
> Barbara
>
> ===========


What I am wanting to call attention to here is that Janet Dale refers to herself as 'Pure Love.". I was on the phone with Pure Love two years ago begging her to talk to me about being sexually assaulted. Pure Love hung up the phone on me.