James, I think you've just described it in all its unfolding beauty! Suzanne
On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:11 PM, James Sheldon <[email protected]>wrote: > i was talking to someone the other day about what I learned from my > experiences in open space, and I realized that it was really about living > an open space life. I was sitting in the butterfly room in an online open > space and came up with this-- > > "Whoever comes are the right people" - I can seek out the people you want > to include in my life - but in the end people come or don't come and it's > something I can't control, but the people in my life are always the right > people. > > "Whatever happens is the only thing that could have" - kind of > self-explanatory, no sense worrying about what happened - things happen in > the way they were meant to unfold, and I can learn from that and honor that. > > "When it starts, it starts" - projects come together when people are > ready. sometimes I have an amazing idea and nothing coalesces, and then > suddenly a massive number of people connect around another idea and that's > where I end up devoting my time and energy. > > "when it's over, it's over" - realize when it's time to end a project and > move on to new adventures. > > Law of two feet/mobility- when i'm not meaningfully contributing, I > excuse myself and find a space where I can. > > Butterfly- sometimes it's okay to listen, or even just wander when I'm > "supposed" to be somewhere. > > Bumblebee- it's okay to jump in and out of groups and organizations and > social circles and cross-polinate - it's not disrespectful .. even when not > in OST. > > anyone have any reflections on what an open space life would look like? > > > -- > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > @ james sheldon > @ http://www.jamessheldon.com > @ [email protected] > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- Suzanne Daigle NuFocus Strategic Group 7159 Victoria Circle University Park, FL 34201 FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com [email protected] twitter @suzannedaigle
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