Who do you trust?
On 2/2/14 1:07 PM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
Yes indeed if I happened to meet up with Open Space in my life it was
because of Sharon Joy Kleitsch and I have continued to journey with
her ever since. Her grace, wisdom, vision and love that extends to
community and globally which she gives so generously is intermingled
with trust. Trust in human kind and trust that we can make this world
a better place together. Many had the opportunity to connect with her
ageless and boundless enthusiasm of life and camaraderie here at the
World Open Space in St. Petersburg. She is like a pied piper to all
generations on so many important issues not the least of which climate
change, the economy and science.
Now on the matter of trust, I add these 2 cents that has led me to the
most profound trust of all that: "Open Space always works".
I can remember as if it was yesterday the first times when I
facilitated Open Space. I assure you that I did not trust myself
much.I worried that I would forget the instructions; that I would not
speak loudly enough, that people might be confused, that I did not
have enough experience and that I did not "get it enough". I remember
trying to will myself not to control, not to predict, not to please
and to let go my perfectionist ways. And yes I meditated too.
Yet in spite of all this distrust and nervousness, I jumped in because
the fear of not doing this work exceeded my fear of doing it. I knew
deep inside of me that Open Space was a gift, a gift to be shared. I
just had to "do it"!
And in the end, it made no bit of difference.Open Space always worked
and my performance (tisk!) soon became the invisibility of my and our
role as facilitators as participants rushed to the middle and wrote
the topics they were passionate about. They figured it out.
To this day, I treasure all the emotions of fear and distrust that
were inside of me because I feel now that I can feel them with the
client and the planning team as they face something that is often so
diametrically opposed to how they host meetings and engage others in a
world where they often seems to be a lot of distrust.
Ultimately, I believe that the journey of trust is a shared journey.
While I can inspire some trust in others, ultimately the real trust is
the one that grows inside each individual and group. I am still in awe
of this. And every time, this seems a great miracle.
I think trust is really love. Love of self and others. And once we
feel this, trust just seems to be there.
Suzanne
On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Eric <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Wow, powerful discussions again!
A little story:
Here in Tampa Bay we have found a little group so clear and
powerful that it might help others on this subject. It really
started with Sharon Joy. Not only do her friends trust her, but a
great segment of the community trusts her. As will most anyone
who speaks with her! This is because she really expresses trust
and truth in all that she says and all that she does.
Essentially, Sharon Joy is Trust! And falling back a bit deeper
now. Sharon Joy has come to Trust Herself. She recognized her
native instinct and feelings about everything as her own personal
bedrock in Trust. As countless Guru's, theologians and
philosophers have said it all comes from the inside. She Trusts
herself, and recognized she was enough to bring together the
square root of one-percent of the population to accept her
perception.
Another bit of science there, or philosophy, that in crowd theory
(or something like that) the "square root of one-percent" of the
population is enough people needed to get a the whole crowd to
move in one voice. Sharon Joy decided that Tampa Bay needed to be
moved by Love, or by the Heart Field (if you prefer the science).
Thus, She decided one day that her love and trust in herself was
enough to move her friends and together that was enough to move
Tampa Bay. . .
I Love Sharon Joy, She gave me away at my wedding ;-) So I believe
her power so much that I'm convinced Tampa Bay is enough to MOVE
THE PLANET. . .
Thus, the point of the story, it really only takes One!
Anyone can change the meeting, the community, the city, state,
nation, or Planet!
And so it is!
eric
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*Sent:* Sunday, February 2, 2014 9:06 AM
*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Trust
Wow, I rarely say anything on the listserve but I must react to
this. The trust factor is really a big one for me in my work in
Washington DC these days. From every angle, top down and bottom up
and sideways, there is little trust. The pertebation of more
diverse voices makes sense and a wider invitation and I'm getting
resistance there for many reasons...all controlling and forceful
and fearful driven. Anyhow, keep these stories going. Brenden,
when you walked that circle and others, can you describe your
magic that day or is it not possible? I imagine the prework and
the centering before and all that but what reflections have you on
that, if any?
Carmella Mazzotta
*To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Trust
A lovely little side-step from the initiating story...
The truth about trust was brought home to me a few years ago when
I facilitated an Open Space in Broome in the north west of Western
Australia. The context was about 100 or so folks gathering to
consider how to provide better mental health services for all the
people of the region. There was about 50:50 presence of indigenous
and non-indigenous people, service users and service providers. I
was fortunate enough to have an Aboriginal co-facilitator
accompany me - now that's another story!
The day went well with a very enthusiastic closing circle
indicating that participants and sponsors were pleased with the
opportunity to engage as equals, the depth of conversation and
the attractive action outcomes.
Now for 'the gift'
At dinner afterwards, I was passing by an old Aboriginal woman who
waved me over and softly said something like:
"Young fella, when you walked around the circle this morning, I
didn't understand much of what you were saying but I felt your
energy and I trusted it.
I knew this was going to be a good day...and it was"
I have carried those words of affirmation as a blessing ever since.
Cheers
Brendan
On 02/02/2014, at 3:54 AM, Elwin and Joan wrote:
Well, I can't help myself here. I normally write to Harrison on
the "side" but now I'm in Open Space.
Trust!
My Brother, you continue to speak the profound, in the most humble
manner. Your "trust" response provokes me to write to the List,
because it speaks to me so very deeply.
I now sit poised to Open Space three days from now for the USAID
Mission in Sarajevo, Bosnia (thank you, ho) and your reference to
integrity, authenticity and trust nearly brought me to tears!
Upon entering this US Government bastion of organizational
cadence, clearly in "harms-way", I realized that my demeanor,
shaped by 20 years of OST, had an immediate effect. Senior
management, although anxious, leads me to believe they think I'm
authentic.
So, on Wednesday, I Open Space for 2 ½ days for 10 Americans and
40 Bosnians and the theme is: "What are the opportunities to
improve our job satisfaction and performance, and enhance the
Mission's Goal?"
Whoa! Is this going to be fun! And it is all because, like most of
you, experience in Open Space gives us the ability to be truly
"present".
While I'm at it, you can view a bit of video of an Open Space I
recently did for about 65 citizens of my hometown of Portland
Connecticut. The film crew struggled a bit but if you're patient
it "picks up" at the 4 minute mark. http://portlandplan.org
<http://portlandplan.org/http:/portlandplan.org/http:/>
Thank you Michael Herman!!
Open Space. What a gift!
Love you Harrison.
Elwin Guild
Future Development International
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