Thank you Peggy, Chris, Annamarie, Rosa, Allie, John, for such a
wonderful conversation. I'm adding another word to the list from my
Hawaiian heritage (ohana), and the Lakota version of Chris'
indinewmaganik (mitkuye oyasin). As virtual note taker - here are all
these lovely words & traditions contributed so far:
English possible antonyms for Lonely:
radiant network, popular, sociable, populous, crowded, close, beloved,
loved, accompanied, happy, content, frolicsome, patience, playful, gay,
light-hearted, high-spirited
Other languages/cultures
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitakuye_Oyasin>cynefin - Welsh - your
places of multiple belonging
indinewmaganik - Anishnabemowin of the Ojibway - I belong to everything
ubuntu - Ngali Bantu - 'I am what I am because of who we all are'.
so hum ( ?? ????) - Sanscrit - "I am He/That", Identifying ones self
with the ultimate reality
satnam ( ??? ????) - Sanskrit (from Sikhism) - "There is only one
constant" or commonly "There is one God" -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satnam
bien acompañada - Spanish - well accompanied
ohana - Hawaiian - family (in an extended sense of the term, including
blood-related, adoptive or intentional). The concept emphasizes that
families are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one
another.
mitkuye oyasin - Lakota - "I belong to everything" -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitakuye_Oyasin
Warm Regards,
Harold
On 10/2/14 9:19 AM, Rosa Zubizarreta via OSList wrote:
Peggy, thank you for the beautiful phrase and story... "the radiant
network"... :-)
and Chris, thank you. That is the first time I have heard of "I belong
to everything" as a more accurate version of "all my relations"... it
resonates.
Annamarie, in Spanish (which is my mother tongue), we say "bien
acompañada" as the opposite feeling of lonely.
It means, "well-accompanied" or "well-companioned", neither of which I
hear used in English as frequently
as "bien acompañada" is, in Spanish...
with all best wishes,
Rosa
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On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Peggy Holman via OSList
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A modern name for that feeling...the radiant network.
Following the Practice of Peace gathering at Whidbey Island in
2003, Anne Stadler coined the term the "radiant network" to
describe the sense of connectedness that was present by the end of
our time among the 130+ people from 26 countries, many hight
conflict areas. Chris was there. So was Harrison, and others on
this list.
I had it come home to me later that year when in Pune, India
before the Open Space on Open Space in Goa. We were walking
through Osho Park, a sacred place that inspired us to silence. At
one point, I joined two of my colleagues who were just standing
still looking into the distance. All of the sudden, the clouds
cleared and in this place that had looked empty was the largest
"colony" of spider webs I've ever seen spread between two trees
that must have been 15-20 feet apart.
One of my friends said, "it's the radiant network. When the sun is
out, you can see it. When the sun is behind the clouds, it's still
there, but it's invisible."
Somehow that planted the feeling in my bones. I know that I am
held in the radiant network. When my heart is open, I feel it
deeply. When my heart is closed, it's harder to believe, but deep
within, some part of me knows I am connected. And that gives me
courage.
Yes...the opposite of lonely.
Thanks, Annamarie, for the question.
And many thanks, Chris, for the language from different wisdom
traditions.
appreciatively,
Peggy
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