I don't really know if anyone else has used that term, Doug. I haven't seen it before. I realized the need for a new way to describe the indescribable a few weeks ago when I used the word God and realized how that word could be misinterpreted to infer a belief system that is very far from the one I hold. The Swiftly-Swirling-Slowly-Spiraling-Source term just popped out of my fingertips as I was writing to you, so I suppose you are a co-creator. :)
As for whether the "gift" of OST has been "delivered" when all evidence seems to be to the contrary, well, I really don't know. I think the question might need some tweaking. If I understand you correctly, you're trying to get at how OST impacts those who are "disruptive" or "disengaged" at an OST event (I'm using quotes because both terms are subjective and pack a bit of a judgmental punch that I don't usually associate with OST). So the question might be: "do people who express themselves neutrally or negatively during and after an OST event benefit from it anyway?" Again, I don't know. And I don't think I need to. I think we're back to intentionality, which you mentioned in an earlier post, only now I understand better where you were coming from then. I think we can simply offer the best of who we are in the moment we're in. That's good intent. What happens next is out of our hands. But you might not want to listen to me. I'm a bona fide, certified optimist. I think all things work toward the good, whether we intend for them to or not. Really and truly, with or without OST, it's all good. The only question is whether we're willing and able to let go of our fear long enough to experience the love swirling and spiraling through us. Julie -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Douglas D. Germann, Sr. Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 5:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Do we open space or... Julie-- I'm glad one of us knows what I was trying to say! You got it, Julie! For me the question gets beyond the issue of free will: If we believe we have an effective SwiftlySwirling SlowlySprialing Source (I love that phrase! Is it yours, Julie?) then the gift is not just always offered, but is actually delivered. So for instance, if a person is a Space Invader or just chooses not to play with the others in OST, that person still receives the gift of OST. Have you see this? Am I on the right path? So where does this inquiry lead us? We won't know till we see what questions the answers raise.... Thanks for taking this deeper, Julie! :-Doug. Germann PS: But my computer doesn't like that SSSSS word--three times the spell check has locked my computer up over it! (Hence the spaces.) Powerful word, Julie! :-Doug. * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
