Re: Growing Together at the Emerging Edge of Evolution (long)

[Tenneson Woolf]

Ahhh....freedom! Something to breathe over and to celebrate. Freedom of human spirits united, even in the moment, to manifest something new, or more of the same. This is a rich thread. Thanks to all. Oh, and ahhh to being present. Ahhh to having a good question to focus an interaction among what we call humans. Ahhh to having a way to interact and listen deeply to that which wants / needs / chooses to come forward. Ahhh to noticing what comes forward and doing our best to harvest the gems. And ahhh to making decisions together based on those gems. A few of my favorite things in so many of these processes. And fun to create! Tenneson > Fascinating conversation...looking forward to exploring it more when we talk with Toke! Fondly, Juanita On May 27, 2005, at 7:59 PM, Peggy Holman wrote: > Harrison said: > Get rid of the whole bloody mess, WC, AI, FS, and of course OS too. > How is that for striking a blow for freedom? > > > What can I say but amen? > > Love from Seattle (where it is an unseasonable 92 degrees Farenheit), > Peggy > > P.S. To your statement: > And of course I think a helping hand can be occasionally useful even > though I personally kick all stray dogs and immediately banish the > helpless to hopelessness... > > I KNEW there was something I loved about you. (Sorry for painting > such a picture.) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Harrison Owen > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 1:53 PM > Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Growing Together at the Emerging Edge of > Evolution (long) > > Peggy -- you will note that I said, " I can certainly understand that > for reasons of client sensitivities or facilitator sensitivities WC, > AI, or FS may be the preferred way to go."-- and I can appreciate > your strategy that if all roads lead to Open Space any road will do. > And of course I think a helping hand can be occasionally useful even > though I personally kick all stray dogs and immediately banish the > helpless to hopelessness. But that really wasn't my point. I was > simply observing the fact that we (all of us some of the time, and > some of us most of the time) seemingly obsess on Processes as if they > were the source of our salvation. In doing so we may forget that the > Process, at best, is an artificial assist for natural functions. Sort > of organizational CPR, I suppose. And in the case of CPR you do only > enough to get the old heart going again. Long term CPR is off the mark > -- except possibly in certain circumstances and with particular > partners. One of my major learnings from Open Space has been how > LITTLE assistance people actually require in order to effectively > utilize their natural gifts and talents. I think we have all had the > experience with a client group when somebody says "What you are > proposing (in my case OS) sounds just wonderful -- BUT it could never > work with THIS GROUP! And of course, if it is never tried, it will > never work. And besides "it" doesn't work -- the people work. But if > the fates are smiling, and despite all misgivings, fears and > trepidations, Open Space is attempted -- Miracle! But of course it is > not a miracle. On the contrary, it is just what you would predict. > Turns out "THIS GROUP" is just like groups everywhere. Given the > space/time -- they will get the job done. For me, less is best, and > even lesser would be better still. Get rid of the whole bloody mess, > WC, AI, FS, and of course OS too. How is that for striking a blow for > freedom? > > Harrison > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Dr. > Potomac, MD 20854 > USA > 301-365-2093 > 207-763-3261 (summer) > website www.openspaceworld.com > > * * ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/arch ives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslis t _______________________________________ The World Café Living Knowledge Through Conversations That Matter http://www.theworldcafe.com< /a> To subscribe to the World Café listserv send an email to: theworldcafe-request@communityfront iers.com Type the word Subscribe in the subject line of your message * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/arch ives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslis t < Tenneson Woolf 801 376 2213 "One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade." 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