Another two öre, from the north. WE DO OUR BEST. that´s what we can do, THEN whatever happens happens. We´d better accept it learn and move on.
Warm regards Thomas _____ Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] För Eva P Svensson Skickat: den 25 april 2007 14:14 Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Ämne: SV: whatever happens... Hi John and all you wonderful people out there! My two öre (cents) is I guess very basic but it uses to work I talk about letting go of all this ~ should have, could have, and musts you know we up here in North tend to have Luther on our shoulder or Jante for that sake on the other shoulder and just emphasise that it is what is happening here on this particular meeting that you can work on further if it hasnt happened then it hasnt no deal to cry over spilled milk So my two öre :o) Eva Bästa hälsningar Eva P Svensson EPS Human Invest AB "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag och organisationer" Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA Besöksadress; Slussgatan 1, Göteborg Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 www.epshumaninvest.se Besök gärna min blogg; <http://www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/> www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/ _____ Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] För John Engle Skickat: den 24 april 2007 03:22 Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Ämne: whatever happens... Hi fellow listers. I know that some have been through this hundreds of times but I'm wanting to get the most recent reflections on the principle: Whatever happens is the only thing that could've. My colleagues in Haiti and I continue to have smart people from a variety of cultures let us know that this principle doesn't sit well with them. It communicates fatalism to some instead of encouraging responsibility. While i'm totally comfortable with the principle, if enough people tell me that it communicates something to them that is different than what i'm trying to communicate, there's a problem. For me, what's worse is that often times people remember it as: "What happens is that which is supposed to happen" or "There's a reason for everything that happens." This can have us sounding like Christian fundamentalist. We've been experimenting in Haitian Creole and in English with this: What Happens is what happens - learn and move forward. Here's an example of a text that would explain this principle: This principle helps us to not lament over shouldves, to not wallow in regrets. Were all responsible for how we use our time and space together during this meeting. Lets assume that responsibility and be prepared to accept what happens and to continually strive to learn and to keep moving forward. i covet your thoughts. John <http://johnengle.net> www.johnengle.net Open space facilitation <http://circlesofchange.com> www.circlesofchange.com Participatory learning and leadership <http://harvesttime.cc> www.harvesttime.cc Harvesting for justice that all may have enough telephone Haiti: 509-461-3067 email: j...@johnengle.net telephone: 202-236-6532 fax: 202-449-8343 John Engle P.O. Box 337 Hershey, PA 17033 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
