[London again, rainy and damp, but that doesn't faze us: yesterday's BBQ went ahead, followed by copious drinking - only briefly interrupted by my burning desire to blog around 8pm - that lasted well into the night. Anyway...]
Friday night... I was sitting in an internet cafe in Kiev, writing words of appreciation for fresh faces, perspectives and spirit in our WOSonOS (http://facilitator-journey.blogspot.com/2007/05/spirit-emerging.html). At almost exactly the same time, in a different time zone, Harrison must have been putting his own pen to paper. I published, checked my inbox again, and saw the note on Sages and Such... Synchronicity. How wonderful!! :) I will pipe down now and patiently-eagerly await the next beginner to bring wisdom our way. Peace ----- Original Message ---- From: Harrison Owen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:33:56 PM Subject: Sages and Such <!-- _filtered {font-family:Wingdings;panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} p {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.Style1, li.Style1, div.Style1 {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.EmailStyle18 {font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none none;} _filtered {margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {} --> Some little while back, one of our number (John Engle?) said something about “Sages” here on the list. It is doubtless true that some of us have been around longer than others (perhaps too long? J). But what is even more true, is that we are all on the edges of our respective learning curves. Over the past several days, OSLIST seems to have exploded in some interesting directions. I must to admit that I am having a great deal of fun learning – but I can also imagine that the volume of traffic may be a little overwhelming, and that some of the language may be a little obscure. It is a fact of community life that jargon develops – we all take short cuts, assuming that everybody understands what we are talking about. It may also be assumed that we (or more specifically I) know what we are talking about. That can be a very shaky assumption! So I beg you – when something seems questionable – Question it! We will all learn. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
