Raffi I am with you on everything you say except could we have:
- and last and most: the importance of play and the transformative possibilities of (~vegetarian~, organic, free-range, new jersey) chicken grease in the larger cosmic equation... Thanks! Jon http://smallcreativeideas.blogspot.com/ for ideas about how to improve public & third sector services http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.com/ for articles & ideas about leadership and organisational change http://twitter.com/JonSHarvey for ideas and questions to help build a more creative, fair and ambitious world -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Raffi Aftandelian Sent: 22 November 2009 17:14 To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: [OSLIST] honouring each other dear friends and colleagues, Just want to express (just) some appreciation for what i'm hearing here: - the challenges of working out differences in an electronic text medium, especially when this space has a shapeless, faceless quality; when we don't necessarily always see or feel the circle (nor the sessions, nor the breathing). - the importance of expressing the difficult things, the "shadow,"; the importance of divergence and disturbance to reveal what deep down we are all seeking - the importance of trying to express the shadow in ways that bring us closer together as opposed to pushing us apart - the power of team-held, highly accessible, simple, hospitable, beautiful, multilingual online spaces that invite and articulate what os/OST is all about - the importance of acknowledging our shared history and the contributions of those who have held online space for many years in service to the ost community - the importance of extending compassion and empathy to ourselves and others when we or others are not successful in giving voice to the shadow in life-serving ways. - the importance of extending, when possible, clear and inspiring open invitations to further serve this community - the importance of just being a silent empathetic presence, even in an electronic global conversation, and connecting with oneself and where one is in the course of that silence. - being reminded of those practices and wisdom that help us connect with what's really going on with us and with our deepest aspirations-- compassionate communication, the fourfold way are just two examples - and last and most: the importance of play and the transformative possibilities of (organic, free-range, new jersey) chicken grease in the larger cosmic equation Thank you for this conversation! wormly, raffi sandijuana, calif. (usa) * * ========================================================== 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
