Delightful! and grand to see all the smiling faces. "Indifference" is an odd word choice. Somehow for me, at least, there is the connotation of "Not caring" -- and OS without caring falls pretty flat. But I surely know the feeling -- and for me it comes out as a huge sigh of relief. Some people talk about "coming home." It is always curious to me that for some folks OS is a strange critter, and for others (most?) it is as familiar as a pair of old slippers. I go with the latter. This is the way we are, have been, and always will be. It's great just to be that way.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA Phone 301-365-2093 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jorge amigo Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 7:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: On indifference -----Mensaje original----- De: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Christine Whitney Sanchez Enviado el: viernes, 29 de enero de 2010 01:28 a.m. Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [OSLIST] On indifference Ralph, One of the synonyms for indifference is "unconcern". When I'm in open space, I can relax and be unconcerned because we are all practicing the principle of "whatever happens...", which I find to be the perfect invitation for beginner's mind. Thanks for the reflection and connection. Christine On Jan 28, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Ralph Copleman wrote: I have just re-read the little poem I sent to the list earlier today, and I sort of tripped over my use of the word "indifference". Open space, I have often told myself, succeeds in part because we bring our passion, infused with the energy of commitment or responsibility. But as I stumble over that one word, I find myself asking if os succeeds also because participants can relax and let go of something; we can settle into some form of indifference characterized by a kind of less-certainty or non-knowing. Maybe it's just relaxation. Perhaps so much good stuff happens because tension levels rarely run high, replaced by play and buoyancy. Ralph Copleman P.S. To those who are generously inviting me to be a friend on Facebook, Open Space World, or any other social networking program: I appreciate the interest, but I cannot keep up with everyone so I am limiting my "confirm" responses these days to a very few. A no- response does not mean I am "indifferent" to you. Thanks for understanding. * * ========================================================== [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 * * ========================================================== [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
