I find myself wondering about "detachment" as a useful word.
Phelim
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On Jan 29, 2010, at 13:39, Harrison Owen <[email protected]> wrote:
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
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-----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.
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