Koos, why let go of it - why not open space for it ? On Tuesday, 26 March 2013, Koos de Heer wrote:
> Hi Gijs,**** > > ** ** > > I am not familiar with this, but I would love to disuss this when we meet > on May 6. Anyone in or near The Netherlands at the time: email me for > details of the Stammtisch.**** > > ** ** > > I can also see a person not filing each day away carefully, but letting go > of it and living completely in the now. Maybe that is even more open.**** > > ** ** > > Koos**** > > ** ** > > *Van:* [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>] *Namens *Gijs Mega > *Verzonden:* dinsdag 26 maart 2013 04:11 > *Aan:* [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>; [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > *Onderwerp:* Re: [OSList] Follow-Up and Flow in Open Space**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > "The pessimist resembles a man who observes with fear and sadness that his > wall calendar, from which he daily tears a sheet, grows thinner each > passing day.**** > > On the other hand, the person who attacks the problems of life actively in > like a man who removes each successive leaf from his calendar and files it > neatly and carefully away with it's predecessors, after first having jotted > down a few diary notes on the back. He can reflect with pride and joy on > all the richness set down in these notes, on the life he has already lived > to the fullest." **** > > Doesn't the latter person keeps the space open, whereas the first ones > closes it down?**** > > ** ** > > A quote that I read in Viktor E Frankl's, man's search for meaning, while > Paul addressed putting action planning at the beginning and subsequently a > dialogue about past, present and future.**** > > It was first published over 50 years ago, so many will have read it.**** > > Frankl's LogoTherapy, making people fully aware of their own > responsibilities, I find fascinating.**** > > ** ** > > Does anyone in The Netherlands have more on this? I will visit NL end of > April, early May. Possibly good stuff for the Stammtisch on May 6 ....**** > > ** ** > > Gijs**** > > From Shanghai**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Send from iPad**** > > ** ** > > > On Mar 26, 2013, at 10:43 AM, GijsVanWezel <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Send from iPad**** > > ** ** > > > Begin forwarded message:**** > > *From:* Michael M Pannwitz <[email protected]> > *Date:* March 25, 2013 7:19:45 PM GMT+08:00 > *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* *Re: [OSList] Follow-Up and Flow in Open Space* > *Reply-To:* [email protected], World wide Open Space Technology email > list <[email protected]>**** > > Once upon a time, a monk left his monastery for a walk and settled under a > shady tree to read his favorite novel. As he sat there he was completely > enthralled by a bird singing his very best song. When the bird flew off, > Peter, thats this monks name, closed his book and strolled back to his > monastery. On knocking, the door opened and a brother he had not seen asked > him what he wanted. Peter answered, that he was Peter and just returned > from a short walk. The fellow that opened let him know that there was no > Peter in the monastery. Peter insisted to be let in so the brother called > the Prior who, upon thinking a bit, did remember a story of a Peter that > left the monastery for a short walk 300 years ago and never showed up again. > Here you have a fat NOW, a birds song of a couple of minutes expanding > into 300 years. Plenty of NOW in this now with loads of past and future. > > Greetings from bright sunshine in Berlin with icy winds, still. > mmp > > On 24.03.2013 23:28, Harrison Owen wrote: > > **** > > It is only a manner of speaking. If your NOW is big enough it includes**** > > what we (used to) call Past and Future. So how is that for esoterica > >
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