When I was still around facilitating os events my intention was to
expand time and space for the Forces of Selforganisation to unfold more
freely.
Probably, that was also good for the participants. But I did not worry
about them, they took care of themselves.
Whole being or not.
And then, I did not expect folks to feel that they can fill up that
space, I knew they would.
I never opened space for stuff such as topics, or discussions, ideas, or
beings (see above)... when the Force of Selforganisation started to do
its thing, all those things simply happened all by themselves.
Not because of the facilitation.
Especially discussions. Never. I knew there would be dialog and
cooperation and collaboration but not discussion.
And opening space for angels and more I think is pretty outrageous. Them
are plenty and making space for them is an oxymoron. They might open
space for us, perhaps.
Of course, Birgitt, I consider all your perspectives with radical
respect. And I have all kinds of doubts about mine.
Love
mmp
Am 05.04.2019 um 22:14 scA
Thank you for speaking up. I agree. A strong statement of 'You are meant
to be here with your whole being' lacks the invitational aspect that is
part of the invitation for OST.
_As a theme_, I think it is provocative and can open up for some great
discussions about OST
Does it allow us to explore if those who come are really welcome in as
the 'whole being' that each person is?
Is it safe to be the whole being? Dare I? Dare I not?
Is it implied in meeting method OST that the whole being is welcome? If
it is implied, and then the actions are different either inside the
meeting or in the many side meetings outside of the meeting as
butterflies gather and then what?
What do we do with different perspectives?
When we open up space, are we opening it with the willingness as the
facilitator for the whole person to show up?
There are many more topics that come to my mind.
In thinking about the theme that I wanted to add to the mix for
consideration, I was thinking that as a facilitator of OST meetings,
when I open space I expect the people to feel that they can fill up that
space, to take the space that they need whether it is big or small,
because the space is big enough for each unique person to take up what
is needed. We are not just opening space for the topics, the
discussions, the ideas...we are opening the space for the beings. I was
going to say 'human beings' but then I remembered that I open space to
include the angels and more.
That is it from me. I appreciated reading your perspective,
Birgitt
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On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 5:35 AM Juliane Martina Roell (Structure &
Process) via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
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Birgitt Williams via OSList schrieb am 02.04.19 um 18:49:
> Dear friends and colleagues in Open Space,
> out of a beautiful sea of possibilities, the one that I choose to
put
> forward for the theme of the WOSONOS 2019 is "Take Up Space. YOU are
> meant to be here with your whole being".
I always wonder who speaks, when I read or hear sentences like the
above.
It sounds so beautiful. Such a noble intention. But who is speaking?
Who
are YOU to tell "me" what I am "meant to be"?
It sounds so nice. I wish I could belong. I wish I could trust that
weird voice that is talking. But who is it?
Shall I tell you about "taking up space" and the consequences for a
non-passing transgender person in this world? Shall I tell you about
all
the times well-meaning privileged people have told me that "I am
welcome" "I am meant to be here" "I shall bring my whole being" and the
minute I showed up in the wrong way, addressed discrimination or
priviledge or spoke with too much anger, I was attacked, assaulted or
kicked out from the space?
It sounds so nice: "I am meant to be there". But who are you? And who
are you to make such a statement?
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