open_space - "law of choice"

[Marei Kiele]

Dear Vona,

I would like to add something to you question "2" - something Peggy Holman wrote some time ago: That the law of the two feet does not only open the space to walk away but to stand on my two feet and work for whatever I care about as well. To be "brave" as you said it.

What makes it different to stay and be "brave" (as you said) is the knowledge that everybody else has the right and the oppurtunity to walk away and use their to feet whenever they feel like. I have a better feeling standing up for what I care about knowing all the time that I am not forcing others, that they don't HAVE to be there with me.

And coming to conflicts: Who wants to avoid a confrontation can do it. But who cares deeply will stay in contact or come back. And then the contact can develop on a deeper lever than feeling forced to.

This for me is the gift of the law - making it easy not only to leave but to stay as well.

Hope this helped in any way,
it did for me,

Marei



Dear EVerybody experienced in Open Space,

I am doing a research o n the use of O.S. in the Catholic church. It is connected to an O.S .even held last autumn in Hungary. I've made several interviews with the participants and many quesitons arouse. If you have any ideas, opinions about the following quesitons. Feel free to answer.

1. If the participants do not know much about O.S. in advance, they can bring up a topic, but can they take responsibility for their topic if they did not have the chance to prepare for that topic?

2. The Law of Two Feet can give you the chance to "step out" of those situations, which seem to be awkward and problematic but if you are brave enough and stay there, maybe you can solve your problems. Isn't it dangerous to step out of each situation which we find at first sight uncomfortable or boring. Maybe it is just the temptation to escape and avoid something.

3. Have you ever participated in an O.S. in religious context? What was your experience?

4. Many religious people expect guidance from the church. But in an O.S. everybody can bring up topics and there is no guidance. IN a religious context people need spiritual guidance, they want to be filled with words and want to be supported. How can O.S. work for these type of people?



I look forward to any replies.

Best wishes, Andrea Vona, University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hugary.


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