what's in a word?

[Diane Brandon]

The wind facilitates seeds blowing to new places, and the water 
facilitates the passage of boats, and the boatbuilder facilitates the 
creation of boats. Each has a way of organizing - of bring patterns to 
bear on circumstances at a given time. We each have radiant patterns, 
energy patterns, that we carry with us, some unconscious, some 
conscious. If you feel in harmony with OS, and consciously bring that 
pattern to a certain place at a certain time, that's very natural. It's 
a service. Some people feel harmonious at a lecture, as speaker or 
listener. That's good too. I've enjoyed (and at other times, not 
enjoyed) organic, participatory gatherings, and traditional 
lectures/conferences, etc.

I can feel when my ego is caught up in "knowing" a pattern (process, 
way of organizing) and bringing it to others, and when my ego is 
relaxed and out of the way. In flow, or forcing things; letting power 
run through me and knowing it runs through everyone, or wanting to have 
power, more power than others. Centered, uncentered. I think being 
uncentered  comes from fear - from times when others had power over me, 
and hurt me, and now I want to be able to have power over. It's an 
illusion, but not easy to give up. If I trust (universal good, God, 
Allah, higher power, whatever name), then I can relax.

All to try to say that there have been "facilitators" for billions of 
years, so have fun facilitating!

Diane


On Dec 7, 2005, at 3:04 PM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote:

> somehow, selforganisation has been quite alive and active for some 14 
> billion years without a facilitator, I keep saying to myself, and then
> what am I doing there exactly introducing ost?
> mmp
>
> kerry napuk wrote:
>> Hi
>> As long as that word is not "consultant," I am comfortable with 
>> "facilitator."  If there was no facilitator, how would the event 
>> occur and the process be introduced?
>> While we may use different words, styles and variations, we still 
>> need to serve the Community, hold the space and respond to surprises 
>> and the occasional challenge.    But, then again, that's what makes 
>> Open Space and life exciting!
>> Regards
>> Kerry
>> Edinburgh
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