Afterfeelings

EVERETT813 at aol.com EVERETT813 at aol.com
Mon Oct 24 23:09:25 PDT 2005


Dear colleagues,

I am somewhat reluctant to offer up this thought because it goes counter, or 
at least somewhat against the grain, of the thrust of the discussion on 
"needing a day of rest after conducting an OS".   Nonetheless, perhaps it has some 
truth in it, even if many of you aren't experiencing it.

One of my life teachers was a man, a mining engineer from South Africa.   One 
of the finest, deepest minds on philosophy, psychology and general spiritual 
awareness I have been blessed to have known.   It was his contention that if 
we feel tired after leading an event, and needed time to 'recover', it was 
because We (ego) were trying to do it, and not letting spirit do the work.   Not 
fully surrendering to the now, without attachment to outcome. Our anxiety about 
outcome produced the exhaustion.   His contention was that we should be 
feeling exhilarated, infused, energized by an event where spirit was in charge and 
being released, most especially in the workplace.   It seems to me that OS is 
about as close to 'letting spirit do it' as I've experienced.   Why, then, is 
the circle opener (convenor?) tired?   Just something I've been pondering.

Sincerely,

Paul Everett  

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