my work of tonight

[Ted Ernst]

Joelle wrote:

>> Whatever happens is the only thing that could have. :-)
> When we really integrate this belief at the cellular level, then nights like this will cease to be a problem.  Don't think I've made it yet!  :-)

Yes.  This is what I was working on with my breathing.  And a few of
my cells even got it! :-)

On 3/22/06, Tree Fitzpatrick <therese.fitzpatrick at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ted, I send you an affectionate hug and I, too, remind you to breath.
> There, there, honey pie.
>
>  I read your blog post on this contretemps, Ted, and I am now sitting here
> with questions for you.
>
>  Could you as an individual have given yourself permission to be in open
> space throughout the evening? And if so, what might that have looked and
> felt like?

This is a great question.  And, it's what I attempted to do.  If I had
expressed what I wanted, at the time others were invited to do so, my
fear was that the whole group would've been compelled to do that.  And
that's not the energetic I wanted.  So I choose to be in open space in
a different way, utilizing my two feet to not take part in the
activity of the group.  So the short answer is, I did.  And what
happened was the only thing that could have.

Thanks much all for being.

peace,
ted

>  I am tempted to expound on my own answers to these questions but right now,
> Ted, these questions are for you.
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> On 3/21/06, Ted Ernst <ted at chicagohumanist.org> wrote:
> >
>  Thanks Lisa, Joelle and Funda,
>
> By the way, one point I forgot to mention on my blog (I'll have to go
> back and add it), is that I had the paper and markers in the middle of
> the circle before the abrupt shift in plans, and the Law and
> Principles on the wall.
>
> Near the end, someone who han't been at the previous meeting when we
> had the Principles up and explained asked me about them.  I answered
> that it wasn't the time to talk about them because I couldn't think of
> any way to talk about them without bringing up the abrupt change in
> plans, and that just didn't feel right to me.  I just wasn't up for
> any sort of confrontation.
>
> Oh well, whatever happens is the only thing that could have. :-)
>
> peace,
> ted
>
> On 3/21/06, Funda Oral <fundaoral at ttnet.net.tr> wrote:
> > "What do you do when the
> > sponsor wants to back out at the last minute?"
> >
> > kill him/her ::))
> >
> > or
> >
> > say to myself that " whatever has happened was the only thing that could
> > have"
> >
> > and "she/he has good reasons to do that whether i understand or not
> > whether i accept or not"
> >
> > and
> >
> > i turn my back and i move to another direction
> > and i am curious to see what happens next.
> >
> > ok i accept that it's not that easy, but i try to do that about anything
> > that doesn't happen as i expected.
> >
> > regards,
> > Funda
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ted Ernst" < ted at chicagohumanist.org>
> > To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 5:51 AM
> > Subject: my work of tonight
>  >
> >
> > >I think I've written a bit here before about holding space for a
> > > Tantra community.  Tonight was the 3rd such meeting and the principal
> > > didn't want to use open space again.  I learned this less than 5
> > > minutes before the scheduled opening time.  I've very conflicted
> > > inside.  I've written a long account of the evening on my blog for
> > > anyone that cares to delve deeper: http://tedernst.com/wp/?p=377
> > >
> > > Maybe a more general question to ask would be "What do you do when the
> > > sponsor wants to back out at the last minute?"
> > >
> > > peace,
> > > ted
> > >
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