my second space in istanbul

[Harrison Owen]

I sort of thought that was what you meant (explanation). I can understand
why you did that - and I try very hard to answer few if any questions. There
are several reasons. The first is just practical. The more time you spend
answering questions, the less time folks have with the really good stuff
(what they came to talk about). Also I find that in most cases (all cases?)
the questioners are simply trying to deal with their anxiety. At the extreme
you can find yourself in a situation where somebody is questioning the
theoretical basis for OS. If that happens, you might as well give up and
turn the morning over to a theoretical discussion. Now you might think that
reducing anxiety levels is a good thing (feeling comfortable) - but actually
I find that a good sense of anxiety/adventure is really a positive. Adds
some extra "oomph" to the start. The third reason I never answer questions
is that I "know" that most people will forget the answers AND they will
figure it out by themselves anyhow.

 

This last point is really important for me. When a group understands that
the meeting is really their own, and that they are responsible the
"empowerment quotient" goes up by many degrees. 

 

Harrison

 

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thank you all  - harrison, gail, juan luis, marina, raffi.....and everbody-
who follow my adventure with ost.

 

dear harrison and esther,

 

when i say less ritual and more explanation i mean

less words for principles and law more explanation on technical-simple
information

such as; where to go for group meetings, what the convener should do, who
shd write the

report, what do we do with the report, what is a session etc.

 

i tried to answer  shortly all the questions regarding the practice without
taking their space.

i felt that i had to do that for the participants to feel comfortable and
secure with the method.  

 

few times i had to say  "pls stop asking questions, let's live,..."

.....

 

funda

     

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