FW: A Next Act

Thu Feb 5 06:33:52 PST 2009

As some of you may know my life has been interrupted by various medical
events - all of which now seem to be straightening themselves out. And as
usual, when a door closes, something else will open. In this case the
opening has been an emergent discussion with my colleagues in the now
canceled Asian and European Tours. That discussion started with the
following from yours truly - and I thought perhaps some of you on the list
might want to join in.

Harrison

From: Harrison Owen [mailto:hhowen at verizon.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:07 AM
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Karen Lim; Laura Hsu (laura at open-quest.com); Mark Pixley; Stanley Park
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Giulia Fiori; Herrmann, Thomas; Jo Toepfer (jotoepfer at boscop.org)
Subject: A Next Act

Between pneumonia and a bulging aorta I seem to have been taken off the
road, but it seems that my absence opened some space for creative efforts in
Europe, and I am sure that the same can be true in Asia. Needless to say I
am most unhappy that I have missed the parties, but I think there are
opportunities here.

The basic idea of my book, Wave Rider, is that we live in a self-organizing
world, universe, cosmos - and it has been that way from the very beginning,
all 13.7 billion years. This means that everybody (all 6.5 billion of us)
inevitably rides the waves of self organization - we don't have any choice.
But some of us do better than others. In a word we are all Wave Riders, but
some have polished their skills and actually seem to enjoy the ride. Of
course there are others who feel out of control and seek some way to manage
and direct all those waves. Their experience is rarely pleasant. We are all
Wave Riders. Some do it well, some do it poorly - and it has been going on
for a long, long time.

Here's the point (at last)! I may have named the "Wave Rider" but I
certainly didn't invent the process. Wave Riding has been going on for ever.
When it is done well, great things happen in the human domain. All people in
all times and places have been "doing it," and I think we could learn an
enormous amount by thinking seriously about how we as individuals and as a
species have adapted to this self organizing world. The names and the
concepts will vary from place to place and time to time - but the basic
reality of self-organization remains present over time and space - and the
adaptive response by Homo sapiens will be equally universal. For example I
suspect that much of the Chinese tradition surrounding the Tao may have its
roots in the adaptive process. And there are others. 

So here's the thought and the opportunity - with me out of the way, make
Wave Riding your own. It is yours to begin with, so claim it. 

And why bother? I believe that Wave Riding, by whatever name is critical to
the continuance and fulfillment of humanity. In short, when and as we "get
it" we will find ourselves aligned and flowing with the primal force of the
universe. And when we "don't get it" - our succeeding days on Planet Earth
will be "nasty, brutish, and short" (Thomas Hobbes).

Harrison

Harrison Owen
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Subject: Winning Words
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Friends--

A friend of Open Space and AI, Mike Sands has asked that we pass the
word about this workshop, especially to folks near Vancouver.

Enjoy!

			:- Doug.

-------- Forwarded Message --------

Here is a plain text piece about helping each other fly -- using words
for wings - please share it with the world - and especially those living
near Vancouver
I want you to know that I have set up an e mail address group for
us named FAST FOURWORDS 

Mike

WINNING WORDS

A transformational program

USING STORIES, MEMORIES, CONVERSATION 

AND IDEAS TO EMPOWER AND ENRICH LIVES

This transformational workshop program can help

you build lives that are fulfilling, rewarding,

successful, and fun.

You can: BRING GREAT THINGS TO EACH OTHERS LIVES

Where:

Roots and Wings Montessori School

5438 152 St,. 

Surrey, BC, Canada 

When: 

7:30 PM  Feb, 18, 25 and Mar. 4

(Three Wednesdays)

Cost $30.00

Space is limited, - pre-registration is required 

Phone Mike Sands 604 591 9769

This program is sponsored by 

South Fraser Unitarian Congregation:

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Friends--<BR>
<BR>
A friend of Open Space and AI, Mike Sands has asked that we pass the word about this workshop, especially to folks near Vancouver.<BR>
<BR>
Enjoy!<BR>
<BR>
			:- Doug.<BR>
<BR>
-------- Forwarded Message --------<BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">Here is a plain text piece about helping each other fly -- using words for wings - please share it with the world - and especially those living near Vancouver</FONT>
<FONT SIZE="2">I want you to know that I have set up an e mail address group for us named FAST FOURWORDS </FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">Mike</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="6">WINNING WORDS</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="6">A transformational program</FONT><BR>
<BR>
 <BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">USING STORIES, MEMORIES, CONVERSATION </FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">AND IDEAS TO EMPOWER AND ENRICH LIVES</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">This transformational workshop program can help</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">you build lives that are fulfilling, rewarding,</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">successful, and fun.</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">You can: BRING </FONT><B>GREAT</B><FONT SIZE="2"> THINGS TO EACH OTHERS LIVES</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<U><FONT SIZE="2">Where:</FONT></U><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">Roots and Wings Montessori School</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">5438 152 St,. </FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">Surrey, BC, Canada </FONT><BR>
<BR>
<U><FONT SIZE="2">When</FONT></U><FONT SIZE="2">: </FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">7:30 PM  Feb, 18, 25 and Mar. 4</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">(Three Wednesdays)</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">Cost $30.00</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">Space is limited, - pre-registration is required </FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">Phone Mike Sands 604 591 9769</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">This program is sponsored by </FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">South Fraser Unitarian Congregation:</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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