Social Networking

Mon Mar 30 14:25:57 PDT 2009

Hi Viv (and all:),

Thanks for showing up again...totally identify with the snorkeling and
diving deep analogy!  And it seems that so much of the quality of any
conversation, virtual or visceral, is produced by the depth, breadth, and
quality of presence of those in conversation--and of course, skillfulness
within different forms of communication.  For some of us, it's easier to
dive deep in person--others seem equally skilled in uncovering the depths
wherever they are...

Warmly,
Karen

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Viv
McWaters
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:00 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Social Networking

HI agin

I'm going to buy in again. Full disclosure - I do tweet, and I blog,
and I'm on Facebook, linked in etc. I also use emails, the telephone
AND I'm quite partial to long and deep conversations over a bottle of
red wine r other 'spiritual' guidance as Brian calls it.

I attended the WOSonOS in Vancouver, must have been about 2001. There
I met lots of great people, even made a few new friends. Then we
hosted another WOsonOS her in Melbourne (the venue was sadly burnt
down during the recent bushfires in Marysville). Again I was able to
meet some cool peole and deepen some friendships. I also managed to
get to Goa and last year to San Francisco. I'm lucky that I can
afford, sometimes, to go to these events and to meet up face-to-face
(and believe me it is expensive to travel from Australia, especially
with the exchange rate etc) But I do it because I love being with OST
people who are willing to engage in deep conversations, where I can
learn, and feel that maybe I contribute something too. BUt I can't
afford to do it all the time. So social media (blogging, tweeting,
skype etc) helps me maintain the connection in a way that suits me a
lot better than just email. I have semi-regular skype chats with three
mates - one who lives in Airey's Inlet about 20 km from me, one who
lives in London, and one who lives in Canada. I cherish these times to
connect and chew over ideas with people I really do know, but can't
get to see except maybe every few years. I 'meet' new people, learn of
new ideas. Sure, I skim - I have to otherwise I'd drown in
information. And I go deep when needed. A bit like snorkelling in our
wonderful Pt Addis Marine National Park which is on my doorstep - I
skim along the surface till I see something that takes my interest and
then I take a closer look.

Cheers

Viv

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:02 AM, Ralph Copleman <rcopleman at comcast.net>
wrote:
> I signed up for a Twitter account, but apparently I have no need to tweet,
> so I'm not sure why I did it.  The very sound of the word, in English
> anyway,  is enough of a clue to me about the quality of the connection,
> though I suppose there will always be a place in our lives for the small
> comings and goings.
> Facebook.  Signed up there, too.  I check it about every second or third
> day.  I keep waiting for something to happen, something worth sinking
teeth
> into.  Even if I say something I hope might result in richer dialogue,
> little of lasting import transpires.  But I must say I like it.  It's
easy,
> and some folks I love whom I don't see regularly do post messages there.
>  Have heard from two old college chums, too, but I cannot say we are
> "re-connected" in any richer sense.  Linkedin.  Plaxo.  Forget them.  All
I
> ever get are invitations to "connect" to people.  Nothing else.  No
dialogue
> at all.  None.  I suppose I could derive benefit from them if I "worked"
> them, but I don't feel the need.
> Live and let live is my motto, and in my case, intimacy is what I crave,
not
> more ways to skip along your surface.  Want me to "follow" you?  Write me
> something about what's really going on with you, and ask questions.  Send
it
> to me.  I'll answer.  Want to follow me?  Well, ask me what you want to
> know.  And I'll ask you questions, too.  I'm not sure I want to bother the
> world with what I have for breakfast each day.  I understand some
> fame-soaked celebrities have people who ghost-write their tweets.
> Face-to-face.  Telephone conversation.  Letters and e-mail.  Listserves.
>  Everything else.  In that order.  The farther I go down the list, the
less
> I experience any space being held by anyone, for anyone.  And here's a
quote
> that came to mind for me.  Seems connected to this, sort of.
> "
the more sensitive and profound are your answers, the more effective the
> results."
> –– Peter Koestenbaum
> I'm off to deal with the growing backlash against the need to do a little
> something about global warming.  Who ARE these people!?
> Ralph Copleman
>
>
>
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Australia
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