Opening space 24X7 --Wave Riders Unite! (Chile Now)

Wed Mar 17 17:53:19 PDT 2010

Oh Juan, with tears in my eyes for you, for Chile, for Haiti and the
wonderful work that John Engle and others are doing there, I feel that
my words spoken from the heart are so little compared to what you are
facing and doing. Yes please translate in Spanish and then please
never ever apologize for your English. In our Open Space world, words
are just a small way of communications; it is our heart, intention and
spirit that counts so much more.  Love to you and others.  Plus last
but not least, please know that I have been so inspired by Harrison,
this community, all that has been written and said by so many before
me. I am just so filled with gratitude to be part of this wonderful
community.  Suzanne

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:07 PM, JL Walker <jlwalker at terra.cl> wrote:
> Thank you Suzanne, for your inspiring thoughts and profound words. They make
> so much sense for me and precise the skills we need now in Chile for
> carrying forward the devastated country that we have after the 8.8 grade
> earthquake that had affected us the last 27 of February. If you authorize
> me, I would like to translate that text to Spanish for send it to my friends
> that equal than I are trying to help to cross the actual chaos and suffering
> for bringing the light of the hope that reconstruction is possible. Beyond
> the support of the State, the internal and external solidarity, for no doubt
> for me only each one of the people in coordination with the wholeness could
> make that become true. In that sense surely we are living now a great
> challenge for the awareness of our self organized power. In sum, your
> powerful words and questions are precisely the ones that Chilean people,
> have to shout out and respond all together now.
> With all my admiration, respect and gratitude,
> Juan Luis
> (one more time, sorry about my English )
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] En nombre de Suzanne
> Daigle
> Enviado el: miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2010 11:54
> Para: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Asunto: Re: [OSLIST] Opening space 24X7 --Wave Riders Unite!
>
> Is the Leadership that is inside of us as valuable as the Leadership we see
> or seek in others?
>
> We will seek out the experts.  We will read books.  We will listen carefully
> to their words, hear what they say and watch how they speak, their body
> language, their expressions and their tone. We will admire those whose
> actions inspire; those who drive results and achieve goals.  We will often
> judge them to be almost perfect or at least better than us. If they
> disappoint us in some way, we feel betrayed.
> We then turn our eyes in another direction, always seeking those other than
> ourselves for wisdom, guidance and leadership.  We will hang on their every
> word, looking for advice, a recipe, a solution; a way of doing and being
> that can make sense of the chaos around us and that can guide our path
> making it a little easier than it is now.  We will observe, analyze,
> criticize, and speak with others assessing those leaders that are not us.
>  And so often, what emerges is that feeling of emptiness, of starting over,
> of continually searching and never finding.
>
> What if the leadership we were looking for was inside of us and beside us –
> our neighbors, our family, our colleagues and our friends?  What if we could
> see with new eyes? Hear with new ears? Feel in a different way? What would
> it be if we witnessed ourselves and could see what goes on in our head?  The
> recurring patterns of how we judge, how we see, how we feel. What would it
> be if we could change those patterns or at least silence them a bit to let
> something new in?  Would it open up space for us to see all that is there
> inside of us: the creativity, the ideas, the love, the passion, the energy,
> the hope, the dreams, and the vibrant life that is there? Is it time yet for
> us to realize that the problems are too big, the chaos too great and the
> issues too complex for one or more leaders outside of us to handle it all?
> Is it time for us to recognize the greatness of our own leadership, a
> greatness that is humble and real, a greatness filled with gratitude for
> what we already have knowing that with others around us, we already have a
> lot.
>
> Is it time for us to Open up Space so we can hear ourselves speak and hear
> others, a place where we can join our passions and take responsibility for
> the world around us, one small step at a time.  The world needs us now, the
> leader that is inside of each of us.  And yes, that leadership is more
> valuable than the leadership outside of us.
> Let’s Open up Space together wherever and whenever we can.  Let’s give each
> other courage in doing what feels right even though many others cannot know
> this until they discover, feel and experience it themselves.  Choosing this
> work to make our living is not an easy choice but sometimes when we feel as
> we do, we know there is no other choice.
>
> Opening space 24X7 --Wave Riders Unite!  I’m in and thanks for listening and
> being there always for me as I speak my soul.
>
> Suzanne
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Several days ago I sent a note to what I thought was going to be a
>> small group of friends, inviting thinking about opening space every
>> day, what that might mean, and how to accomplish all that in
>> specifics. In effect, I was taking off from my book "Wave Rider" which
>> is my best shot on the subject to date -- with the expectation that
>> there is much more "out there" in terms of ideas and actions. Along
>> the way I did suggest that OST (as the meeting
>> approach) might be getting in the way of the larger discussion. Even
>> worse, I facetiously (jokingly) invited everybody to join "The
>> Imperial Society of Wave Riders!" Well you can imagine the uproar this
>> caused. Here I am suggesting that we eliminate OST and become
>> imperialists! Not a good day -- but I do think the proposed discussion
>> has merit. In fact from where I sit it may just be the most important
> discussion we could have.
>>
>>
>>
>> Given the state of the world (no need for detailed analysis) superior
>> human performance achieved in a peaceful fashion seems like a very
>> good idea. Or put another way how do we find the intelligence and
>> energy to deal with the massive issues we face without killing each
>> other? I believe that the 25 year Open Space experiment has clearly
>> shown that superior performance in a peaceful manner can be achieved
>> any time we open space. It may not be perfect, but it works better
>> than just about anything else, and for sure it is a lot less work. The
>> reason for all this is that we are not really doing anything. Rather,
>> we are inviting the system (business, family,
>> organization) to do what it can do all by itself. Self organize. We
>> are just helping people to notice that -- and when they do magic seems to
> happen.
>> Peace and high performance show up. If we are honest about it, I think
>> we might realize that OST is in some real ways a fraud and a joke, at
>> least it becomes all that if we take credit for the power and effect
>> of the process, and the special way that we might "do" it. Rather like
>> taking credit for the power and effect of gravity -- which will continue
> no matter what we do!
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyhow, I believe the community that gathers here online (and anybody
>> else who cares to join us) is uniquely positioned to engage in this
>> discussion not just at a theoretical level but at a very solid
>> practical level. We have the shared experience of hundreds of
>> thousands of Open Spaces. And we have something else -- the shared
>> experience of life in our community. As the world might see it the
>> "Open Space Community" is a pretty strange thing. It has no boundaries, no
> formal organization, leadership, or corporate status.
>> Membership is pretty much whoever shows up -- and the party has been
>> going on for 25 years. Odd but very effective. Indeed there are
>> multiple formal organizations in the world who with might greater
>> effort have accomplished substantially less. Think about it! Multiple
>> Global and regional meetings. A world wide reach. More training
>> programs than you can name. And absolutely nobody is in charge. There
>> has never been a Business Plan, and if a budget exists it has never
>> been found. Is it all just a gossamer dream, a fanciful delusion, or
>> something much deeper and more important? I vote for the latter. I
>> think this is a conversation that needs to happen, not to the exclusion of
> all others, but this is where my passion is.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyhow I invite you to share and think about our common experience --
>> and let our experience be our guide. As a starting point we might just
>> begin with invitation. What would happen if all our projects began
>> with invitation as opposed to assignment?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Harrison
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Suzanne Daigle
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University Park, FL 34201
FL 941-359-8877;
CT 203-722-2009
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