[OSList] living an open space life

[Suzanne Daigle]

James, I think you've just described it in all its unfolding beauty!
Suzanne


On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:11 PM, James Sheldon <queerpedagogue at gmail.com>wrote:

> i was talking to someone the other day about what I learned from my
> experiences in open space, and I realized that it was really about living
> an open space life.   I was sitting in the butterfly room in an online open
> space and came up with this--
>
> "Whoever comes are the right people" - I can seek out the people you want
> to include in my life - but in the end people come or don't come and it's
> something I can't control, but the people in my life are always the right
> people.
>
> "Whatever happens is the only thing that could have" - kind of
> self-explanatory, no sense worrying about what happened - things happen in
> the way they were meant to unfold, and I can learn from that and honor that.
>
> "When it starts, it starts" - projects come together when people are
> ready.  sometimes I have an amazing idea and nothing coalesces, and then
> suddenly a massive number of people connect around another idea and that's
> where I end up devoting my time and energy.
>
> "when it's over, it's over" - realize when it's time to end a project and
> move on to new adventures.
>
> Law of two feet/mobility- when i'm not meaningfully contributing, I
>  excuse myself and find a space where I can.
>
> Butterfly- sometimes it's okay to listen, or even just wander when I'm
> "supposed" to be somewhere.
>
> Bumblebee- it's okay to jump in and out of groups and organizations and
> social circles and cross-polinate - it's not disrespectful .. even when not
> in OST.
>
> anyone have any reflections on what an open space life would look like?
>
>
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