[OSList] Trust
Daniel Mezick
dan at newtechusa.net
Sun Feb 2 10:19:20 PST 2014
Who do you trust?
On 2/2/14 1:07 PM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
> Yes indeed if I happened to meet up with Open Space in my life it was
> because of Sharon Joy Kleitsch and I have continued to journey with
> her ever since. Her grace, wisdom, vision and love that extends to
> community and globally which she gives so generously is intermingled
> with trust. Trust in human kind and trust that we can make this world
> a better place together. Many had the opportunity to connect with her
> ageless and boundless enthusiasm of life and camaraderie here at the
> World Open Space in St. Petersburg. She is like a pied piper to all
> generations on so many important issues not the least of which climate
> change, the economy and science.
>
> Now on the matter of trust, I add these 2 cents that has led me to the
> most profound trust of all that: "Open Space always works".
>
> I can remember as if it was yesterday the first times when I
> facilitated Open Space. I assure you that I did not trust myself
> much.I worried that I would forget the instructions; that I would not
> speak loudly enough, that people might be confused, that I did not
> have enough experience and that I did not "get it enough". I remember
> trying to will myself not to control, not to predict, not to please
> and to let go my perfectionist ways. And yes I meditated too.
>
> Yet in spite of all this distrust and nervousness, I jumped in because
> the fear of not doing this work exceeded my fear of doing it. I knew
> deep inside of me that Open Space was a gift, a gift to be shared. I
> just had to "do it"!
>
> And in the end, it made no bit of difference.Open Space always worked
> and my performance (tisk!) soon became the invisibility of my and our
> role as facilitators as participants rushed to the middle and wrote
> the topics they were passionate about. They figured it out.
>
> To this day, I treasure all the emotions of fear and distrust that
> were inside of me because I feel now that I can feel them with the
> client and the planning team as they face something that is often so
> diametrically opposed to how they host meetings and engage others in a
> world where they often seems to be a lot of distrust.
>
> Ultimately, I believe that the journey of trust is a shared journey.
> While I can inspire some trust in others, ultimately the real trust is
> the one that grows inside each individual and group. I am still in awe
> of this. And every time, this seems a great miracle.
>
> I think trust is really love. Love of self and others. And once we
> feel this, trust just seems to be there.
>
> Suzanne
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> On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Eric <stars2man at yahoo.com
> <mailto:stars2man at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> Wow, powerful discussions again!
> A little story:
>
> Here in Tampa Bay we have found a little group so clear and
> powerful that it might help others on this subject. It really
> started with Sharon Joy. Not only do her friends trust her, but a
> great segment of the community trusts her. As will most anyone
> who speaks with her! This is because she really expresses trust
> and truth in all that she says and all that she does.
>
> Essentially, Sharon Joy is Trust! And falling back a bit deeper
> now. Sharon Joy has come to Trust Herself. She recognized her
> native instinct and feelings about everything as her own personal
> bedrock in Trust. As countless Guru's, theologians and
> philosophers have said it all comes from the inside. She Trusts
> herself, and recognized she was enough to bring together the
> square root of one-percent of the population to accept her
> perception.
>
> Another bit of science there, or philosophy, that in crowd theory
> (or something like that) the "square root of one-percent" of the
> population is enough people needed to get a the whole crowd to
> move in one voice. Sharon Joy decided that Tampa Bay needed to be
> moved by Love, or by the Heart Field (if you prefer the science).
> Thus, She decided one day that her love and trust in herself was
> enough to move her friends and together that was enough to move
> Tampa Bay. . .
>
> I Love Sharon Joy, She gave me away at my wedding ;-) So I believe
> her power so much that I'm convinced Tampa Bay is enough to MOVE
> THE PLANET. . .
>
> Thus, the point of the story, it really only takes One!
> Anyone can change the meeting, the community, the city, state,
> nation, or Planet!
> And so it is!
> eric
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> *Sent:* Sunday, February 2, 2014 9:06 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Trust
>
> Wow, I rarely say anything on the listserve but I must react to
> this. The trust factor is really a big one for me in my work in
> Washington DC these days. From every angle, top down and bottom up
> and sideways, there is little trust. The pertebation of more
> diverse voices makes sense and a wider invitation and I'm getting
> resistance there for many reasons...all controlling and forceful
> and fearful driven. Anyhow, keep these stories going. Brenden,
> when you walked that circle and others, can you describe your
> magic that day or is it not possible? I imagine the prework and
> the centering before and all that but what reflections have you on
> that, if any?
> Carmella Mazzotta
> *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Trust
> A lovely little side-step from the initiating story...
> The truth about trust was brought home to me a few years ago when
> I facilitated an Open Space in Broome in the north west of Western
> Australia. The context was about 100 or so folks gathering to
> consider how to provide better mental health services for all the
> people of the region. There was about 50:50 presence of indigenous
> and non-indigenous people, service users and service providers. I
> was fortunate enough to have an Aboriginal co-facilitator
> accompany me - now that's another story!
> The day went well with a very enthusiastic closing circle
> indicating that participants and sponsors were pleased with the
> opportunity to engage as equals, the depth of conversation and
> the attractive action outcomes.
> Now for 'the gift'
> At dinner afterwards, I was passing by an old Aboriginal woman who
> waved me over and softly said something like:
> "Young fella, when you walked around the circle this morning, I
> didn't understand much of what you were saying but I felt your
> energy and I trusted it.
> I knew this was going to be a good day...and it was"
> I have carried those words of affirmation as a blessing ever since.
> Cheers
> Brendan
> On 02/02/2014, at 3:54 AM, Elwin and Joan wrote:
>
>
> Well, I can't help myself here. I normally write to Harrison on
> the "side" but now I'm in Open Space.
> Trust!
> My Brother, you continue to speak the profound, in the most humble
> manner. Your "trust" response provokes me to write to the List,
> because it speaks to me so very deeply.
> I now sit poised to Open Space three days from now for the USAID
> Mission in Sarajevo, Bosnia (thank you, ho) and your reference to
> integrity, authenticity and trust nearly brought me to tears!
> Upon entering this US Government bastion of organizational
> cadence, clearly in "harms-way", I realized that my demeanor,
> shaped by 20 years of OST, had an immediate effect. Senior
> management, although anxious, leads me to believe they think I'm
> authentic.
> So, on Wednesday, I Open Space for 2 ½ days for 10 Americans and
> 40 Bosnians and the theme is: "What are the opportunities to
> improve our job satisfaction and performance, and enhance the
> Mission's Goal?"
> Whoa! Is this going to be fun! And it is all because, like most of
> you, experience in Open Space gives us the ability to be truly
> "present".
> While I'm at it, you can view a bit of video of an Open Space I
> recently did for about 65 citizens of my hometown of Portland
> Connecticut. The film crew struggled a bit but if you're patient
> it "picks up" at the 4 minute mark. http://portlandplan.org
> <http://portlandplan.org/http:/portlandplan.org/http:/>
> Thank you Michael Herman!!
> Open Space. What a gift!
> Love you Harrison.
> Elwin Guild
> Future Development International
>
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