[OSList] Lonely

[Harold Shinsato via OSList]

Thank you Peggy, Chris, Annamarie, Rosa, Allie, John, for such a 
wonderful conversation. I'm adding another word to the list from my 
Hawaiian heritage (ohana), and the Lakota version of Chris' 
indinewmaganik (mitkuye oyasin). As virtual note taker - here are all 
these lovely words & traditions contributed so far:

English possible antonyms for Lonely:

radiant network, popular, sociable, populous, crowded, close, beloved, 
loved, accompanied, happy, content, frolicsome, patience, playful, gay, 
light-hearted, high-spirited

Other languages/cultures

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitakuye_Oyasin>cynefin - Welsh - your 
places of multiple belonging
indinewmaganik - Anishnabemowin of the Ojibway - I belong to everything
ubuntu - Ngali Bantu - 'I am what I am because of who we all are'.
so hum ( ?? ????) - Sanscrit - "I am He/That", Identifying ones self 
with the ultimate reality
satnam ( ??? ????) - Sanskrit (from Sikhism) - "There is only one 
constant" or commonly "There is one God" - 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satnam
bien acompañada - Spanish - well accompanied
ohana - Hawaiian - family (in an extended sense of the term, including 
blood-related, adoptive or intentional). The concept emphasizes that 
families are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one 
another.
mitkuye oyasin - Lakota - "I belong to everything" - 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitakuye_Oyasin

     Warm Regards,
     Harold

On 10/2/14 9:19 AM, Rosa Zubizarreta via OSList wrote:
> Peggy, thank you for the beautiful phrase and story... "the radiant 
> network"... :-)
>
> and Chris, thank you. That is the first time I have heard of "I belong 
> to everything" as a more accurate version of "all my relations"... it 
> resonates.
>
> Annamarie, in Spanish (which is my mother tongue), we say "bien 
> acompañada" as the opposite feeling of lonely.
>
> It means, "well-accompanied" or "well-companioned", neither of which I 
> hear used in English as frequently
> as "bien acompañada" is, in Spanish...
>
> with all best wishes,
>
> Rosa
>
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> On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Peggy Holman via OSList 
> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org 
> <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>
>     A modern name for that feeling...the radiant network.
>
>     Following the Practice of Peace gathering at Whidbey Island in
>     2003, Anne Stadler coined the term the "radiant network" to
>     describe the sense of connectedness that was present by the end of
>     our time among the 130+ people from 26 countries, many hight
>     conflict areas. Chris was there. So was Harrison, and others on
>     this list.
>
>     I had it come home to me later that year when in Pune, India
>     before the Open Space on Open Space in Goa.  We were walking
>     through Osho Park, a sacred place that inspired us to silence.  At
>     one point, I joined two of my colleagues who were just standing
>     still looking into the distance. All of the sudden, the clouds
>     cleared and in this place that had looked empty was the largest
>     "colony" of spider webs I've ever seen spread between two trees
>     that must have been 15-20 feet apart.
>
>     One of my friends said, "it's the radiant network. When the sun is
>     out, you can see it. When the sun is behind the clouds, it's still
>     there, but it's invisible."
>
>     Somehow that planted the feeling in my bones. I know that I am
>     held in the radiant network. When my heart is open, I feel it
>     deeply. When my heart is closed, it's harder to believe, but deep
>     within, some part of me knows I am connected. And that gives me
>     courage.
>
>     Yes...the opposite of lonely.
>
>     Thanks, Annamarie, for the question.
>
>     And many thanks, Chris, for the language from different wisdom
>     traditions.
>
>     appreciatively,
>     Peggy
>
>
>
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