[OSList] doubt about how to begin OS

Harrison Owen SR hhowensr at gmail.com
Sun Jul 11 15:27:57 PDT 2021


Yes we all know Eleder ! And great to have you in the circle!!

Harrison

On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 12:16 PM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

>
> Dear Arantxa,
>
> yes, of course, I know him and I think every os person on this planet
> does, too.
> With him on your side, it will be a cinch!
>
> Last time I met Eleder was in Krakow at the WOSonOS 2015... best memory
> is his great smile and laughter, second best is the can of basque beans
> he brought as a gift... and we still have a deal for a grand basque
> dinner if I ever make it to his home!
>
> He included himself in the worldmap, see here
>  > https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/worker/eleder-aurtenetxe-pildain
>
> You are invited to join him on the map, just go here
>  > https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/inclusion
>
> and include your picture so I can look at you when writing an email.
>
> Let the os world know how your first os was for you... that is one of
> the best venues for learning...
>
> cheers
> mmp
>
>
> Am 11.07.2021 um 17:09 schrieb arantxa hergueta bravo via OSList:
>  > Thanks to you all!! Really!!
>  >
>  > Your answers help me in this process of looking for my place in os.
>  >
>  > It´s great reading you all.
>  >
>  > PS: and Michael (mmp), yes I´m in the basque country and Eleder is
>  > helping me, do you know him?
>  >
>  >
>  > El sáb, 10 jul 2021 a las 23:36, Michael Herman via OSList
>  > (<oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>  > <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>) escribió:
>  >
>  >     Here's another way to think about it, Arantxa... Imagine for a
>  >     moment that you have this large or small crowd gathered and they've
>  >     all politely seated themselves in some sort of circle.  Your
>  >     question is where to go, how to act, how to relate to them...  So I
>  >     ask you, what would you do if you knew that there was lots of ice
>  >     cream and treats to sprinkle and drizzle on top of it, all set up
>  >     and ready in the middle of the circle?  Would you smile?  Would they
>  >     smile back?  Would you enjoy telling them about the various options
>  >     and possibilities that had been arranged?  Would you enjoy holding
>  >     them, locked in their seats, for just an extra few minutes,
>  >     heightening the anticipation, maybe digressing a little bit on a
>  >     tangent about the history of sundaes, or teasing the list of
>  >     ingredients?  And when you were done explaining, ready to let them
>  >     run for the bowls, where would you be?  Probably at the center,
>  >     pointing to it, welcoming them to come.  And then where do you go?
>  >     Out of the way!  While it's true that some healthy eaters might not
>  >     get too excited about this ice cream business, they'll likely perk
>  >     up when they notice the fruit and nut toppings.  By and by, most
>  >     everyone will discover something delicious in the center of your
>  >     circle.  So your job is to walk into that crowd knowing that
>  >     something cool is coming up soon.  Have fun giving it away!
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >     --
>  >
>  >     Michael Herman
>  >     Michael Herman Associates
>  >     312-280-7838 (mobile)
>  >
>  >     MichaelHerman.com <http://MichaelHerman.com>
>  >     OpenSpaceWorld.org <http://OpenSpaceWorld.org>
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >     On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 2:04 PM Harrison Owen SR via OSList
>  >     <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>  >     <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>  >
>  >         Welcome to the circle!  And to the millions of folks who have
>  >         shown up before. Including the several who have spoken so
>  >         elequently of their experience (Peggy, Chris, Michael...)
>  >         Walking the circle ( or as it is ofen called)*bounding *the
>  >         circle is a very ancient artifact of human society. We didn't
>  >         invent it, but it is surely nice to remember it. Enjoy yourself.
>  >         Great Space!
>  >
>  >         Harrison
>  >
>  >         On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 1:08 PM Peggy Holman via OSList
>  >         <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>  >         <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>  >
>  >             Arantxa,
>  >
>  >             Like my long time friends, Chris and Michael, and as
>  >             Harrison first suggested, I, too, walk the circle. And have
>  >             been since 1996. I don’t have much to add to what Chris and
>  >             Michael have already said, but I’m writing, so I guess I
>  >             have something to say. :-)
>  >
>  >             I slowly walk the circle speaking as I do. Just once around
>  >             before I stop on the rim. After that, I move occasionally if
>  >             I my intuition tells me to do so.
>  >
>  >             I notice as I walk that the energy of the space changes. It
>  >             is as if the connections among us become clearer to all.
>  >             Harrison called it the shaman’s walk. He said is done at the
>  >             pace of your heartbeat. Slow and steady, about 60 beats per
>  >             minute, I seem to recall.
>  >
>  >             I often think of Open Space as the exquisite mix of yin and
>  >             yang, masculine and feminine. Walking the circle evokes the
>  >             yin energy of relationship. Speaking the question/theme
>  >             calls in the directional energy of yang. Together they move
>  >             us towards each other and into our creative potential.
>  >
>  >
>  >             Welcome to the journey!
>  >
>  >             Best of success to you,
>  >             Peggy
>  >
>  >
>  >             ________________________________
>  >             Peggy Holman
>  >             Co-founder
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>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >>             On Jul 10, 2021, at 8:23 AM, Chris Corrigan via OSList
>  >>             <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>  >>             <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>             Yes. I walk the circle. I greet people, look at them, talk
>  >>             about their invitation and encourage them that this is the
>  >>             time they have wanted to talk about thi BC s important to
>  >>             them. Then I very simply explain the instructions and
>  >>             invite them to make their agenda. And then I walk out and
>  >>             let them get to work.
>  >>
>  >>             Trust the people. If the issue is important for them they
>  >>             will make the conversations they need to have.
>  >>
>  >>             Chris.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>             On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 3:37 AM arantxa hergueta bravo via
>  >>             OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>  >>             <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>  >>
>  >>                 Hi to you all!
>  >>
>  >>                 May name is Arantxa. I´m new here, and I´m new in Open
>  >>                 Space too. In a few days I will facilitate my first OS
>  >>                 and to do so I´ve been doing some reading and talking
>  >>                 with a friend, who knows very well the whole process.
>  >>
>  >>                 I´ve got a bunch of doubts, but want to share one
>  >>                 specially with you. If someone wants to share her/his
>  >>                 experience or ideas It´ll be terrific. I´ll try to
>  >>                 explain it. It´s been years that I don´t write in
>  >>                 English, so…lets´see!
>  >>
>  >>                 My friend has told me, once the “event” promoter has
>  >>                 made a presentation, he comes from outside the
>  >>                 participants circle, invites everybody to breathe,
>  >>                 look each other and so, and, then, he comes into the
>  >>                 circle and walks inside it (walks the circle) looking
>  >>                 to each of the participants in order to greet them. My
>  >>                 questions: How do you do it? How do you begin? Do you
>  >>                 “walk the circle”? Why? How does it make you feel?
>  >>
>  >>                 And that´s all for now.
>  >>
>  >>                 Thank you very much!!!
>  >>
>  >>                 And have a beautiful day!
>  >>
>
>
> --
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