[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
> > Journalism That Matters
> > 15347 SE 49th Place
> > Bellevue, WA 98006
> > 206-948-0432
> > www.journalismthatmatters.org
> > <http://www.journalismthatmatters.org>
> > www.peggyholman.com <http://www.peggyholman.com>
> > Twitter: @peggyholman
> > JTM Twitter: @JTMStream
> >
> > Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval
> > into Opportunity <http://www.engagingemergence.com>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> 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!
> >>
>
>
> --
> Michael M Pannwitz
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