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At 11:19 PM 8/23/2001 -0700, Chris wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font color="#008000">There is an
element of sacrifice that is not in the User's Guide, or on Michael
Herman's website or in any of the training that I have ever taken.
And yet it is known by all OST facilitators after they do their first
one.</font></blockquote><br>
Actually it is there -- but not in so many words. It is called Letting
Go, and Getting out of the Way. But thanks for pointing out what for me
is a critical point. To state the obvious -- sacrifice is at the core of
Open Space, because until or unless stuff is given away, the space can
never be open. My guess is that this bothers a lot of folks, and it is
certainly hard on those who see life as a game in which whoever has the
most toys when they die wins -- But for me sacrifice is at the heart of
both Open Space and life. <br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Harrison Owen</blockquote>
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