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At 08:56 AM 11/15/2002 +1300, <font face="Trebuchet MS"><b>Anne
Pattillo</b></font> wrote:<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>
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<li>That open space is embodied with a spirit of generosity</font>
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<li>That the process of giving and serving has unexpected benefits personally and for the community</font> <font face="arial" size=2>
<li>That reciprocity within a spirit of generosity is not an transaction of I give to you, you give to me rather like the breath of life it is an act of giving forward, giving unconditionally</font> <font face="arial" size=2>
<li>That receiving is a more challenging prospect that giving</font> </blockquote>
</ul>If there is any one, single thing that I might wish for as a legacy from my wonderful journey in Open Space with the incredible multitude of folks who have chosen to share the journey -- it is that we constantly share (give away) what we are learning and doing. Folks who are newly to the scene are often blown away with the lack of "proprietary interest" and sales pitches. I think we have generally walked our talk. In those rare instances where self promotion has come to the fore, the charity of the community has risen to the occasion, forgiven the offence, and hoped for better. From the very beginning, it has always been clear to me that nobody owns all this, nobody has the Trade Marked method, the patented approach. It is the birthright of every citizen on the planet. What we have been freely given must be freely shared. Of course, that raises the interesting question -- do we do everything for free? Of course the answer is, No. At least I think the answer is, No. It is said -- A Worker is worthy of his/her hire... We may not be "free" -- but Open Space is Free. And anybody with a good head and a good heart can "do" it. <br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>On a practical level, we talked about the generosity of the OSLIST as a key community resource of the OS community. Some questions we wanted to share with our community are </font></blockquote><br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="wingdings" size=2>§</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=1> </font><font size=2>Where is our marketplace for giving to care for and strengthen the OS community?</font></blockquote><br>
I guess I am not quite clear what the question is here...????<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>How does each of us live in that spirit of generosity, and how do we strengthen our practice of that generous spirit.</font></blockquote><br>
I guess that is something that each of us has to answer on our own. My words for all this is something like "The practice of <i>gracious spaciousness</i>."<br><br>
Thanks for posting this!<br><br>
Harrison<br><br>
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