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<DIV>Hi Paul: I am a serious reflective observer and listener on the OS
list. I rarely choose to send messages. However, your reflection on
"attention is responsibility" and the poem you and Joelle wrote compels me to
write. I especially enjoyed both messages you shared. Thanks.</DIV>
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<DIV>I hope you, Joelle, and your family are well. Please give Joelle my
best wishes.</DIV>
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<DIV>Carpe' Diem!</DIV>
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basic patterns of thinking and interacting." Peter Senge, The
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<DIV><BR>"I must study the plain, physical facts of the case, ascertain what is
possible, and learn what appears to be wise and right." Abraham Lincoln, on
writing the Emancipation Proclamation 1862<BR> </DIV>
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<DIV>"Almost anything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very important
that you do it. You must be the change you wish to see in the
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quoted-printable<BR><BR><BR>In a message dated 6/24/04 7:03:32 PM, <A
title=mailto:76066.515@compuserve.com
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writes:<BR><BR><BR>> Paul--<BR>>=20<BR>> Not sure how to say
"Attention is taking responsibility" in three words to<BR>> stay in your
format, but that certainly plays off the attention lines.<BR>>=20<BR>>
It is true, yes, that attention is about taking responsibility? The same
a=<BR>s<BR>> all the other good things you listed?<BR>>=20<BR>> =A0
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 :-Doug.<BR>> =A0
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Passion
dances=<BR> with responsibility....<BR>>=20<BR>Damn!!
sometimes when moving my hand for the mouse, my thumb will brush a=20<BR>key
and that is the signal to send, when I don't intend to send but to
do=20<BR>something else to the written material. Sigh.
So, I'll start again---and=<BR>=20<BR>remember this is not Truth, only
definitions that have proven useful to me:<BR><BR>Purpose
is:<BR><BR> Meaning, Made Important, All Depending On
You.<BR><BR> What is
Meaning? Meaning is Difference---the difference
somethin=<BR>g=20<BR>or someone makes
by being in the
context of the current situation=20<BR>or "Now". So, the meaning of a
cup at
a
conference or h=<BR>ome=20<BR>is the difference it makes by being there,
perhaps allowing you to drink a
=20=<BR> =20<BR> liquid, draw a
circle, hold a bunch of writing instruments, etc. =20<BR>It's the "why"
of existence at
that moment. Think about this wit=<BR>h=20<BR>respect to your
relationships if you want a
different
viewpoi=<BR>nt.<BR><BR>
Made Important: We make something or someone important by
giving=<BR>=20<BR>it/them our
attention, our
life's time. The quality of our=20<BR>attention tells how
important it is to us. In fact, my
guru taug=<BR>ht,
and I=20<BR>have found this to be true, that 'attention heals', in
personal=20<BR>relationships.
Lack of attention
results in distance, diminishme=<BR>nt or
atrophy.<BR><BR> All
Depending On You: That you have the feeling that whatever
it=<BR>=20<BR>is you are about, it
all
depends on YOU doing it, even if it=20=<BR>is=20<BR>"non-doing", it still
depends on you. When I have
that
kind=20<BR>feeling about something, that it has Meaning (makes a difference),
is Import=<BR>ant=20<BR>(I'll
give it my
attention) and that the quality of outcome depend=<BR>s on=20<BR>me, then that
is a high state to
be in, in my own experience. =20<BR>Maybe it's "Flow"
(Csikszentmihalyi)?<BR><BR>So, yes, attention is about taking responsibility,
but also much, much more.=<BR> =20<BR> Attention is a choice, every
moment what you and I are giving our attention=<BR>=20<BR>to we are making
more important than another moment we might have given our=20<BR>attention to
but chose not to. So, attention also creates our future
becau=<BR>se=20<BR>it contains the decision about what to give our life's time
to---the collaps=<BR>e=20<BR>of the wave function in the New
Physics. And it is through attention that=20=<BR>we=20<BR>become
aware, which promotes insight, knowledge, action and results. You
c=<BR>an=20<BR>see this, perhaps more clearly, by what you don't give your
attention to and=<BR>=20<BR>hence, what doesn't happen.<BR><BR>Since what I
have just written wasn't really known by me before I wrote it,=20<BR>at least
not quite in this way, I'm thankful to you for prompting
this=20<BR>reflection. As I think more about it, perhaps in the
word "responsibility"=<BR> you are=20<BR>also talking about the issue of
outcome and the giving of your attention to=20=<BR>it,=20<BR>as a whole
'gestalt'. Anyway, that's enough philosophy for tonight.
=20<BR>Dishes are calling and they don't get done by the New
Physics. :)=20<BR><BR>Be
well,<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR><BR><BR>*<BR>*<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR><A
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FACE=3D"Gen=<BR>eva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2"><BR><BR>In a
message dated 6/24/04 7:03:32 PM, <A title=mailto:76066.515@compuserve.com
href="mailto:76066.515@compuserve.com">76066.515@compuserve.com</A>
writes:<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE CITE
STYLE=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT:
5px;=20=<BR>MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"
TYPE=3D"CITE"></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0=<BR>00000" FACE=3D"Geneva"
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2">Paul--<BR><BR><BR><BR>Not sure
how to say "Attention is taking responsibility" in three words
to<B=<BR>R><BR>stay in your format, but that certainly plays off the
attention lines.<BR><BR><BR><BR>It is true, yes, that attention is
about taking responsibility? The same as<=<BR>BR><BR>all the other good
things you listed?<BR><BR><BR><BR>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 :-Doug.<BR><BR>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Passion dances w=<BR>ith
responsibility....</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva"
FAMILY=<BR>=3D"SANSSERIF"
SIZE=3D"2"><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT
COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSE=<BR>RIF"
SIZE=3D"2"><BR><BR>Damn!! sometimes when moving my
hand for the mouse, my thumb will bru=<BR>sh a key and that is the signal to
send, when I don't intend to send but to=20=<BR>do something else to the
written material. Sigh. So, I'll star=<BR>t
again---and remember this is not Truth, only definitions that have
proven=20=<BR>useful to me:<BR><BR><BR><BR>Purpose
is:<BR><BR><BR><BR>
Meaning, Made Important, All Depending On
You.<BR><BR><BR><BR>
What is Meaning?
Me=<BR>aning is Difference---the difference something or someone makes by
&nb=<BR>sp;
being in the context of the
current=<BR> situation or "Now". So, the meaning of a cup at a
=<BR>
=20=<BR>conference or home is the
difference it makes by being there, perhaps allowi=<BR>ng you to drink a
liquid,=20=<BR>draw a circle, hold a
bunch of writing instruments, etc. It's the "wh=<BR>y" of
existence at
that mo=<BR>ment.
Think about this with respect to your relationships if you want=<BR> a
different
&=<BR>nbsp;
viewpoint.<BR><BR><BR><BR>
Made Important:
We=20=<BR>make something or someone important by giving it/them our
</FONT><FONT COLOR=<BR>=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva"
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"
SIZE=3D"2"><I>attention</I=<BR>></FONT><FONT
COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=<BR>=3D"2">,
our life's time.&=<BR>nbsp;
The quality of our attention tells how important it is to us.
=20=<BR>In fact, my guru
taught, a=<BR>nd I have found this to
be true, that 'attention heals', in personal
relatio=<BR>nships. Lack
of att=<BR>ention results in
distance, diminishment or
atrophy.<BR><BR><BR><BR>
All Depending On
You: =<BR>; That you have the feeling that whatever it is you
are about, it all  =<BR>;
depend=<BR>s on YOU doing it, even if
it is "non-doing", it still depends on you. =<BR> When I have
that
kind fe=<BR>eling about something,
that it has Meaning (makes a difference), is Importan=<BR>t (I'll give
it my attenti=<BR>on) and that the
quality of outcome depends on me, then that is a high state=<BR> to
be in, in my own
exper=<BR>ience. Maybe it's "Flow"
(Csikszentmihalyi)?<BR><BR><BR><BR>So, yes, attention is about
taking responsibility, but also much, much more.=<BR>
Attention is a choice, every moment what you and I are giving our
at=<BR>tention to we are making more important than another moment we might
have gi=<BR>ven our attention to but chose not to. So,
attention also creates our=<BR> future because it contains the decision
about what to give our life's time=20=<BR>to---the collapse of the wave
function in the New Physics. And it is=20=<BR>through
attention that we become aware, which promotes insight, knowledge, a=<BR>ction
and results. You can see this, perhaps more clearly, by what
yo=<BR>u don't give your attention to and hence, what doesn't
happen.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Since what I have just written wasn't
really known by me before I wrote it,=20=<BR>at least not quite in this way,
I'm thankful to you for prompting this refle=<BR>ction. As I
think more about it, perhaps in the word "responsibility"=<BR> you are
also talking about the issue of outcome and the giving of your atte=<BR>ntion
to it, as a whole 'gestalt'. Anyway, that's enough philosophy
f=<BR>or tonight. Dishes are calling and they don't get done
by the New Phy=<BR>sics. :) <BR><BR><BR><BR>Be
well,<BR><BR><BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR></FONT><FONT
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