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<font style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:10pt;">Ahhh....freedom! Something to
breathe over and to celebrate. Freedom of human spirits united, even in the
moment, to manifest something new, or more of the same. <p>
This is a rich thread. Thanks to all.<p>
Oh, and ahhh to being present. Ahhh to having a good question to focus an
interaction among what we call humans. Ahhh to having a way to interact and
listen deeply to that which wants / needs / chooses to come forward. Ahhh to
noticing what comes forward and doing our best to harvest the gems. And ahhh to
making decisions together based on those gems.<p>
A few of my favorite things in so many of these processes. And fun to
create!<p>
Tenneson<p>
<p>
> Fascinating conversation...looking forward to exploring it more when we
<br>
talk with Toke!<br>
Fondly,<br>
Juanita<br>
On May 27, 2005, at 7:59 PM, Peggy Holman wrote:<br>
<br>
> Harrison said:<br>
> Get rid of the whole bloody mess, WC, AI, FS, and of course OS too. <br>
> How is that for striking a blow for freedom?<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> What can I say but amen?<br>
> <br>
> Love from Seattle (where it is an unseasonable 92 degrees Farenheit),<br>
> Peggy<br>
> <br>
> P.S. To your statement:<br>
> And of course I think a helping hand can be occasionally useful even <br>
> though I personally kick all stray dogs and immediately banish the <br>
> helpless to hopelessness...<br>
> <br>
> I KNEW there was something I loved about you. (Sorry for painting <br>
> such a picture.)<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
> From: Harrison Owen<br>
> To: </font><a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"><font
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> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 1:53 PM<br>
> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Growing Together at the Emerging Edge of <br>
> Evolution (long)<br>
><br>
> Peggy -- you will note that I said, " I can certainly understand that
<br>
> for reasons of client sensitivities or facilitator sensitivities WC, <br>
> AI, or FS may be the preferred way to go."-- and I can appreciate
<br>
> your strategy that if all roads lead to Open Space any road will do. <br>
> And of course I think a helping hand can be occasionally useful even <br>
> though I personally kick all stray dogs and immediately banish the <br>
> helpless to hopelessness. But that really wasn't my point. I was <br>
> simply observing the fact that we (all of us some of the time, and <br>
> some of us most of the time) seemingly obsess on Processes as if they <br>
> were the source of our salvation. In doing so we may forget that the <br>
> Process, at best, is an artificial assist for natural functions. Sort <br>
> of organizational CPR, I suppose. And in the case of CPR you do only <br>
> enough to get the old heart going again. Long term CPR is off the mark
<br>
> -- except possibly in certain circumstances and with particular <br>
> partners. One of my major learnings from Open Space has been how <br>
> LITTLE assistance people actually require in order to effectively <br>
> utilize their natural gifts and talents. I think we have all had the <br>
> experience with a client group when somebody says "What you are <br>
> proposing (in my case OS) sounds just wonderful -- BUT it could never <br>
> work with THIS GROUP! And of course, if it is never tried, it will <br>
> never work. And besides "it" doesn't work -- the people work.
But if <br>
> the fates are smiling, and despite all misgivings, fears and <br>
> trepidations, Open Space is attempted -- Miracle! But of course it is <br>
> not a miracle. On the contrary, it is just what you would predict. <br>
> Turns out "THIS GROUP" is just like groups everywhere. Given the
<br>
> space/time -- they will get the job done. For me, less is best, and <br>
> even lesser would be better still. Get rid of the whole bloody mess, <br>
> WC, AI, FS, and of course OS too. How is that for striking a blow for <br>
> freedom?<br>
> <br>
> Harrison<br>
> <br>
> Harrison Owen<br>
> 7808 River Falls Dr.<br>
> Potomac, MD 20854<br>
> USA<br>
> 301-365-2093<br>
> 207-763-3261 (summer)<br>
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