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<DIV>Chris,</DIV>
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<DIV>It's fun to watch words and ideas evolve. You said you like "being happy without knowing," which differed a bit from Andrew's “being happy with not-knowing." Both remind me of the guidance of a contemporary Zen teacher to keep "don't know mind." "Only don't know" is one of his favorite sayings. However we phrase it, there is vast open space in the mind that does not know.</DIV>
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<DIV>John</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">John Steinbach<BR>JP Consultants</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/23/2006 8:44:59 AM US Eastern Standard Time, cweaver@buncombe.main.nc.us writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=235443613-23022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Andrew,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=235443613-23022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This is just to say that "being happy without knowing" is the nicest & usefulest little phrase I've heard in some time. These days as I strive to facilitate in language that young children can understand, simple words are treasures indeed. Enjoyed the blog link too. Thanks.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=235443613-23022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Chris</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Andrew Rixon<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> The largest size of a session group<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have just returned from OsonOsinOz and it was great! I sure picked up a few gems. One which I loved was “being happy with not-knowing” which I’ve blogged about: <A title=http://www.anecdote.com.au/archives/2006/02/being_happy_wit.html href="http://www.anecdote.com.au/archives/2006/02/being_happy_wit.html">http://www.anecdote.com.au/archives/2006/02/being_happy_wit.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Anyway, ever onwards, I was wondering: What have been the largest self-organising breakout group sizes for sessions raised in OS that you might have seen? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(I think there has been some research into the sizes of naturally occurring groups and what their natural limits are…?)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I will go back now to trying to be happy with not-knowing. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Wingdings size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Andrew<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--<BR>Andrew Rixon PhD<BR>Director<BR>Anecdote Pty Ltd<BR>Skype: AndrewJRixon<BR><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place></st1:City>: 0400 352 809<BR>Fax: (03) 9383 6274<BR>Email: <A title=mailto:andrew@anecdote.com.au href="mailto:andrew@anecdote.com.au">andrew@anecdote.com.au</A><BR>URL: <A title=http://www.anecdote.com.au/ href="http://www.anecdote.com.au/">http://www.anecdote.com.au</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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