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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Another two öre, from the north. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>WE DO OUR BEST. that´s what we can do, THEN
– whatever happens happens. We´d better accept it – learn and move
on.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Warm regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=SV style='font-size:
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w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>För </span></b>Eva P Svensson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Skickat:</span></b> den 25 april 2007 14:14<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Till:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ämne:</span></b> SV: whatever happens...</span></font><span
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>Hi
John and all you wonderful people out there!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>My
two öre (cents) is I guess very basic but it uses to work – I talk about
letting go of all this ~ should have, could have, and must’s – you
know we up here in North tend to have Luther on our shoulder or Jante for that
sake on the other shoulder – and just emphasise that it is what is
happening here on this particular meeting that you can work on further –
if it hasn’t happened then it hasn’t – no deal to “cry
over spilled milk”…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>So my
two öre <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>:o)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>Eva<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>För </span></b>John Engle<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Skickat:</span></b> den 24 april 2007 03:22<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Till:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ämne:</span></b> whatever happens...</span></font><span
lang=SV><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi fellow listers.<br>
<br>
I know that some have been through this hundreds of times but I'm wanting to
get the most recent reflections on the principle:<br>
<br>
Whatever happens is the only thing that could've.<br>
<br>
My colleagues in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Haiti</st1:place></st1:country-region>
and I continue to have smart people from a variety of cultures let us know that
this principle doesn't sit well with them. <br>
<br>
It communicates fatalism to some instead of encouraging responsibility. While
i'm totally comfortable with the principle, if enough people tell me that it
communicates something to them that is different than what i'm trying to
communicate, there's a problem. <br>
<br>
For me, what's worse is that often times people remember it as: "What
happens is that which is supposed to happen" or "There's a reason for
everything that happens." This can have us sounding like Christian
fundamentalist.<br>
<br>
We've been experimenting in Haitian Creole and in English with this:<br>
<br>
What Happens is what happens - learn and move forward.<br>
<br>
Here's an example of a text that would explain this principle:<br>
<br>
This principle helps us to not lament over should’ves, to not wallow in
regrets. We’re all responsible for how we use our time and space together
during this meeting. Let’s assume that responsibility and be prepared to
accept what happens and to continually strive to learn and to keep moving
forward.<br>
<br>
i covet your thoughts.<br>
<br>
John<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</span></font><span lang=SV><a href="http://johnengle.net"><span lang=EN-US>www.johnengle.net</span></a></span>
Open space facilitation<br>
<span lang=SV><a href="http://circlesofchange.com"><span lang=EN-US>www.circlesofchange.com</span></a></span>
Participatory learning and leadership<br>
<span lang=SV><a href="http://harvesttime.cc"><span lang=EN-US>www.harvesttime.cc</span></a></span>
Harvesting for justice that all may have enough<br>
<br>
telephone <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Haiti</st1:place></st1:country-region>:
509-461-3067<br>
<br>
email: john@johnengle.net <br>
telephone: 202-236-6532 <br>
fax: 202-449-8343 <br>
<br>
John Engle <br>
P.O. Box 337 <br>
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