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color=#000080>John, I really appreciate you starting this thread
because I've run across some of the same concerns about the sense of
fatalism or religious connotations. What I've taken to saying is that this
principle helps us to focus on high intention and high attention. When we
hold <STRONG>high intention</STRONG>, we do everything we can to prepare so that
when we are together, we can let go and pay <STRONG>high attention</STRONG> to
what is emerging.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>John
Engle<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 23, 2007 6:22 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> whatever
happens...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>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 Haiti 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
style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></SPAN><A
href="http://johnengle.net">www.johnengle.net</A> Open space facilitation<BR><A
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href="http://circlesofchange.com">www.circlesofchange.com</A> Participatory
learning and leadership<BR><A
href="http://harvesttime.cc">www.harvesttime.cc</A> <SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></SPAN>Harvesting for justice that all may
have enough<BR><BR>telephone Haiti: 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>Hershey, PA 17033 * *
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