Hi wendy & fredr'c (?)
thank you for your "powers" it is really true, we can use all of them Merry Christmass best wishes elena ----- Original Message ----- From: Homegrown Wisdom To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 12:57 AM Subject: Re: For those, who can afford themselves to think on Christmass Dear Julie, and all, "It is a speaking wisdom rather than a silent wisdom." You have such a way with words, Julie! I recently saw another phrase (somewhere on the Internet) that talked about three different kinds of power: a.. The Power of Communication b.. The Power of Position c.. The Power of Presence. They (sort of) correspond to what you were saying, with the Power of Presence being silent wisdom. Best wishes for the New Year! wendy & fredr'c homegrown wisdom nova scotia, canada ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Smith To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Re: For those, who can afford themselves to think on Christmass Dear Elena, Greetings from Alaska on this day-after-Christmas. We might finally have enough snow for my son to ski and my friends to mush their dogs across the frozen tundra. It has been an unusually warm winter in Fairbanks with very little snow. Your questions remind me of the questions I was asking when I first encountered OST. At that time, I was still spending some of my time in the role of mediator. In that role, it is proper to ask questions. It isn't proper to lean or push toward particular answers, but it IS proper to ask the questions that beg to be asked. Through the questions she asks, the mediator weaves her wisdom and intelligence with the wisdom and intelligence of the group. It is a speaking wisdom rather than a silent wisdom. Some on this list have indicated that they sometimes participate in group discussions. I have also made that choice. For me, making that choice is all about listening to my inner voice, and following wherever it leads. Our task is not to abide by some external set of rules, but to follow the internal laws of our heart. OST is wonderful and powerful because it so closely matches who we innately are, but there cannot be a single rigid either-or rule about speaking and silence. Sometimes one is called for, and sometimes the other. Only our internal knowing can tell us what is needed in the moment we're in. Much love, Julie
