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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:16:42 -0400
From: Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net>
Subject: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter, is =
usually
over shadowed by Henry Kissinger, which is a shame, because the clarity =
and
insight of Zbigniew is remarkable, I think. Case in point is his recent
article, "Terrorized by the War on Terror." I bring all this up here =
because
I think it has a lot to do with a conversation we have been having about
fear, and the reaction to fear. For the whole article go
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032=
301
613.html?referrer=3Demailarticle)
Z says many things but the following cuts to the core -
"The culture of fear is like a genie that has been let out of its
bottle. It acquires a life of its own -- and can become demoralizing.
America today is not the self-confident and determined nation that =
responded
to Pearl Harbor; nor is it the America that heard from its leader, at
another moment of crisis, the powerful words "the only thing we have to =
fear
is fear itself"; nor is it the calm America that waged the Cold War with
quiet persistence despite the knowledge that a real war could be =
initiated
abruptly within minutes and prompt the death of 100 million Americans =
within
just a few hours. We are now divided, uncertain and potentially very
susceptible to panic in the event of another terrorist act in the United
States itself.
That is the result of five years of almost continuous national
brainwashing on the subject of terror, quite unlike the more muted =
reactions
of several other nations (Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, to =
mention
just a few) that also have suffered painful terrorist acts. In his =
latest
justification for his war in Iraq, President Bush even claims absurdly =
that
he has to continue waging it lest al-Qaeda cross the Atlantic to launch =
a
war of terror here in the United States.
Such fear-mongering, reinforced by security entrepreneurs, the mass =
media
and the entertainment industry, generates its own momentum. The terror
entrepreneurs, usually described as experts on terrorism, are =
necessarily
engaged in competition to justify their existence. Hence their task is =
to
convince the public that it faces new threats. That puts a premium on =
the
presentation of credible scenarios of ever-more-horrifying acts of =
violence,
sometimes even with blueprints for their implementation.
That America has become insecure and more paranoid is hardly
debatable. A recent study reported that in 2003, Congress identified 160
sites as potentially important national targets for would-be terrorists.
With lobbyists weighing in, by the end of that year the list had grown =
to
1,849; by the end of 2004, to 28,360; by 2005, to 77,769. The national
database of possible targets now has some 300,000 items in it, including =
the
Sears Tower in Chicago and an Illinois Apple and Pork Festival."=20
Another way of talking about all of this is that when the Genie of fear =
is
let out of the bottle, space closes. People burrow in and seek the =
lowest
common denominator of our humanity. This is not to suggest that no =
dangers
exist, but the words of Franklin Roosevelt ring very clear here, "We =
have
nothing to fear but fear itself." And fear does a fantastic job of =
shutting
down our life space. The reactions that follow are fairly predictable.
Simple tasks become monumental chores, and small irritations send people =
off
the deep end. And our life space becomes smaller and smaller - until =
there
is scarcely room to breath.
I am not suggesting that we have reached the end of the line on this =
one,
but I feel quite strongly that we (in the US and elsewhere) have moved =
well
down the road. And going the way we are going will not bring us to any
destination I care to visit.
Doubtless lots of things can and must be done - but in this community I
think we have a special role, opportunity, and I would guess, =
responsibility
to do what we know how to do - Open Space. It is tempting to think of
massive open spaces for the "powers" of this world. But I don't think =
that
is likely to happen, and even if it did I am not sure that the effect =
would
be all that positive. The reason is simple, fear hangs out in the small =
dark
corners of our lives, and while the massive stroke for freedom (THE BIG =
OPEN
SPACE) might be gratifying, to say nothing of looking good in the =
morning
news paper, I think the effect would be minimal. But we don't have to go
there. Everytime we open space, and especially when we do that around =
some
common, mundane, everyday issue for even a few people - those people =
have an
opportunity to take a deep breath, to push back the crowding walls of =
fear,
to open up their life space. I am reminded of a very small Open Space I =
did
in The Middle East. At the end a young Palestinian woman came up to me =
with
tears in her eyes, and said, "You have reborned my hope." The English =
may
have been a little fractured, but the moment was profound.
Maybe we could talk about all this?
Harrison=20
Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, Maryland 20854
Phone 301-365-2093
Skype hhowen
Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com =
<http://www.openspaceworld.com/>
Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:24:16 -0700
From: Chris Corrigan <ch...@chriscorrigan.com>
Subject: Re: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
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I have this strong sense that fear is like a whirlpool - we are drawn into
its centre because of the forces of gravity, the viscosity of the water and
the hole in the bottom of the bathtub. With nowhere else to go, the water
goes down, and if we are water in this scenario, we are sucked somewhat
inexorably towards that centre.
What happens when we Open Space around a theme of hope or a topic that
stands against this fear is that we drill another hole in the bathtub. Now
the water entering the stream has a choice, and it can go down the hole of
fear or be drawn towards the new centre. It doesn't require a massive
shift, in fact it only requires a small one, for once the water chooses to
drain down the other hole, it commits fully to that pattern instead.
Opening space for peace invites consciousness that there is another way.
Being in open space free from fear creates the undeniable experience of
possibility which leads us towards a more and more peaceful centre around
which we may continue to gather. Once we know it's possible, how can we
return to our former state of fear?
Chris
On 3/30/07, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter, is usually
> over shadowed by Henry Kissinger, which is a shame, because the clarity
> and
> insight of Zbigniew is remarkable, I think. Case in point is his recent
> article, "Terrorized by the War on Terror." I bring all this up here
> because
> I think it has a lot to do with a conversation we have been having about
> fear, and the reaction to fear. For the whole article go
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032301
> 613.html?referrer=emailarticle)
>
>
> Z says many things but the following cuts to the core -
>
> "The culture of fear is like a genie that has been let out of its
> bottle. It acquires a life of its own -- and can become demoralizing.
> America today is not the self-confident and determined nation that
> responded
> to Pearl Harbor; nor is it the America that heard from its leader, at
> another moment of crisis, the powerful words "the only thing we have to
> fear
> is fear itself"; nor is it the calm America that waged the Cold War with
> quiet persistence despite the knowledge that a real war could be initiated
> abruptly within minutes and prompt the death of 100 million Americans
> within
> just a few hours. We are now divided, uncertain and potentially very
> susceptible to panic in the event of another terrorist act in the United
> States itself.
>
> That is the result of five years of almost continuous national
> brainwashing on the subject of terror, quite unlike the more muted
> reactions
> of several other nations (Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, to
> mention
> just a few) that also have suffered painful terrorist acts. In his latest
> justification for his war in Iraq, President Bush even claims absurdly
> that
> he has to continue waging it lest al-Qaeda cross the Atlantic to launch a
> war of terror here in the United States.
>
> Such fear-mongering, reinforced by security entrepreneurs, the mass media
> and the entertainment industry, generates its own momentum. The terror
> entrepreneurs, usually described as experts on terrorism, are necessarily
> engaged in competition to justify their existence. Hence their task is to
> convince the public that it faces new threats. That puts a premium on the
> presentation of credible scenarios of ever-more-horrifying acts of
> violence,
> sometimes even with blueprints for their implementation.
>
> That America has become insecure and more paranoid is hardly
> debatable. A recent study reported that in 2003, Congress identified 160
> sites as potentially important national targets for would-be terrorists.
> With lobbyists weighing in, by the end of that year the list had grown to
> 1,849; by the end of 2004, to 28,360; by 2005, to 77,769. The national
> database of possible targets now has some 300,000 items in it, including
> the
> Sears Tower in Chicago and an Illinois Apple and Pork Festival."
>
>
>
> Another way of talking about all of this is that when the Genie of fear is
> let out of the bottle, space closes. People burrow in and seek the lowest
> common denominator of our humanity. This is not to suggest that no dangers
> exist, but the words of Franklin Roosevelt ring very clear here, "We have
> nothing to fear but fear itself." And fear does a fantastic job of
> shutting
> down our life space. The reactions that follow are fairly predictable.
> Simple tasks become monumental chores, and small irritations send people
> off
> the deep end. And our life space becomes smaller and smaller - until there
> is scarcely room to breath.
>
> I am not suggesting that we have reached the end of the line on this one,
> but I feel quite strongly that we (in the US and elsewhere) have moved
> well
> down the road. And going the way we are going will not bring us to any
> destination I care to visit.
>
> Doubtless lots of things can and must be done - but in this community I
> think we have a special role, opportunity, and I would guess,
> responsibility
> to do what we know how to do - Open Space. It is tempting to think of
> massive open spaces for the "powers" of this world. But I don't think that
> is likely to happen, and even if it did I am not sure that the effect
> would
> be all that positive. The reason is simple, fear hangs out in the small
> dark
> corners of our lives, and while the massive stroke for freedom (THE BIG
> OPEN
> SPACE) might be gratifying, to say nothing of looking good in the morning
> news paper, I think the effect would be minimal. But we don't have to go
> there. Everytime we open space, and especially when we do that around some
> common, mundane, everyday issue for even a few people - those people have
> an
> opportunity to take a deep breath, to push back the crowding walls of
> fear,
> to open up their life space. I am reminded of a very small Open Space I
> did
> in The Middle East. At the end a young Palestinian woman came up to me
> with
> tears in her eyes, and said, "You have reborned my hope." The English may
> have been a little fractured, but the moment was profound.
>
> Maybe we could talk about all this?
>
> Harrison
>
>
>
>
> Harrison Owen
> 7808 River Falls Drive
> Potomac, Maryland 20854
> Phone 301-365-2093
> Skype hhowen
> Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/
> >
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I have this strong sense that fear is like a whirlpool - we are drawn into its
centre because of the forces of gravity, the viscosity of the water and the
hole in the bottom of the bathtub. With nowhere else to go, the water
goes down, and if we are water in this scenario, we are sucked somewhat
inexorably towards that centre.
<br><br>What happens when we Open Space around a theme of hope or a topic that
stands against this fear is that we drill another hole in the bathtub.
Now the water entering the stream has a choice, and it can go down the hole of
fear or be drawn towards the new centre. It doesn't require a massive
shift, in fact it only requires a small one, for once the water chooses to
drain down the other hole, it commits fully to that pattern instead.
<br><br>Opening space for peace invites consciousness that there is another
way. Being in open space free from fear creates the undeniable experience
of possibility which leads us towards a more and more peaceful centre around
which we may continue to gather. Once we know it's possible, how can
we return to our former state of fear?
<br><br>Chris<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/30/07, <b
class="gmail_sendername">Harrison Owen</b> <<a
href="mailto:hho...@verizon.net";>hho...@verizon.net</a>>
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter, is
usually<br>over shadowed by Henry Kissinger, which is a shame, because the
clarity and<br>insight of Zbigniew is remarkable, I think. Case in point is his
recent
<br>article, "Terrorized by the War on Terror." I bring all this up
here because<br>I think it has a lot to do with a conversation we have been
having about<br>fear, and the reaction to fear. For the whole article go
<br><a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032301";>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032301</a><br>613.html?referrer=emailarticle)<br><br><br>
Z says many things but the following cuts to the core -
<br><br> "The culture of
fear is like a genie that has been let out of its<br>bottle. It acquires a life
of its own -- and can become demoralizing.<br>America today is not the
self-confident and determined nation that responded
<br>to Pearl Harbor; nor is it the America that heard from its leader,
at<br>another moment of crisis, the powerful words "the only thing we have
to fear<br>is fear itself"; nor is it the calm America that waged the Cold
War with
<br>quiet persistence despite the knowledge that a real war could be
initiated<br>abruptly within minutes and prompt the death of 100 million
Americans within<br>just a few hours. We are now divided, uncertain and
potentially very
<br>susceptible to panic in the event of another terrorist act in the
United<br>States
itself.<br><br> That is the
result of five years of almost continuous national<br>brainwashing on the
subject of terror, quite unlike the more muted reactions
<br>of several other nations (Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, to
mention<br>just a few) that also have suffered painful terrorist acts. In his
latest<br>justification for his war in Iraq, President Bush even claims
absurdly that
<br>he has to continue waging it lest al-Qaeda cross the Atlantic to launch
a<br>war of terror here in the United States.<br><br>Such fear-mongering,
reinforced by security entrepreneurs, the mass media<br>and the entertainment
industry, generates its own momentum. The terror
<br>entrepreneurs, usually described as experts on terrorism, are
necessarily<br>engaged in competition to justify their existence. Hence their
task is to<br>convince the public that it faces new threats. That puts a
premium on the
<br>presentation of credible scenarios of ever-more-horrifying acts of
violence,<br>sometimes even with blueprints for their
implementation.<br><br> That
America has become insecure and more paranoid is hardly<br>debatable. A recent
study reported that in 2003, Congress identified 160
<br>sites as potentially important national targets for would-be
terrorists.<br>With lobbyists weighing in, by the end of that year the list had
grown to<br>1,849; by the end of 2004, to 28,360; by 2005, to 77,769. The
national
<br>database of possible targets now has some 300,000 items in it, including
the<br>Sears Tower in Chicago and an Illinois Apple and Pork
Festival."<br><br><br><br>Another way of talking about all of this is that
when the Genie of fear is
<br>let out of the bottle, space closes. People burrow in and seek the
lowest<br>common denominator of our humanity. This is not to suggest that no
dangers<br>exist, but the words of Franklin Roosevelt ring very clear here,
"We have
<br>nothing to fear but fear itself." And fear does a fantastic job of
shutting<br>down our life space. The reactions that follow are fairly
predictable.<br>Simple tasks become monumental chores, and small irritations
send people off
<br>the deep end. And our life space becomes smaller and smaller - until
there<br>is scarcely room to breath.<br><br>I am not suggesting that we have
reached the end of the line on this one,<br>but I feel quite strongly that we
(in the US and elsewhere) have moved well
<br>down the road. And going the way we are going will not bring us to
any<br>destination I care to visit.<br><br>Doubtless lots of things can and
must be done - but in this community I<br>think we have a special role,
opportunity, and I would guess, responsibility
<br>to do what we know how to do - Open Space. It is tempting to think
of<br>massive open spaces for the "powers" of this world. But I
don't think that<br>is likely to happen, and even if it did I am not sure
that the effect would
<br>be all that positive. The reason is simple, fear hangs out in the small
dark<br>corners of our lives, and while the massive stroke for freedom (THE BIG
OPEN<br>SPACE) might be gratifying, to say nothing of looking good in the
morning
<br>news paper, I think the effect would be minimal. But we don't have to
go<br>there. Everytime we open space, and especially when we do that around
some<br>common, mundane, everyday issue for even a few people - those people
have an
<br>opportunity to take a deep breath, to push back the crowding walls of
fear,<br>to open up their life space. I am reminded of a very small Open Space
I did<br>in The Middle East. At the end a young Palestinian woman came up to me
with
<br>tears in her eyes, and said, "You have reborned my hope." The
English may<br>have been a little fractured, but the moment was
profound.<br><br>Maybe we could talk about all
this?<br><br>Harrison<br><br><br><br>
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:44:35 -0500
From: Pat Black <patoitexti...@gmail.com>
Subject: Terrorized by terror - Space closes
I don't disagree with anything said on the subject of fear up to now
but for me it the discussion is lacking some components and I am not
sure myself what they are. Hopefully in my response I will unpack
them.
> "The culture of fear is like a genie that has been let out of its
> bottle. It acquires a life of its own -- and can become demoralizing.
>Another way of talking about all of this is that when the Genie of fear is
>let out of the bottle, space closes. People burrow in and seek the lowest
>common denominator of our humanity. This is not to suggest that no dangers
>exist, but the words of Franklin Roosevelt ring very clear here, "We have
>nothing to fear but fear itself." And fear does a fantastic job of shutting
>down our life space. The reactions that follow are fairly predictable.
>Simple tasks become monumental chores, and small irritations send people off
>the deep end. And our life space becomes smaller and smaller - until there
i>s scarcely room to breath.
I think this is absolutely true and in addition to demoralizing it
becomes self fulfilling. As we have experiences that are defined as
threats we become more hardwired to define experiences as potential
threats. Each new tragedy no matter how small tunes the brain
physiology to expect more threats and to define experiences as
threats. I do think the current political establishment exploits and
manipulates brain physiology and intentional fosters a climate of fear
but there is something bigger and older culturally going on here. I
think they exploit but they did not create the climate of fear.
I don't agree with the article that we were a confident people in
World War II and now we are fear ridden. We were a manipulated people
then and a propaganda machine was used then to help people turn their
fear into action by joining up or working for the war machine,
planting victory gardens etc. If that suited the intention of the war
machine now they would be using the same propaganda. No, I think
arrogance and xenophobia and entitlement drove people then as now.
Politicians and entrepreneurs stand to gain a lot of power and wealth
from large violent conflicts and they invest in them. That was true
in World War II as it is now. The Rockefeller's made a fortune
selling jet fuel to the Nazis. There is plenty of booty being made
now.
My feeling is that we are not just afraid of terror. As a people we
are afraid of everything. As a young person growing up in a Christian
community I was taught at the very least to be suspicious and I don't
think it is a stretch to say that I was taught to fear non-Christians
as they could be representatives of Satan. I was taught to fear my
own sexuality and my gender as a source for potential evil in the
world. These are fundamental to my identity as a human being and the
infrastructure on which fear can be cultivated. I am not in the
minority in my experience and I don't think it is a particularly
American problem. I see it manifest all over the world and in all
kinds of communities. When we identify with people based on certain
attributes that we have defined as superior for whatever the reason we
have a substrate that can foster fear and create a climate of
"othering" which puts other communities at risk for being terrorized.
All that said, what it the issue then. What is the antidote to
globalized fear. Fear is a good thing in that it is a survival
mechanism that is effective. I think it is important not to demonize
fear. We need it. What we don't want is to have that mechanism
triggered and manipulated by other people. So my question again is
what should the response to fear be? I think the best response is
reasoned action. How do we reach a reasoned action? I think most of
us do it through inquiry. So for me that is the answer to globalized
fear is questions and lots of them. Questions leading us to more
questions leading us to descriptions of sensory information, leading
to more questions and descriptions and to some actions after many many
questions and descriptions.
This ability to be present with questions leading to more questions is
for me how open space is connected and is a process that is the
antidote to fear. The experience in open space fosters a comfort
ability and confidence with questions that often don't have answers
and that never have a single answer. We become comfortable describing
experience or issue without judgement uncovering the questions our
descriptions reveal. We become comfortable to the many descriptions
that are related to a single question and we become practiced at
viewing questions from multiple perspectives. We become practiced at
asking questions in response to fear not just reacting. We become
experienced responding to questions by developing plans for action
that respond to questions not to adrenaline floods. Our identities
become defined by our ability to develop questions and descriptions
and understanding of multiple perspectives instead of by defining
ourselves by how we are different and our immutable descriptions of
our different worlds. At least, this is what I see the potential of
open space is.
>Doubtless lots of things can and must be done - but in this community I
>think we have a special role, opportunity, and I would guess, responsibility
>to do what we know how to do - Open Space. It is tempting to think of
>massive open spaces for the "powers" of this world.
I think this is true. We are all at different places in our fluidity
with inquiry. To step out of sensory experience and reflect is the
opening of space. To the brain there is no abstract memory of
experience. What the brain stores is the experience itself. Our
physiological response to experience is the same as if the experience
is happening at the moment. There can be no epiphany moment here
stepping outside the experience, stepping into open space requires
practice.
>Everytime we open space, and especially when we do that around some
>common, mundane, everyday issue for even a few people - those people have an
>opportunity to take a deep breath, to push back the crowding walls of fear,
>to open up their life space. I am reminded of a very small Open Space I did
>in The Middle East. At the end a young Palestinian woman came up to me with
>tears in her eyes, and said, "You have reborned my hope." The English may
>have been a little fractured, but the moment was profound.
And so I would have to agree totally that open space has the greatest
potential for power in our living practice. Every time I take that
breath in my own life space is opened and my relationship with myself,
with the experience, with fear itself is transformed. It is these
moments in our living that the world is transformed. Open space
events of course work their change as well but for me open space
events are more like a ritual for living, the real substantive change
happens in the personal experience. Every time I take that breath I
change every other relationship that I have or could have. Not only
is hope reborned but the world itself because it can never organize in
quite the same way again.
In this climate of "othering" and evangelism and this discussion of
fear, I am reminded that diabolic and symbolic come from the same root
word. "dia" to pull apart the body and "sym" to put together the
body. I love the image of Open space as the symbol that pulls the
bodies together into one.
I thank you for asking the question Harrison and inviting breath.
Pat Black
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:35:13 -0700
From: Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <we...@xe.net>
Subject: Re: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
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Dear Harrison,
=20
Thank you so much for starting this thread. Chris, your analogy of the =
hole
in the bathtub is a very clear representation of what (little) we know =
about
creating change in complex systems. Right now fear seems to be the =
primary
attractor guiding the energy in the US system=97and has been for some =
time (as
you point out Pat). Attempts to go head to head with that power vortex =
tend
to reinforce it (as you suggest Harrison, the BIG EVENT may not be the =
way
to influence the most change). Watching for local patterns and opening
space around local issues where folks can reignite their passion and
rediscover their capacity to step into self-responsibility and exert =
local
agency, does create new vortices, new attractors that inevitably pull =
energy
away from the fear. =20
=20
I find that open space is not so much a place without fear, as an
exceptional place for folks to learn to feel the fear and act =
anyway=97and
learn that they won=92t die if they do. That it=92s okay to let go into =
the
fear, wander around a bit, keep breathing, until you find your feet and =
move
on to what=92s next. This is an essential skill for thriving in chaotic =
and
complex times=97and open space is a good place to learn and practice it.
Acting to create change or social innovation in a system is going to =
feel
risky. Most of us have been trained and educated to create and preserve
security=97so we will need to get used to feeling fear and acting =
anyway=97with
all of our wonderful flaws and imperfections.
=20
Whenever we give up basic rights, freedoms, and responsibilities for the
illusion of security, we end up selling off a large part of our souls =
and
our deepest humanity along with them. A new trajectory of joy is what I =
am
busy stumbling around to create. Attempting to act, not out of fear, or
against fear, but from a completely new and open space of joy and =
infinite
possibility. =20
=20
And yes, Harrison, I feel it as a responsibility. That=92s why I risked =
a lot
and went to Moscow to be there and support the opening of space in =
anyway
that I could. I was overcome standing in Red Square in front of =
Lenin=92s
Mausoleum and the reviewing stand where so many years before I had =
watched
on TV Brezhnev reviewing the May Day parade of weaponry. I could not =
stop
the tears from coming or from remembering how I felt in 1982 when I
addressed an audience (at a =91peace conference=92) filled with =
Reagan=92s cold
war cronies=97that as a 16-year-old, after three days of listening to =
them, I
was without hope. So to find myself standing in that place of such cold =
war
symbolism, and to be there not as a tourist, but as a member of the open
space community=97to have actually been a part of an open space event in =
that
place=97felt like nothing short of miraculous=97and at the same time so =
fragile.
=20
So what am I doing these days to open space in spite of the fearosphere? =
I
am working hard with Cheryl Honey to refine and spread the practice of
Community Weaving, which uses open space principles and takes it to the
grassroots, non-event, daily life stuff=97to remediate poverty and =
isolation
and build resilient communities of care and belonging. I=92m hosting an =
OS on
my little island on finding abundance doing what you love. I have =
started
the planning for an SOS (Sustainability Open Space) in the fall (I=92ll =
be
calling you soon Chris W.). I am talking to the local social planning
council about the possibility of opening space with the homeless. =
I=92ve
introduced the United Way to OS and we are looking at how they might use =
it
to grow their new community development focus. Last year, we opened =
space
here for a three day land use planning event=97we did it by donation and
covered our costs=97and created a tremendous legacy for our community by
establishing a community commons that actually passed all the zoning and
land use amendments the first time through!!
=20
So just a couple of examples of little ways that I=92m trying to drill a =
few
holes in my local bathtub. What other ways are you all engaged in this? =
It
would be so inspiring to hear more about the ways we are all opening =
little
spaces for something new to emerge.
=20
Lots of love,
Wendy
=20
=20
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Thank you so much for starting this thread. =
Chris,
your analogy of the hole in the bathtub is a very clear representation =
of what (little)
we know about creating change in complex systems. Right now fear =
seems to
be the primary attractor guiding the energy in the <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> system—and has =
been for
some time (as you point out Pat). Attempts to go head to head with =
that
power vortex tend to reinforce it (as you suggest <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Harrison</st1:place>,
the BIG EVENT may not be the way to influence the most change). =
Watching
for local patterns and opening space around local issues where folks can
reignite their passion and rediscover their capacity to step into
self-responsibility and exert local agency, does create new vortices, =
new
attractors that inevitably pull energy away from the fear. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>I find that open space is not so much a place =
without
fear, as an exceptional place for folks to learn to feel the fear and =
act
anyway—and learn that they won’t die if they do. That =
it’s
okay to let go into the fear, wander around a bit, keep breathing, until =
you
find your feet and move on to what’s next. This is an =
essential
skill for thriving in chaotic and complex times—and open space is =
a good
place to learn and practice it. Acting to create change or social
innovation in a system is going to feel risky. Most of us have =
been
trained and educated to create and preserve security—so we will =
need to
get used to feeling fear and acting anyway—with all of our =
wonderful
flaws and imperfections.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Whenever we give up basic rights, freedoms, and
responsibilities for the illusion of security, we end up selling off a =
large
part of our souls and our deepest humanity along with them. A new
trajectory of joy is what I am busy stumbling around to create. =
Attempting
to act, not out of fear, or against fear, but from a completely new and =
open
space of joy and infinite possibility. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
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w:st=3D"on">Harrison</st1:place>, I feel
it as a responsibility. That’s why I risked a lot and went =
to <st1:City
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> to be =
there and
support the opening of space in anyway that I could. I was =
overcome
standing in <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Red Square</st1:place> in front of =
Lenin’s
Mausoleum and the reviewing stand where so many years before I had =
watched on
TV Brezhnev reviewing the May Day parade of weaponry. I could not =
stop
the tears from coming or from remembering how I felt in 1982 when I =
addressed an
audience (at a ‘peace conference’) filled with =
Reagan’s cold
war cronies—that as a 16-year-old, after three days of listening =
to them,
I was without hope. So to find myself standing in that place of =
such cold
war symbolism, and to be there not as a tourist, but as a member of the =
open
space community—to have actually been a part of an open space =
event in
that place—felt like nothing short of miraculous—and at the =
same
time so fragile. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>So what am I doing these days to open space in =
spite of
the fearosphere? I am working hard with <st1:PersonName =
w:st=3D"on">Cheryl
Honey</st1:PersonName> to refine and spread the practice of Community =
Weaving,
which uses open space principles and takes it to the grassroots, =
non-event,
daily life stuff—to remediate poverty and isolation and build =
resilient
communities of care and belonging. I’m hosting an OS on my =
little
island on finding abundance doing what you love. I have started =
the
planning for an SOS (Sustainability Open Space) in the fall (I’ll =
be
calling you soon Chris W.). I am talking to the local social =
planning
council about the possibility of opening space with the homeless. =
I’ve
introduced the <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">United =
Way</st1:address></st1:Street>
to OS and we are looking at how they might use it to grow their new =
community
development focus. Last year, we opened space here for a three day land =
use
planning event—we did it by donation and covered our =
costs—and created
a tremendous legacy for our community by establishing a community =
commons that
actually passed all the zoning and land use amendments the first time =
through!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>So just a couple of examples of little ways that =
I’m
trying to drill a few holes in my local bathtub. What other ways =
are you
all engaged in this? It would be so inspiring to hear more about =
the ways
we are all opening little spaces for something new to =
emerge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:04:28 -0700
From: Chris Corrigan <ch...@chriscorrigan.com>
Subject: Re: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
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This is a wise response Wendy, about Open Space not being safe space but
rather a space in which we can train with our fear. Many of us who are
martial artists will know the experience of bringing your fear to the dojan=
g
(in Korean, the training gym, like the Japanese dojo) and practice it with
partners there so that you can encounter it and know it and then have it as
a friend when you face the fearful things of the world. Being hosted in
Open Space is for me very much like training in a dojang.
I'm drilling holes in the bathtub at the moment in a number of places, the
most significant of which for me right now is in a year long project which
is moving the decision making authority over child welfare from government
to Aboriginal communities on Vancouver Island,. We've been opening space o=
n
this one for years and now we have an intense engagement strategy set up an=
d
underway which involves convening and hosting meetings of all kinds around
the Island which has, as the premise, "children at the centre." This
premise, this purpose, is the hole in the bathtub that is drawing people
into what my friend Phill Cass calls the "private voice of possibility"
which emerges into the public consciousness. Suddenly we're not talking
about the fearful aspects of a state run system of colonization, but rather
a community owned and support enterprise to put the needs of children in th=
e
centre as seen by indigenous folks.
Hold fear with consciousness and practice.
Chris
On 3/30/07, Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <we...@xe.net> wrote:
>
> Dear Harrison,
>
>
>
> Thank you so much for starting this thread. Chris, your analogy of the
> hole in the bathtub is a very clear representation of what (little) we kn=
ow
> about creating change in complex systems. Right now fear seems to be the
> primary attractor guiding the energy in the US system=97and has been for =
some
> time (as you point out Pat). Attempts to go head to head with that power
> vortex tend to reinforce it (as you suggest Harrison, the BIG EVENT may n=
ot
> be the way to influence the most change). Watching for local patterns an=
d
> opening space around local issues where folks can reignite their passion =
and
> rediscover their capacity to step into self-responsibility and exert loca=
l
> agency, does create new vortices, new attractors that inevitably pull ene=
rgy
> away from the fear.
>
>
>
> I find that open space is not so much a place without fear, as an
> exceptional place for folks to learn to feel the fear and act anyway=97an=
d
> learn that they won't die if they do. That it's okay to let go into the
> fear, wander around a bit, keep breathing, until you find your feet and m=
ove
> on to what's next. This is an essential skill for thriving in chaotic an=
d
> complex times=97and open space is a good place to learn and practice it.
> Acting to create change or social innovation in a system is going to feel
> risky. Most of us have been trained and educated to create and preserve
> security=97so we will need to get used to feeling fear and acting anyway=
=97with
> all of our wonderful flaws and imperfections.
>
>
>
> Whenever we give up basic rights, freedoms, and responsibilities for the
> illusion of security, we end up selling off a large part of our souls and
> our deepest humanity along with them. A new trajectory of joy is what I =
am
> busy stumbling around to create. Attempting to act, not out of fear, or
> against fear, but from a completely new and open space of joy and infinit=
e
> possibility.
>
>
>
> And yes, Harrison, I feel it as a responsibility. That's why I risked a
> lot and went to Moscow to be there and support the opening of space in
> anyway that I could. I was overcome standing in Red Square in front of
> Lenin's Mausoleum and the reviewing stand where so many years before I ha=
d
> watched on TV Brezhnev reviewing the May Day parade of weaponry. I could
> not stop the tears from coming or from remembering how I felt in 1982 whe=
n I
> addressed an audience (at a 'peace conference') filled with Reagan's cold
> war cronies=97that as a 16-year-old, after three days of listening to the=
m, I
> was without hope. So to find myself standing in that place of such cold =
war
> symbolism, and to be there not as a tourist, but as a member of the open
> space community=97to have actually been a part of an open space event in =
that
> place=97felt like nothing short of miraculous=97and at the same time so f=
ragile.
>
>
>
>
> So what am I doing these days to open space in spite of the fearosphere?
> I am working hard with Cheryl Honey to refine and spread the practice of
> Community Weaving, which uses open space principles and takes it to the
> grassroots, non-event, daily life stuff=97to remediate poverty and isolat=
ion
> and build resilient communities of care and belonging. I'm hosting an OS=
on
> my little island on finding abundance doing what you love. I have starte=
d
> the planning for an SOS (Sustainability Open Space) in the fall (I'll be
> calling you soon Chris W.). I am talking to the local social planning
> council about the possibility of opening space with the homeless. I've
> introduced the United Way to OS and we are looking at how they might use =
it
> to grow their new community development focus. Last year, we opened space
> here for a three day land use planning event=97we did it by donation and
> covered our costs=97and created a tremendous legacy for our community by
> establishing a community commons that actually passed all the zoning and
> land use amendments the first time through!!
>
>
>
> So just a couple of examples of little ways that I'm trying to drill a fe=
w
> holes in my local bathtub. What other ways are you all engaged in this? =
It
> would be so inspiring to hear more about the ways we are all opening litt=
le
> spaces for something new to emerge.
>
>
>
> Lots of love,
>
> Wendy
>
>
>
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This is a wise response Wendy, about Open Space not being safe space but ra=
ther a space in which we can train with our fear. Many of us who are =
martial artists will know the experience of bringing your fear to the dojan=
g (in Korean, the training gym, like the Japanese dojo) and practice it wit=
h partners there so that you can encounter it and know it and then have it =
as a friend when you face the fearful things of the world. Bein=
g hosted in Open Space is for me very much like training in a dojang.
<br><br>I'm drilling holes in the bathtub at the moment in a number of =
places, the most significant of which for me right now is in a year long pr=
oject which is moving the decision making authority over child welfare from=
government to Aboriginal communities on Vancouver Island,. We've=
been opening space on this one for years and now we have an intense engage=
ment strategy set up and underway which involves convening and hosting meet=
ings of all kinds around the Island which has, as the premise, "childr=
en at the centre." This premise, this purpose, is the hole in th=
e bathtub that is drawing people into what my friend Phill Cass calls the &=
quot;private voice of possibility" which emerges into the public consc=
iousness. Suddenly we're not talking about the fearful aspects of=
a state run system of colonization, but rather a community owned and suppo=
rt enterprise to put the needs of children in the centre as seen by indigen=
ous folks.
<br><br>Hold fear with consciousness and practice.<br><br>Chris<br><br><div=
><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3/30/07, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Wend=
y Farmer-O'Neil</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:we...@xe.net";>we...@xe.net</a=
>> wrote:
</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rg=
b(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"blue" lang=3D"EN-US">
<div>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">Dear Harrison,</span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">Thank you so much for starting this thread. Chris,
your analogy of the hole in the bathtub is a very clear representation of w=
hat (little)
we know about creating change in complex systems. Right now fear seem=
s to
be the primary attractor guiding the energy in the US system=97and has been=
for
some time (as you point out Pat). Attempts to go head to head with th=
at
power vortex tend to reinforce it (as you suggest Harrison,
the BIG EVENT may not be the way to influence the most change). Watch=
ing
for local patterns and opening space around local issues where folks can
reignite their passion and rediscover their capacity to step into
self-responsibility and exert local agency, does create new vortices, new
attractors that inevitably pull energy away from the fear. </span></f=
ont></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">I find that open space is not so much a place without
fear, as an exceptional place for folks to learn to feel the fear and act
anyway=97and learn that they won't die if they do. That it's
okay to let go into the fear, wander around a bit, keep breathing, until yo=
u
find your feet and move on to what's next. This is an essential
skill for thriving in chaotic and complex times=97and open space is a good
place to learn and practice it. Acting to create change or social
innovation in a system is going to feel risky. Most of us have been
trained and educated to create and preserve security=97so we will need to
get used to feeling fear and acting anyway=97with all of our wonderful
flaws and imperfections.</span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">Whenever we give up basic rights, freedoms, and
responsibilities for the illusion of security, we end up selling off a larg=
e
part of our souls and our deepest humanity along with them. A new
trajectory of joy is what I am busy stumbling around to create. Attem=
pting
to act, not out of fear, or against fear, but from a completely new and ope=
n
space of joy and infinite possibility. </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">And yes, Harrison, I feel
it as a responsibility. That's why I risked a lot and went to Moscow =
to be there and
support the opening of space in anyway that I could. I was overcome
standing in Red Square in front of Lenin's
Mausoleum and the reviewing stand where so many years before I had watched =
on
TV Brezhnev reviewing the May Day parade of weaponry. I could not sto=
p
the tears from coming or from remembering how I felt in 1982 when I address=
ed an
audience (at a 'peace conference') filled with Reagan's cold
war cronies=97that as a 16-year-old, after three days of listening to them,
I was without hope. So to find myself standing in that place of such =
cold
war symbolism, and to be there not as a tourist, but as a member of the ope=
n
space community=97to have actually been a part of an open space event in
that place=97felt like nothing short of miraculous=97and at the same
time so fragile. </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">So what am I doing these days to open space in spite of
the fearosphere? I am working hard with Cheryl
Honey to refine and spread the practice of Community Weaving,
which uses open space principles and takes it to the grassroots, non-event,
daily life stuff=97to remediate poverty and isolation and build resilient
communities of care and belonging. I'm hosting an OS on my little
island on finding abundance doing what you love. I have started the
planning for an SOS (Sustainability Open Space) in the fall (I'll be
calling you soon Chris W.). I am talking to the local social planning
council about the possibility of opening space with the homeless. &nb=
sp;I've
introduced the United Way
to OS and we are looking at how they might use it to grow their new communi=
ty
development focus. Last year, we opened space here for a three day land use
planning event=97we did it by donation and covered our costs=97and created
a tremendous legacy for our community by establishing a community commons t=
hat
actually passed all the zoning and land use amendments the first time throu=
gh!!</span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">So just a couple of examples of little ways that I'm
trying to drill a few holes in my local bathtub. What other ways are =
you
all engaged in this? It would be so inspiring to hear more about the =
ways
we are all opening little spaces for something new to emerge.</span></font>=
</p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">Lots of love,</span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;">Wendy</span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:29:39 -0400
From: Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
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Something that Chris said caught my eye. "Phill Cass calls the "private
voice of possibility" which emerges into the public consciousness. =
Suddenly
we're not talking about the fearful aspects of a state run system of
colonization, but rather a community owned and support enterprise to put =
the
needs of children in the centre as seen by indigenous folks."=20
=20
I am not sure that I ended up where Chris was leading - but for me what =
came
through was the end of "they." One thing I have noticed in high fear
dominated situations is the omnipresence of "they." Seems like they did
everything - or didn't do what should have been done. But the net effect =
is
that the face of fear is "they." The only problem is that "they" has no
face, which I suppose makes them even more fearful. And one of the gifts =
in
Open Space is "they" simply disappears. It is all us. Sounds kind of =
flip
and quaint, but I've seen it happen so often. In Jerusalem one time we =
did
an Open Space (Tova and Avner did the honors) and we had Jews and =
Muslims.
Not just the polite, usual suspects at such gatherings -- folks on the
extremes. One of the Muslims (reputedly Hamas) offered a session - which
attracted one of the Rabbis, amongst others. I was more than a little
curious how it all might work out, and later I met the Rabbi - and he =
was
bubbling. He said, I've never really talked to a Muslim before, but they =
are
us! I think there might have been some problem with the Arabic, Hebrew,
English transition, but the thought was very clear.
=20
Harrison
=20
Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, Maryland 20854
Phone 301-365-2093
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Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:04 PM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: Re: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
=20
This is a wise response Wendy, about Open Space not being safe space but
rather a space in which we can train with our fear. Many of us who are
martial artists will know the experience of bringing your fear to the =
dojang
(in Korean, the training gym, like the Japanese dojo) and practice it =
with
partners there so that you can encounter it and know it and then have it =
as
a friend when you face the fearful things of the world. Being hosted =
in
Open Space is for me very much like training in a dojang.=20
I'm drilling holes in the bathtub at the moment in a number of places, =
the
most significant of which for me right now is in a year long project =
which
is moving the decision making authority over child welfare from =
government
to Aboriginal communities on Vancouver Island,. We've been opening =
space on
this one for years and now we have an intense engagement strategy set up =
and
underway which involves convening and hosting meetings of all kinds =
around
the Island which has, as the premise, "children at the centre." This
premise, this purpose, is the hole in the bathtub that is drawing people
into what my friend Phill Cass calls the "private voice of possibility"
which emerges into the public consciousness. Suddenly we're not talking
about the fearful aspects of a state run system of colonization, but =
rather
a community owned and support enterprise to put the needs of children in =
the
centre as seen by indigenous folks.=20
Hold fear with consciousness and practice.
Chris
On 3/30/07, Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <we...@xe.net> wrote:=20
Dear Harrison,
=20
Thank you so much for starting this thread. Chris, your analogy of the =
hole
in the bathtub is a very clear representation of what (little) we know =
about
creating change in complex systems. Right now fear seems to be the =
primary
attractor guiding the energy in the US system-and has been for some time =
(as
you point out Pat). Attempts to go head to head with that power vortex =
tend
to reinforce it (as you suggest Harrison, the BIG EVENT may not be the =
way
to influence the most change). Watching for local patterns and opening
space around local issues where folks can reignite their passion and
rediscover their capacity to step into self-responsibility and exert =
local
agency, does create new vortices, new attractors that inevitably pull =
energy
away from the fear. =20
=20
I find that open space is not so much a place without fear, as an
exceptional place for folks to learn to feel the fear and act anyway-and
learn that they won't die if they do. That it's okay to let go into the
fear, wander around a bit, keep breathing, until you find your feet and =
move
on to what's next. This is an essential skill for thriving in chaotic =
and
complex times-and open space is a good place to learn and practice it.
Acting to create change or social innovation in a system is going to =
feel
risky. Most of us have been trained and educated to create and preserve
security-so we will need to get used to feeling fear and acting =
anyway-with
all of our wonderful flaws and imperfections.
=20
Whenever we give up basic rights, freedoms, and responsibilities for the
illusion of security, we end up selling off a large part of our souls =
and
our deepest humanity along with them. A new trajectory of joy is what I =
am
busy stumbling around to create. Attempting to act, not out of fear, or
against fear, but from a completely new and open space of joy and =
infinite
possibility. =20
=20
And yes, Harrison, I feel it as a responsibility. That's why I risked a =
lot
and went to Moscow to be there and support the opening of space in =
anyway
that I could. I was overcome standing in Red Square in front of Lenin's
Mausoleum and the reviewing stand where so many years before I had =
watched
on TV Brezhnev reviewing the May Day parade of weaponry. I could not =
stop
the tears from coming or from remembering how I felt in 1982 when I
addressed an audience (at a 'peace conference') filled with Reagan's =
cold
war cronies-that as a 16-year-old, after three days of listening to =
them, I
was without hope. So to find myself standing in that place of such cold =
war
symbolism, and to be there not as a tourist, but as a member of the open
space community-to have actually been a part of an open space event in =
that
place-felt like nothing short of miraculous-and at the same time so =
fragile.
=20
So what am I doing these days to open space in spite of the fearosphere? =
I
am working hard with Cheryl Honey to refine and spread the practice of
Community Weaving, which uses open space principles and takes it to the
grassroots, non-event, daily life stuff-to remediate poverty and =
isolation
and build resilient communities of care and belonging. I'm hosting an =
OS on
my little island on finding abundance doing what you love. I have =
started
the planning for an SOS (Sustainability Open Space) in the fall (I'll be
calling you soon Chris W.). I am talking to the local social planning
council about the possibility of opening space with the homeless. I've
introduced the United Way to OS and we are looking at how they might use =
it
to grow their new community development focus. Last year, we opened =
space
here for a three day land use planning event-we did it by donation and
covered our costs-and created a tremendous legacy for our community by
establishing a community commons that actually passed all the zoning and
land use amendments the first time through!!
=20
So just a couple of examples of little ways that I'm trying to drill a =
few
holes in my local bathtub. What other ways are you all engaged in this? =
It
would be so inspiring to hear more about the ways we are all opening =
little
spaces for something new to emerge.
=20
Lots of love,
Wendy
=20
=20
=20
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dred face=3DArial><span =
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Something that Chris said caught my =
eye. “Phill
Cass calls the "private voice of possibility" which emerges =
into the
public consciousness. Suddenly we're not talking about the fearful
aspects of a state run system of colonization, but rather a community =
owned and
support enterprise to put the needs of children in the centre as seen by
indigenous folks.” </span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dred face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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Chris
was leading – but for me what came through was the end of =
“they.”
One thing I have noticed in high fear dominated situations is the =
omnipresence
of “they.” Seems like they did everything – or =
didn’t
do what should have been done. But the net effect is that the face of =
fear is “they.”
The only problem is that “they” has no face, which I suppose =
makes
them even more fearful. And one of the gifts in Open Space is =
“they”
simply disappears. It is all us. Sounds kind of flip and quaint, but =
I’ve
seen it happen so often. In </span></font><font color=3Dred =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:red'>Jerusalem</span></font><font =
color=3Dred
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:red'> one time we =
did an Open
Space (Tova and Avner did the honors) and we had Jews and Muslims. Not =
just the
polite, usual suspects at such gatherings -- folks on the extremes. One =
of the
Muslims (reputedly Hamas) offered a session – which attracted one =
of the
Rabbis, amongst others. I was more than a little curious how it all =
might work
out, and later I met the Rabbi – and he was bubbling. He said, =
I’ve
never really talked to a Muslim before, but they are us! I think there =
might
have been some problem with the Arabic, Hebrew, English transition, but =
the
thought was very clear.</span></font></p>
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Chris Corrigan<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 30, =
2007 4:04
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Terrorized =
by terror
-- Space closes</span></font></p>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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...5in'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>This
is a wise response Wendy, about Open Space not being safe space but =
rather a
space in which we can train with our fear. Many of us who are =
martial
artists will know the experience of bringing your fear to the dojang (in
Korean, the training gym, like the Japanese dojo) and practice it with =
partners
there so that you can encounter it and know it and then have it as a =
friend
when you face the fearful things of the world. Being hosted =
in Open
Space is for me very much like training in a dojang. <br>
<br>
I'm drilling holes in the bathtub at the moment in a number of places, =
the most
significant of which for me right now is in a year long project which is =
moving
the decision making authority over child welfare from government to =
Aboriginal
communities on Vancouver Island,. We've been opening space on this =
one
for years and now we have an intense engagement strategy set up and =
underway
which involves convening and hosting meetings of all kinds around the =
Island
which has, as the premise, "children at the centre." =
This
premise, this purpose, is the hole in the bathtub that is drawing people =
into
what my friend Phill Cass calls the "private voice of =
possibility"
which emerges into the public consciousness. Suddenly we're not =
talking
about the fearful aspects of a state run system of colonization, but =
rather a
community owned and support enterprise to put the needs of children in =
the
centre as seen by indigenous folks. <br>
<br>
Hold fear with consciousness and practice.<br>
<br>
Chris</span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Wendy Farmer-O'Neil</span></b> <<a
href=3D"mailto:we...@xe.net";>we...@xe.net</a>> wrote: =
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<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Dear Harrison,</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Thank you so much for starting this =
thread.
Chris, your analogy of the hole in the bathtub is a very clear =
representation
of what (little) we know about creating change in complex systems. =
Right
now fear seems to be the primary attractor guiding the energy in the US
system—and has been for some time (as you point out Pat). =
Attempts
to go head to head with that power vortex tend to reinforce it (as you =
suggest
Harrison, the BIG EVENT may not be the way to influence the most =
change).
Watching for local patterns and opening space around local issues where =
folks
can reignite their passion and rediscover their capacity to step into
self-responsibility and exert local agency, does create new vortices, =
new
attractors that inevitably pull energy away from the fear. =
</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>I find that open space is not so much a =
place
without fear, as an exceptional place for folks to learn to feel the =
fear and
act anyway—and learn that they won't die if they do. That =
it's okay
to let go into the fear, wander around a bit, keep breathing, until you =
find
your feet and move on to what's next. This is an essential skill =
for
thriving in chaotic and complex times—and open space is a good =
place to
learn and practice it. Acting to create change or social =
innovation in a
system is going to feel risky. Most of us have been trained and =
educated
to create and preserve security—so we will need to get used to =
feeling
fear and acting anyway—with all of our wonderful flaws and =
imperfections.</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Whenever we give up basic rights, freedoms, =
and
responsibilities for the illusion of security, we end up selling off a =
large
part of our souls and our deepest humanity along with them. A new
trajectory of joy is what I am busy stumbling around to create.
Attempting to act, not out of fear, or against fear, but from a =
completely new
and open space of joy and infinite possibility. </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>And yes, Harrison, I feel it as a
responsibility. That's why I risked a lot and went to Moscow to be =
there
and support the opening of space in anyway that I could. I was =
overcome
standing in Red Square in front of Lenin's Mausoleum and the reviewing =
stand
where so many years before I had watched on TV Brezhnev reviewing the =
May Day
parade of weaponry. I could not stop the tears from coming or from
remembering how I felt in 1982 when I addressed an audience (at a 'peace
conference') filled with Reagan's cold war cronies—that as a =
16-year-old,
after three days of listening to them, I was without hope. So to =
find myself
standing in that place of such cold war symbolism, and to be there not =
as a
tourist, but as a member of the open space community—to have =
actually
been a part of an open space event in that place—felt like nothing =
short
of miraculous—and at the same time so fragile. </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>So what am I doing these days to open space =
in
spite of the fearosphere? I am working hard with Cheryl Honey to =
refine
and spread the practice of Community Weaving, which uses open space =
principles
and takes it to the grassroots, non-event, daily life stuff—to =
remediate
poverty and isolation and build resilient communities of care and
belonging. I'm hosting an OS on my little island on finding =
abundance
doing what you love. I have started the planning for an SOS =
(Sustainability
Open Space) in the fall (I'll be calling you soon Chris W.). I am =
talking
to the local social planning council about the possibility of opening =
space
with the homeless. I've introduced the United Way to OS and =
we are
looking at how they might use it to grow their new community development =
focus.
Last year, we opened space here for a three day land use planning
event—we did it by donation and covered our costs—and =
created a
tremendous legacy for our community by establishing a community commons =
that actually
passed all the zoning and land use amendments the first time =
through!!</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>So just a couple of examples of little ways =
that
I'm trying to drill a few holes in my local bathtub. What other =
ways are
you all engaged in this? It would be so inspiring to hear more =
about the
ways we are all opening little spaces for something new to =
emerge.</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Lots of love,</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Wendy</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
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12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 face=3DGeorgia><span =
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:21:12 -0500
From: Michael Maranda <mmara...@afcn.org>
Subject: Re: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
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Considering the question of America the Fearful and Frightened,
I dont think this is something that began 5.5 years ago.
I enjoy the analogy of the dojo/dojang and the idea of going beyond the
question of safety with respect to the spaces we open.
I spend a fair amount of time thinking about the opening and holding of
space in the context of online and offline communities, in situations where
we may not all be in the same room for periods of time outside the day to
day routine.
Opening and Holding, and Holding Together.
So much of the Public Sphere seems whittled away, eroded in the US... and in
that context, I believe that is what we are reconstituting, and helping
others to take ownership of... (ownership as joint ownership).
So many possibilities are not considerd, it is no wonder fear has displaced
hope in so many domains of our lives.
One principle that I think resonates with open space is a notion of
abundance. We can contrast a "scarcity" mindset with a perspective of
abundance. Starting from these different points as we present our model of
the world to each other or to ourselves we can see how we lead ourselves and
others down the garden path (away from the garden).
This abundance is a question of recognizing that there are tremendous
resources, assets and talents already present... and that it is not lack but
lack of connection that is significant. And with lack of connection we see
opportunity. This metaphor becomes clear in the context of an open space
circle and the myriad connections and possibilities in any group assembled
(not to mention all the groups not yet assembled).
I dont know how often (if at all) the short film "The Upward Spiral" has
been mentioned in this thread, but that presents similar questions for me...
as we think of networks of potential and the range of possible flows between
us. (Sorry I dont have the link at hand, I know Ted Ernst has blogged about
it).
In contrasting abundance v. scarcity, and turning our attention to the
possibility and character of particular flows we see that this applies to
any number of areas of life and the ecology, and the economy.
We need a new language to get out of the attitude and situation in which we
find ourselves, and I see Open Space as one mode of generating new languages
across perspectives and across categories that may have narrowed us too much
from the plenum of our humanity.
We walk away from an open space gathering and the challenge is that that's a
new beginning. We can't easily say how the meeting interfaces with our
lives or with our systems of governance. I can only speak for myself
(wouldnt it be nice to have the illusion of speaking for a generation?) in
that I try to live my life in open space as much as possible, in recognition
that the space was already there.
A lot of the time open space in opening possibilities also opens up
uncertainties. Being comfortable with multiple frames or with unresolved
questions is an achievement of the human animal, and for each human it takes
work to get to that state, and more so for each group.
With our attention to the concept of holding space, we know that it is
dynamic, and that achievements in our development and evolution are not
guaranteed to continue nor to continue in positive directions... they can
slide down, we can fall into opposition ... unless we have intention and
commitment to being together in sme meaningful way.
I push myself with the notion, in other contexts, of "staying at the table"
and showing others commitment to a higher value by staying at the table.
Most people get this after a time.
At this human table there are some other parties we need to consider .... we
can think to the environment and the ecology, but we can also think of the
institutions and organizations humans have created. There are legal
fictions of personhood here, and we can spea of corporate responsibility, or
we can speak of the fact that it is human beings that make up these
fictional persons but I dont want to lose sight of the reality of these
entities qua entity ... they have a reality and force to them, and they act
with a logic that many dismiss as an abstract and inevitable market logic.
I think that working through these questions will go a long way towards
exploring the potential in the abundance of flows already around us, and
with that a better way to move past our fears, or at least come to more
healthy terms with them.
-- Michael Maranda
---------------------------------------------------------------
Executive Director, CTCNet Chicago Chapter
Co-Founder, Chicago Digital Access Alliance
Co-Chair, Illinois Community Technology Coalition
President, Association For Community Networking
Support the efforts of the Chicago Digital Access Alliance:
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Considering the question of America the Fearful and Frightened, <br><br>I d=
ont think this is something that began 5.5 years ago. <br><br>I=
enjoy the analogy of the dojo/dojang and the idea of going beyond the ques=
tion of safety with respect to the spaces we open.
<br><br>I spend a fair amount of time thinking about the opening and holdin=
g of space in the context of online and offline communities, in situations =
where we may not all be in the same room for periods of time outside the da=
y to day routine.
<br><br>Opening and Holding, and Holding Together.<br><br>So much of the Pu=
blic Sphere seems whittled away, eroded in the US... and in that context, I=
believe that is what we are reconstituting, and helping others to take own=
ership of... (ownership as joint ownership).=20
<br><br>So many possibilities are not considerd, it is no wonder fear has d=
isplaced hope in so many domains of our lives.<br><br>One principle that I =
think resonates with open space is a notion of abundance. We can cont=
rast a "scarcity" mindset with a perspective of abundance. =
Starting from these different points as we present our model of the world t=
o each other or to ourselves we can see how we lead ourselves and others do=
wn the garden path (away from the garden).
<br><br>This abundance is a question of recognizing that there are tremendo=
us resources, assets and talents already present... and that it is not lack=
but lack of connection that is significant. And with lack of connect=
ion we see opportunity. This metaphor becomes clear in the context of=
an open space circle and the myriad connections and possibilities in any g=
roup assembled (not to mention all the groups not yet assembled).
<br><br>I dont know how often (if at all) the short film "The Upward S=
piral" has been mentioned in this thread, but that presents similar qu=
estions for me... as we think of networks of potential and the range of pos=
sible flows between us. (Sorry I dont have the link at hand, I know T=
ed Ernst has blogged about it). =20
<br><br>In contrasting abundance v. scarcity, and turning our attention to =
the possibility and character of particular flows we see that this applies =
to any number of areas of life and the ecology, and the economy. <br><br>
We need a new language to get out of the attitude and situation in which we=
find ourselves, and I see Open Space as one mode of generating new languag=
es across perspectives and across categories that may have narrowed us too =
much from the plenum of our humanity.
<br><br>We walk away from an open space gathering and the challenge is that=
that's a new beginning. We can't easily say how the meeting =
interfaces with our lives or with our systems of governance. I can on=
ly speak for myself (wouldnt it be nice to have the illusion of speaking fo=
r a generation?) in that I try to live my life in open space as much as pos=
sible, in recognition that the space was already there.
<br><br>A lot of the time open space in opening possibilities also opens up=
uncertainties. Being comfortable with multiple frames or with unreso=
lved questions is an achievement of the human animal, and for each human it=
takes work to get to that state, and more so for each group.
<br><br>With our attention to the concept of holding space, we know that it=
is dynamic, and that achievements in our development and evolution are not=
guaranteed to continue nor to continue in positive directions... they can =
slide down, we can fall into opposition ... unless we have intention and co=
mmitment to being together in sme meaningful way. =20
<br><br>I push myself with the notion, in other contexts, of "staying =
at the table" and showing others commitment to a higher value by stayi=
ng at the table. Most people get this after a time. <br><br>At this h=
uman table there are some other parties we need to consider .... we can thi=
nk to the environment and the ecology, but we can also think of the institu=
tions and organizations humans have created. There are legal fictions=
of personhood here, and we can spea of corporate responsibility, or we can=
speak of the fact that it is human beings that make up these fictional per=
sons but I dont want to lose sight of the reality of these entities qua ent=
ity ... they have a reality and force to them, and they act with a logic th=
at many dismiss as an abstract and inevitable market logic. I think t=
hat working through these questions will go a long way towards exploring th=
e potential in the abundance of flows already around us, and with that a be=
tter way to move past our fears, or at least come to more healthy terms wit=
h them.
<br><br>-- Michael Maranda<br><br>-----------------------------------------=
----------------------<br>Executive Director, CTCNet Chicago Chapter<br>Co-=
Founder, Chicago Digital Access Alliance<br>Co-Chair, Illinois Community Te=
chnology Coalition
<br>President, Association For Community Networking<br><br>Support the effo=
rts of the Chicago Digital Access Alliance: <a href=3D"http://ww=
w.digitalaccessalliance.org">http://www.digitalaccessalliance.org</a>
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:51:17 -0600
From: Raffi Aftandelian <ra...@bk.ru>
Subject: Poem in your Pocket Day
Hello spaceholders!
Thank you Harrison and others for your thoughts on the fearosphere.
Fear does have a way of creating the illusion of impossibility, but it al=
so
opens space unexpectedly for so much more. It unwittingly creates space f=
or
the Fool, who can tear down in an instant everything that fear is trying =
to
create.
I think of the film "Borat." For me this film was all about opening space=
and inviting conversation on relationship, how we choose to be with each
other, about sitting with a seething hatred which can be within or next
door. I think it's also a film about complexity, about how love and hate
reside in dynamic coexistence within each of us.
Perhaps there's a teaching here, "If scared, then play."
Which brings me to Poem in Your Pocket Day, April 28th.=20
Where is Ralph Copleman when you need him?! I hope your wind generator is=
n't
giving you any problems!
Ralph posted about this international day two years ago. The basic idea i=
s
you take a poem and recite (or read) it to as many strangers as you can. =
I
tried this two years ago and it took me (and the listeners) to such
unexpected and sweet places.
I will be participating in this international day in a few weeks and invi=
te
you to do the same. I'll be reading "Be Here Now," posted to the list a f=
ew
weeks ago. Et vous?
Warmly,
raffi
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:47:39 -0700
From: Chris Corrigan <ch...@chriscorrigan.com>
Subject: Re: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
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I hear what you're saying Harrison and I think I'm in the same place as
you. The idea of surfacing the private voice of possibility is that it
overcomes the public voice of resignation and blame. The fearful aspects o=
f
what we have been calling "the phantom menace" (which are really just
stories about state run systems) begin to dissolve when we realize and then
develop our own individual and communal capacities to create the systems we
need to serve life. That, to me, is what drilling the other hole in the
bathtub is all about.
It's amazing to me how much fear is actually generated by the unknown and
imagined rather than the real. Being confronted immediately with a threat
of violence or impending death is one kind of fear. You have to actually
get out of the way of that one before reframing things in Open Space. But
being paralysed by what isn't there, the fear you talk about, the fear that
the Illinois State Pork Festival is a terrorist target, well that fear gets
undone pretty quickly when we bind passion and responsibility to creating
the alternative and get to work.
Chris
On 3/30/07, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Something that Chris said caught my eye. "Phill Cass calls the "private
> voice of possibility" which emerges into the public consciousness. Sudde=
nly
> we're not talking about the fearful aspects of a state run system of
> colonization, but rather a community owned and support enterprise to put =
the
> needs of children in the centre as seen by indigenous folks."
>
>
>
> I am not sure that I ended up where Chris was leading =96 but for me what
> came through was the end of "they." One thing I have noticed in high fear
> dominated situations is the omnipresence of "they." Seems like they did
> everything =96 or didn't do what should have been done. But the net effec=
t is
> that the face of fear is "they." The only problem is that "they" has no
> face, which I suppose makes them even more fearful. And one of the gifts =
in
> Open Space is "they" simply disappears. It is all us. Sounds kind of flip
> and quaint, but I've seen it happen so often. In Jerusalem one time we di=
d
> an Open Space (Tova and Avner did the honors) and we had Jews and Muslims=
...
> Not just the polite, usual suspects at such gatherings -- folks on the
> extremes. One of the Muslims (reputedly Hamas) offered a session =96 whic=
h
> attracted one of the Rabbis, amongst others. I was more than a little
> curious how it all might work out, and later I met the Rabbi =96 and he w=
as
> bubbling. He said, I've never really talked to a Muslim before, but they =
are
> us! I think there might have been some problem with the Arabic, Hebrew,
> English transition, but the thought was very clear.
>
>
>
> Harrison
>
>
>
> Harrison Owen
>
> 7808 River Falls Drive
>
> Potomac, Maryland 20854
>
> Phone 301-365-2093
>
> Skype hhowen
>
> Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com
>
> Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org
>
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>
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is
> Corrigan
> *Sent:* Friday, March 30, 2007 4:04 PM
> *To:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
> *Subject:* Re: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
>
>
>
> This is a wise response Wendy, about Open Space not being safe space but
> rather a space in which we can train with our fear. Many of us who are
> martial artists will know the experience of bringing your fear to the doj=
ang
> (in Korean, the training gym, like the Japanese dojo) and practice it wit=
h
> partners there so that you can encounter it and know it and then have it =
as
> a friend when you face the fearful things of the world. Being hosted in
> Open Space is for me very much like training in a dojang.
>
> I'm drilling holes in the bathtub at the moment in a number of places, th=
e
> most significant of which for me right now is in a year long project whic=
h
> is moving the decision making authority over child welfare from governmen=
t
> to Aboriginal communities on Vancouver Island,. We've been opening space=
on
> this one for years and now we have an intense engagement strategy set up =
and
> underway which involves convening and hosting meetings of all kinds aroun=
d
> the Island which has, as the premise, "children at the centre." This
> premise, this purpose, is the hole in the bathtub that is drawing people
> into what my friend Phill Cass calls the "private voice of possibility"
> which emerges into the public consciousness. Suddenly we're not talking
> about the fearful aspects of a state run system of colonization, but rath=
er
> a community owned and support enterprise to put the needs of children in =
the
> centre as seen by indigenous folks.
>
> Hold fear with consciousness and practice.
>
> Chris
>
> On 3/30/07, *Wendy Farmer-O'Neil* <we...@xe.net> wrote:
>
> Dear Harrison,
>
>
>
> Thank you so much for starting this thread. Chris, your analogy of the
> hole in the bathtub is a very clear representation of what (little) we kn=
ow
> about creating change in complex systems. Right now fear seems to be the
> primary attractor guiding the energy in the US system=97and has been for =
some
> time (as you point out Pat). Attempts to go head to head with that power
> vortex tend to reinforce it (as you suggest Harrison, the BIG EVENT may n=
ot
> be the way to influence the most change). Watching for local patterns an=
d
> opening space around local issues where folks can reignite their passion =
and
> rediscover their capacity to step into self-responsibility and exert loca=
l
> agency, does create new vortices, new attractors that inevitably pull ene=
rgy
> away from the fear.
>
>
>
> I find that open space is not so much a place without fear, as an
> exceptional place for folks to learn to feel the fear and act anyway=97an=
d
> learn that they won't die if they do. That it's okay to let go into the
> fear, wander around a bit, keep breathing, until you find your feet and m=
ove
> on to what's next. This is an essential skill for thriving in chaotic an=
d
> complex times=97and open space is a good place to learn and practice it.
> Acting to create change or social innovation in a system is going to feel
> risky. Most of us have been trained and educated to create and preserve
> security=97so we will need to get used to feeling fear and acting anyway=
=97with
> all of our wonderful flaws and imperfections.
>
>
>
> Whenever we give up basic rights, freedoms, and responsibilities for the
> illusion of security, we end up selling off a large part of our souls and
> our deepest humanity along with them. A new trajectory of joy is what I =
am
> busy stumbling around to create. Attempting to act, not out of fear, or
> against fear, but from a completely new and open space of joy and infinit=
e
> possibility.
>
>
>
> And yes, Harrison, I feel it as a responsibility. That's why I risked a
> lot and went to Moscow to be there and support the opening of space in
> anyway that I could. I was overcome standing in Red Square in front of
> Lenin's Mausoleum and the reviewing stand where so many years before I ha=
d
> watched on TV Brezhnev reviewing the May Day parade of weaponry. I could
> not stop the tears from coming or from remembering how I felt in 1982 whe=
n I
> addressed an audience (at a 'peace conference') filled with Reagan's cold
> war cronies=97that as a 16-year-old, after three days of listening to the=
m, I
> was without hope. So to find myself standing in that place of such cold =
war
> symbolism, and to be there not as a tourist, but as a member of the open
> space community=97to have actually been a part of an open space event in =
that
> place=97felt like nothing short of miraculous=97and at the same time so f=
ragile.
>
>
>
>
> So what am I doing these days to open space in spite of the fearosphere?
> I am working hard with Cheryl Honey to refine and spread the practice of
> Community Weaving, which uses open space principles and takes it to the
> grassroots, non-event, daily life stuff=97to remediate poverty and isolat=
ion
> and build resilient communities of care and belonging. I'm hosting an OS=
on
> my little island on finding abundance doing what you love. I have starte=
d
> the planning for an SOS (Sustainability Open Space) in the fall (I'll be
> calling you soon Chris W.). I am talking to the local social planning
> council about the possibility of opening space with the homeless. I've
> introduced the United Way to OS and we are looking at how they might use =
it
> to grow their new community development focus. Last year, we opened space
> here for a three day land use planning event=97we did it by donation and
> covered our costs=97and created a tremendous legacy for our community by
> establishing a community commons that actually passed all the zoning and
> land use amendments the first time through!!
>
>
>
> So just a couple of examples of little ways that I'm trying to drill a fe=
w
> holes in my local bathtub. What other ways are you all engaged in this? =
It
> would be so inspiring to hear more about the ways we are all opening litt=
le
> spaces for something new to emerge.
>
>
>
> Lots of love,
>
> Wendy
>
>
>
>
>
>
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I hear what you're saying Harrison and I think I'm in the same plac=
e as you. The idea of surfacing the private voice of possibility is t=
hat it overcomes the public voice of resignation and blame. The fearf=
ul aspects of what we have been calling "the phantom menace" (whi=
ch are really just stories about state run systems) begin to dissolve when =
we realize and then develop our own individual and communal capacities to c=
reate the systems we need to serve life. That, to me, is what drillin=
g the other hole in the bathtub is all about.
<br><br>It's amazing to me how much fear is actually generated by the u=
nknown and imagined rather than the real. Being confronted immediatel=
y with a threat of violence or impending death is one kind of fear. Y=
ou have to actually get out of the way of that one before reframing things =
in Open Space. But being paralysed by what isn't there, the fear =
you talk about, the fear that the Illinois State Pork Festival is a terrori=
st target, well that fear gets undone pretty quickly when we bind passion a=
nd responsibility to creating the alternative and get to work.
<br><br>Chris<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3/30/07, <b class=
=3D"gmail_sendername">Harrison Owen</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:hhowen@verizo=
n.net">hho...@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0=
pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"blue" lang=3D"EN-US">
<div>
<p><font color=3D"red" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red;">Something that Chris said caught my =
eye. "Phill
Cass calls the "private voice of possibility" which emerges into =
the
public consciousness. Suddenly we're not talking about the fearfu=
l
aspects of a state run system of colonization, but rather a community owned=
and
support enterprise to put the needs of children in the centre as seen by
indigenous folks." </span></font></p>
<p><font color=3D"red" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red;"> =
</span></font></p>
<p><font color=3D"red" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red;">I am not sure that I ended up where =
Chris
was leading =96 but for me what came through was the end of "they."
One thing I have noticed in high fear dominated situations is the omniprese=
nce
of "they." Seems like they did everything =96 or didn't
do what should have been done. But the net effect is that the face of fear =
is "they."
The only problem is that "they" has no face, which I suppose makes
them even more fearful. And one of the gifts in Open Space is "they"
simply disappears. It is all us. Sounds kind of flip and quaint, but I've
seen it happen so often. In </span></font><font color=3D"red" face=3D"Arial=
"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial; color: red;">Jerusalem</span></font><f=
ont color=3D"red" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial; color: =
red;"> one time we did an Open
Space (Tova and Avner did the honors) and we had Jews and Muslims. Not just=
the
polite, usual suspects at such gatherings -- folks on the extremes. One of =
the
Muslims (reputedly Hamas) offered a session =96 which attracted one of the
Rabbis, amongst others. I was more than a little curious how it all might w=
ork
out, and later I met the Rabbi =96 and he was bubbling. He said, I've
never really talked to a Muslim before, but they are us! I think there migh=
t
have been some problem with the Arabic, Hebrew, English transition, but the
thought was very clear.</span></font></p>
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<b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Terrorized by=
terror
-- Space closes</span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0.5in;"><f=
ont face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Th=
is
is a wise response Wendy, about Open Space not being safe space but rather =
a
space in which we can train with our fear. Many of us who are martial
artists will know the experience of bringing your fear to the dojang (in
Korean, the training gym, like the Japanese dojo) and practice it with part=
ners
there so that you can encounter it and know it and then have it as a friend
when you face the fearful things of the world. Being hosted in =
Open
Space is for me very much like training in a dojang. <br>
<br>
I'm drilling holes in the bathtub at the moment in a number of places, =
the most
significant of which for me right now is in a year long project which is mo=
ving
the decision making authority over child welfare from government to Aborigi=
nal
communities on Vancouver Island,. We've been opening space on thi=
s one
for years and now we have an intense engagement strategy set up and underwa=
y
which involves convening and hosting meetings of all kinds around the Islan=
d
which has, as the premise, "children at the centre." This
premise, this purpose, is the hole in the bathtub that is drawing people in=
to
what my friend Phill Cass calls the "private voice of possibility"=
;
which emerges into the public consciousness. Suddenly we're not t=
alking
about the fearful aspects of a state run system of colonization, but rather=
a
community owned and support enterprise to put the needs of children in the
centre as seen by indigenous folks. <br>
<br>
Hold fear with consciousness and practice.<br>
<br>
Chris</span></font></p>
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<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><span><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=
=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">On 3/30/07, <b><span style=3D"font-=
weight: bold;">Wendy Farmer-O'Neil</span></b> <<a href=3D"mailto:wen=
d...@xe.net" target=3D"_blank" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,ev=
ent,this)">
we...@xe.net</a>> wrote: </span></font></span></p>
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<div>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;">Dear Harrison,</span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;">Thank you so much for starti=
ng this thread.
Chris, your analogy of the hole in the bathtub is a very clear representati=
on
of what (little) we know about creating change in complex systems. Ri=
ght
now fear seems to be the primary attractor guiding the energy in the US
system=97and has been for some time (as you point out Pat). Attempts
to go head to head with that power vortex tend to reinforce it (as you sugg=
est
Harrison, the BIG EVENT may not be the way to influence the most change).&n=
bsp;
Watching for local patterns and opening space around local issues where fol=
ks
can reignite their passion and rediscover their capacity to step into
self-responsibility and exert local agency, does create new vortices, new
attractors that inevitably pull energy away from the fear. </span></f=
ont></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;">I find that open space is no=
t so much a place
without fear, as an exceptional place for folks to learn to feel the fear a=
nd
act anyway=97and learn that they won't die if they do. That it=
9;s okay
to let go into the fear, wander around a bit, keep breathing, until you fin=
d
your feet and move on to what's next. This is an essential skill =
for
thriving in chaotic and complex times=97and open space is a good place to
learn and practice it. Acting to create change or social innovation i=
n a
system is going to feel risky. Most of us have been trained and educa=
ted
to create and preserve security=97so we will need to get used to feeling
fear and acting anyway=97with all of our wonderful flaws and imperfections.=
</span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;">Whenever we give up basic ri=
ghts, freedoms, and
responsibilities for the illusion of security, we end up selling off a larg=
e
part of our souls and our deepest humanity along with them. A new
trajectory of joy is what I am busy stumbling around to create.
Attempting to act, not out of fear, or against fear, but from a completely =
new
and open space of joy and infinite possibility. </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;">And yes, Harrison, I feel it=
as a
responsibility. That's why I risked a lot and went to Moscow to b=
e there
and support the opening of space in anyway that I could. I was overco=
me
standing in Red Square in front of Lenin's Mausoleum and the reviewing =
stand
where so many years before I had watched on TV Brezhnev reviewing the May D=
ay
parade of weaponry. I could not stop the tears from coming or from
remembering how I felt in 1982 when I addressed an audience (at a 'peac=
e
conference') filled with Reagan's cold war cronies=97that as a 16-y=
ear-old,
after three days of listening to them, I was without hope. So to find=
myself
standing in that place of such cold war symbolism, and to be there not as a
tourist, but as a member of the open space community=97to have actually
been a part of an open space event in that place=97felt like nothing short
of miraculous=97and at the same time so fragile. </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;">So what am I doing these day=
s to open space in
spite of the fearosphere? I am working hard with Cheryl Honey to refi=
ne
and spread the practice of Community Weaving, which uses open space princip=
les
and takes it to the grassroots, non-event, daily life stuff=97to remediate
poverty and isolation and build resilient communities of care and
belonging. I'm hosting an OS on my little island on finding abund=
ance
doing what you love. I have started the planning for an SOS (Sustaina=
bility
Open Space) in the fall (I'll be calling you soon Chris W.). I am=
talking
to the local social planning council about the possibility of opening space
with the homeless. I've introduced the United Way to OS and=
we are
looking at how they might use it to grow their new community development fo=
cus.
Last year, we opened space here for a three day land use planning
event=97we did it by donation and covered our costs=97and created a
tremendous legacy for our community by establishing a community commons tha=
t actually
passed all the zoning and land use amendments the first time through!!</spa=
n></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;"> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"3"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;">So just a couple of examples=
of little ways that
I'm trying to drill a few holes in my local bathtub. What other w=
ays are
you all engaged in this? It would be so inspiring to hear more about =
the
ways we are all opening little spaces for something new to emerge.</span></=
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:36:45 -0600
From: Raffi Aftandelian <ra...@bk.ru>
Subject: Santa Barbara
Hi all! Does anyone know of any spaceholders in the Santa Barbara
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