What's the difference between letting go, opening space, now, past, present, future?
On 26 March 2013 10:13, paul levy <p...@cats3000.net> wrote: > Koos, why let go of it - why not open space for it ? > > On Tuesday, 26 March 2013, Koos de Heer wrote: > >> Hi Gijs,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I am not familiar with this, but I would love to disuss this when we meet >> on May 6. Anyone in or near The Netherlands at the time: email me for >> details of the Stammtisch.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I can also see a person not filing each day away carefully, but letting >> go of it and living completely in the now. Maybe that is even more open.* >> *** >> >> ** ** >> >> Koos**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Van:* oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto: >> oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *Namens *Gijs Mega >> *Verzonden:* dinsdag 26 maart 2013 04:11 >> *Aan:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org; mmpannw...@gmail.com >> *Onderwerp:* Re: [OSList] Follow-Up and Flow in Open Space**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> "The pessimist resembles a man who observes with fear and sadness that >> his wall calendar, from which he daily tears a sheet, grows thinner each >> passing day.**** >> >> On the other hand, the person who attacks the problems of life actively >> in like a man who removes each successive leaf from his calendar and files >> it neatly and carefully away with it's predecessors, after first having >> jotted down a few diary notes on the back. He can reflect with pride and >> joy on all the richness set down in these notes, on the life he has already >> lived to the fullest." **** >> >> Doesn't the latter person keeps the space open, whereas the first ones >> closes it down?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> A quote that I read in Viktor E Frankl's, man's search for meaning, while >> Paul addressed putting action planning at the beginning and subsequently a >> dialogue about past, present and future.**** >> >> It was first published over 50 years ago, so many will have read it.**** >> >> Frankl's LogoTherapy, making people fully aware of their own >> responsibilities, I find fascinating.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Does anyone in The Netherlands have more on this? I will visit NL end of >> April, early May. Possibly good stuff for the Stammtisch on May 6 ....*** >> * >> >> ** ** >> >> Gijs**** >> >> From Shanghai**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Send from iPad**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> On Mar 26, 2013, at 10:43 AM, GijsVanWezel <gijsvanwe...@gmail.com> >> wrote:**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Send from iPad**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> Begin forwarded message:**** >> >> *From:* Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannw...@gmail.com> >> *Date:* March 25, 2013 7:19:45 PM GMT+08:00 >> *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list < >> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> >> *Subject:* *Re: [OSList] Follow-Up and Flow in Open Space* >> *Reply-To:* mmpannw...@gmail.com, World wide Open Space Technology email >> list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>**** >> >> Once upon a time, a monk left his monastery for a walk and settled under >> a shady tree to read his favorite novel. As he sat there he was completely >> enthralled by a bird singing his very best song. When the bird flew off, >> Peter, thats this monks name, closed his book and strolled back to his >> monastery. On knocking, the door opened and a brother he had not seen asked >> him what he wanted. Peter answered, that he was Peter and just returned >> from a short walk. The fellow that opened let him know that there was no >> Peter in the monastery. Peter insisted to be let in so the brother called >> the Prior who, upon thinking a bit, did remember a story of a Peter that >> left the monastery for a short walk 300 years ago and never showed up again. >> Here you have a fat NOW, a birds song of a couple of minutes expanding >> into 300 years. Plenty of NOW in this now with loads of past and future. >> >> Greetings from bright sunshine in Berlin with icy winds, still. >> mmp >> >> On 24.03.2013 23:28, Harrison Owen wrote: >> >> **** >> >> It is only a manner of speaking. If your NOW is big enough it includes*** >> * >> >> what we (used to) call Past and Future. So how is that for esoterica >> >> > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > >
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