Friends, please don't include the material to which you are replying,
unless there is specific language to which you need to refer. Just use the
subject line to keep the thread clear. (I hope we all have this
capability.)
There is just us here (on this list) and we all see the same material.
Thos
Chris: I think there is intent even if it is not "desire". Calling a circle
or opening a space is done with some intent or there is no circle or
calling. Letting go of desire for particular outcomes is the task at hand.
To engage in dialogue is a decision that has some intent (conscious or
not)--a
Sorry. I inadvertantly sent these questions to the list rather than the
individual.
Cathy
John:
I love the Anne Dillard quote. She is quite right - there is no one but us.
Perhaps that is what the wise men said to themselves. Our minister last
Sunday commented that he was once asked by a child at the children's time at
the front of the church, Were the wise men wise before they went to
Chris,
I really appreciate your question on the suspension of a desired outcome because
I deal with it all the time now that I know about OS and Dialogue. I'm just
wondering if some of the answer doesn't lay in sort of a Zen attitude. How can
the eye see itself without the aid of a mirror. Or the
Larry,
I am glad you have asked for feedback from the list about this book. I have
skimmed all of it and read some parts closely. I bought it to think about the
connection with Bohm's work on dialogue, especially as practiced and taught by
Glenna Gerrard and Linda Ellinor (who published a book t
In a message dated 1/3/99 9:27:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
jdi...@ourfuture.com writes:
<< One of my favorite quotes is in "Calling The Circle," by Annie Dillard...
>>
Hi again. Never mind. I went back to the original post and yes, it is C.
Baldwin. Thanks for the poem. It made me want the b
In a message dated 1/3/99 9:27:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
jdi...@ourfuture.com writes:
<< One of my favorite quotes is in "Calling The Circle," by Annie Dillard...
>>
Hi --
I was looking for the book and the one listed is by Christina Baldwin. Did
you mean the quote (not the book) was by Ann
I have liked the book and participated in a circle called by the VP of a
large health organization to explore health in organizations. It really
was a sacred time for us.
Thanks for the poem.
Barbara Sliter (By the way I am a new member to OSLIST and enjoy the
interchange).
Be
What is the quote?
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Date:1/4/99 11:10 AM
In a message dated 1/3/99 9:27:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
jdi...@ourfuture.com writes:
<< One of my favori
Calling The Circle is, to me, a beautiful and graceful book. It is nice to
see it mentioned and quoted. As for the concepts mentioned in the book
working in large groups, I heard of an instance where 500 people met to
speak about issues important to Native Americans. A friend told me that the
sp
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