Oh and I forgot that I got the following anonymous message in reply to
my post on the expat listserv:
The more you know,
the less you understand.
The Master arrives without leaving,
sees the light without looking,
achieves without doing a thing.
I think this predicted the Bush presidency?
Hi all!
Before I get to responding to the other threads (thanks much Filiz and
Funda for your messages; I very much appreciate your openness), I
wanted to share a report.
Ralph, I took your message to participate in (International) Poem in
Your Pocket Day to heart. I wanted to share my experience
Masud, Therese is right, this discussion makes a negative affect on me.
Something that i have been observing is becoming more clear and
i will try to share it with you.
When we talk about the past, and we spend our enegry there...whether it's
positive
or negative..it becomes a lose of time and en
Ah -- Funda. Let me reveal a mystery to you. You just can't get away from
NOW. It is all you have! Past is over, future hasn't happened yet. What you
got is NOW. And the only question (at least for me) is how big is your NOW?
If it is a tiny little "now" desperation quickly sets in. How are you goi
I would guess that the best OS video was made by USWEST. True it is
corporate, but you really do get the feeling. And even corporate types are
people and communities. Or something. You can get a copy of it for a small
fee from the Open Space Institute (US). Peggy Holman can make it happen
pe...@ope
Greetings,
For a class in a graduate school of public administration, we would like to
show an OS video that demonstrates the practice, power, and spirit of OS in a
community setting. Most of our students work in municipal government or in
community non-profits and are interested in public part
Footprints in the Wind/sm # 562
ooOOOoo
oo
Have a tremendous deep-seated trust in people. There
is something at work in them, and it is large. It is
higher than we
On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:01:01 -0700, Therese Fitzpatrick
>Funda, such an event would not be negative. .. it could be wonderful
>and life affirming. And it could unleash new, positive initiatives in
>the world.
Please forgive me for reacting, Therese.
"Would not be negative." - Is that not highl
In a message dated 4/20/05 7:41:03 PM, 76066@compuserve.com writes:
> 1. When I express my anger, it has been my experience that it grows. If I
> let it pass, it passes.
>
>
My experience is that if I suppress my anger, it grows. If I express it, it
snowballs. If I recognize, acknowledg
