The whole is made
The whole is made
When all our holes
& wholes
Fit with others’
To make the all
:- Doug.
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We live in prophetic times
We live in prophetic times
Our old men dream dreams
Our young women share visions
The world groans to bring forth oneness
With swords and derision
Armed and shielded opponents
Descend from the hills
They need not prevail
Goodness, love & invitation are not decided
In a battle
But in seeing hearts
Silently deciding
Leaving only the Question—
But will we act?
:- Doug.
The most important thing we can do for our grandchildren
Meet Invite Engage. It is the most important thing we can do for our grandchildren, our place, ourselves. It is the most important thing we can do.
:- Doug.
Meet, invite, engage: here’s how
Facing meets. Attention meets. Hearing meets.
Do good: this invites. Open: this invites. Questions invite. Smiles invite.
Raise a question that touches: touching engages. Questions engage. Crisis questions engage.
:- Doug.
Things to engage others will turn and engage us.
Things to engage others will turn and engage us.
:- Doug.
#OpenSpace is conscientious concentrated attention.
Open Space is conscientious concentrated attention.
:- Doug.
We are the spectator generation
We are the spectator generation
Watching, listening
Listening to politicians
Watching preachers
Listening to songs
Watching videos
Listening but not hearing
Watching but not witnessing
While there is yet time we must
Engage
:- Doug.
Meet, invite, engage
Meet, invite, engage. Open to others and see what is possible. It may be best simply to engage on a surface level: think supper with friends after a hard day. But more often than we realize it might be movement towards accomplishing good. Aim for the higher in all conversation.
:- Doug.
What criticism and grief can I offer?
What criticism and grief can I offer? Is this screaming the best you can do? Is throwing people out as garbage the best that is in us? Is greed more noble than sharing? Is competition more noble than cooperation? When the crisis arrives should we scatter or come together? Do others really have no good heads, no good hearts?
What hope and promise? A new community. Dealing constructively and conscientiously with our felt challenges. Working groups established. Blood, sweat, toil, tears and laughter. Wholeness approached…maybe met.
:- Doug.
Open does not describe the Space
Open does not describe the Space
Rather what together we are doing
:- Doug.
If you say God is unchanging
If you say God is unchanging
You have poured concrete around God
Made God into a stone
Which cannot move
Cannot act
Cannot love
:- Doug.
In the wood, a sound of still hush
Do you feel called?
In the wood, a sound of still hush
We are called
To love
Not given
A path
:- Doug.
