[Oe List ...] [Dialogue] The old Order passing away

[Lawrence Philbrook]

Thank you Jon Mark

Indeed the rediscovering and owning of the "I", deeply respecting the 
other all without losing the"We" expands the context of honoring /acting 
on behalf of.

Your mothers stories were known to me yet we never worked together.

I am sorry in her passing and joyful in the gift she gave to us all.

With respect, Larry

Lawrence Philbrook, Certified ToP Facilitator
Director, Institute of Cultural Affairs Taiwan
www.icatw.com Tel: 8862-2871-3150 Fax: 8862-2871-2870
Skype: icalarry

President ICA International/ Member Global Leadership Team
ICAI Office c/o ICA Canada, 655 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON.  M4M 1G4 Canada
www.ica-international.org

On 10/1/2012 11:20 PM, jonzondo at juno.com wrote:
>
> One of things I have learned in my joureny with Native peoples is the 
> power of the unique selves in any community.  I don't think that many 
> of us in the Order took the time to "get to know" our brothers and 
> sisters on the journey.  Yes, sometimes it happened, but there is a 
> power in creating rituals and forums where we dive into the individual 
> stories of survival, of uniqueness and of power.  There stories can be 
> powerful teaching for all who listen and stand as witness.  Sometimes 
> these stories, indeed, came out during daily office when one was the 
> 5th litergist.  Overall, individuality was often suppressed for the 
> "good of the whole/good of the Order"... except for all the times it 
> wasn't.  That pattern created a large shadow of resentment.  A shadow 
> some of us are still dancing with today.
>
> Anyway, now, in this time, I think we as humans are continuing to 
> learn the balance between honoring the self and honoring the whole.  I 
> think we have many more skills now, 2012, then we did 20 to 40 years 
> ago.  And so shall it be with our journeys... we seem to keep learning 
> and that gives me great hope for our grandchildren.
>
> Aho and Amen.
> Jon Mark
>
>
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