To the comment quoted in yesterday’s posting, Paul Everett added… “Jack Hawley, in his book Reawakening The Spirit In Work, has a great discussion of ‘already-thereness.’ It is in Chapter 11 on Bending Space and Time, Already-Thereness and Instantaneousness.
The Spirit Of Already-Thereness: The familiar idea of searching-to-grow, exciting though it may be, is a gap maker. The long-cherished notion of becoming can soothe, but it can also serve to distance us from ourselves rather than bring us nearer. The spirit of already-thereness, on the other hand, is a gap closer. Being has more power in it than becoming. Imagine just proclaiming already-thereness. No questions asked. No permission sought. Simply take residence. It’s audacious, but declaring it is what creates it. That’s the leap!
Paul goes on to say “I have had several experiences along this line of already-thereness in some very practical senses. One in particular, a former six month plan to start up a really huge paper machine compressed into 17 calendar days, for instance. Clearly impossible, but done.
The whole exchange is posted here.