{"id":121,"date":"2004-02-29T15:47:20","date_gmt":"2004-02-29T22:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smallchangenews.org\/wordpress\/?p=121"},"modified":"2004-02-29T15:47:20","modified_gmt":"2004-02-29T22:47:20","slug":"more-already-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelherman.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2004\/02\/29\/more-already-there\/","title":{"rendered":"More Already There"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To the comment quoted in yesterday’s posting, Paul Everett added… “Jack Hawley, in his book Reawakening The Spirit In Work,<\/i> has a great discussion of ‘already-thereness.’ It is in Chapter 11 on Bending Space and Time, Already-Thereness and Instantaneousness.<\/p>\n

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! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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,<\/i> but done. <\/p>\n

The whole exchange is posted here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 … <\/p>\n

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