[Springboard] My pre-weekend take on the significant mission of Springboard

Wed Nov 28 23:42:06 EST 2007

Maybe not so profound, but memorable from John:

  Jim,

  I can hardly believe those boys lived to be 5 much less 30!!

  I have the most vivid memories of them as 4 year olds in Kamweleni and Kawangware. I still tell people HILARIOUS stories about the antics of those two. They were an amazing miniature 2-man wrecking crew and had amazing charisma even at that age (typical Weigels!):

  -          Intentionally dropping their boots onto the happy drunks in the bar below the Kawangware house and then DANCING and howling with laughter.
  -          Dropping their toilet paper rolls(more precious than gold at the time), boots, etc. into the latrines at Kamweleni. . .and DANCING and howling with laughter.
  -          Smashing the windows out of the Kamweleni school house with sticks. . .and DANCING and howling with laughter.
  -          Walking to school and then immediately walking home to tell their mother that there was no school that day.
  -          Dancing naked with the other kids at the Kawangware house. . .and HOWLING with laughter. 

  It had to be all downhill for them from there and I never knew them after that, but they left an unforgettable impression on a wide-eyed fourteen-year old.

  Best to them and to your family. They are blessed to be born into such an outstanding lineage.

John Cock <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com> wrote:
      Thanks, Jim, for the question. The significant "specific mission" of Springboard that I see emerging:

  Specific mission statement: sustaining the "greatest movement on earth" (picking up on Hawken’s phrase) . . . and within that mission some specific strategies: creating a new order to help sustain focus movements of the "greatest movement," including ICA/EI globally, through consultation with and the broadcast of profound events, methods, and publications.

  BTW, I would like to read son John's words to your sons.

  See you very soon,

  John

---------------------------------
  From: springboard-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:springboard-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of James Wiegel
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:22 PM
To: Springboard Dialogue
Subject: Re: [Springboard] The "more" I want

  John, what is the significant mission you are seeing emerge?

  I was struck, at the get together in Abbey North, someone dug out the prolegomena to the rule of the order which was apparently written as an example of the kind of covenant a cadre or  . . . would write.  I won't go into the language, etc. but I was struck with the emphasis on "this specific mission" as an important part of what needed articulation.

  Great words, by the way, from John to my sons on their 30th a couple of weeks ago.

John Cock <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com> wrote:
        Cynthia said:

  What is the "order dynamic"?   Who says that "younger" folks are not doing a significant mission in history?  What more [my underline and blue type] do you/we want?

  Here is part of the paragraph Cynthia is referring to (sorry it was unclear):

  2) How do we get more "younger" folks committed to the order dynamic, yea, the Springboard, for a longer trajectory than most of us have left? . . . How do we line up fifty new ones [younger folks]? 

  I also mentioned six examples of "younger folks," including my two sons. They are doing significant missions. I talked to my older son since I wrote that paragraph and he said he'd be quite interested to do so, but next time give him more than four days to plan to be there. What I'm talking about is their ilk joining with us in the Springboard "order dynamic," which I think is a significant mission that is going somewhere. I want some younger folks to come along and commit to its future. That's all I was talking about in that paragraph. That's the "more" that I want.

  I hope this is more clear.

  John

---------------------------------
  From: springboard-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:springboard-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of FacilitationFla at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:59 PM
To: springboard at wedgeblade.net
Subject: Re: [Springboard] Grows and Jones' inspiring e-mails

      In a message dated 11/26/2007 8:06:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jpc2025 at triad.rr.com writes:
  How do we get more "younger" folks committed to the order dynamic,

What is the "order dynamic"?   Who says that "younger" folks are not doing a significant mission in history?  What more do you/we want?

  Cynthia N. Vance, M. A.
Strategics International Inc.
Miami, Florida Office: 305-378-1327
Venice, Florida Office: 941-483-9165
http://members.aol.com/facilitationfla

Want to build your own facilitation skills? 
Want to meet facilitators from around the world and in your own backyard? 
Mark your calendar for the International Assoc. of Facilitators Conference 2008
Atlanta, Georgia -- April 10-12, 2008 See www.iaf-world.org

---------------------------------
  Check out AOL Money & Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007.
_______________________________________________
Springboard mailing list
Springboard at wedgeblade.net
http://wedgeblade.net/mailman/listinfo/springboard_wedgeblade.net

401 North Beverly Way 
Tolleson, Arizona 85353-2401
+1 623-936-8671
+1 623-363-3277
jfwiegel at yahoo.com
www.partnersinparticipation.com

Will tomorrow be here soon? ... of course it will. Not once has tomorrow not been here, but what about yesterday? Where is it now? It will be gone to us . . . like today will be long gone ... When tomorrow comes around. -- Dodge Chatto 1975     
---------------------------------
  Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. _______________________________________________
Springboard mailing list
Springboard at wedgeblade.net
http://wedgeblade.net/mailman/listinfo/springboard_wedgeblade.net

401 North Beverly Way   
Tolleson, Arizona 85353-2401
+1  623-936-8671
+1  623-363-3277
   jfwiegel at yahoo.com
   www.partnersinparticipation.com

Will tomorrow be here soon?  ... of course it will.  Not once has tomorrow not been here, but what about yesterday?  Where is it now?  It will be gone to us . . . like today will be long gone ... When tomorrow comes around.             -- Dodge Chatto 1975

---------------------------------
Get easy, one-click access to your favorites.  Make Yahoo! your homepage.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://wedgeblade.net/pipermail/springboard_wedgeblade.net/attachments/20071128/7477a722/attachment-0001.html 