Dear Florian,
I will miss your contributions and will hold space for your return. Your deep breath is a courageous reminder to me that being externally engaged is not the only way to open space. Sometimes we need to return to that point of stillness at the turning of the breath. Here is a poem that was shared at our Art of Hosting gathering last November: Fire by Judy Brown What makes a fire burn is space between the logs, a breathing space. Too much of a good thing, too many logs packed in too tight can douse the flames almost as surely as a pail of water would. So building fires requires attention to the spaces in between, as much as to the wood. When we are able to build open spaces in the same way we have learned to pile on the logs, then we can come to see how it is fuel, and absence of the fuel together, that make fire possible. We only need to lay a log lightly from time to time. A fire grows simply because the space is there, with openings in which the flame that knows just how it wants to burn can find its way. All the best, Wendy _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Florian Fischer Sent: April 19, 2006 4:28 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: breathing dear friends, I had to take a deep breathe which told me to let go all external activities for the rest of this year.. I´ll come back when time is right. a huge hug florian ---------------------- florian fischer begleitung im wandel d 10779 berlin, muenchener 6 fon 0049.30. 2116752 fax 0049.30. 2115943 f...@begleitung-im-wandel.com www.begleitung-im-wandel.com c/sta.bárbara 18 E 04115 rodalquilar/nijar fon/fax 0034.950.389819 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist