Aren't we something? :-)
Chris On 7/6/06, Scott Gassman <scott.gass...@gmail.com> wrote:
Poem creators, Thank you. Delicious. I will use it in future meetings. I forgot who it was that shared the great OS slide show - I imagine showing the slides and reading this poem thank you for the gifts that keep coming. Scott On 7/6/06, Chris Weaver <ch...@springbranch.us> wrote: > > > oh so resonant and sweet! > thank you lisa. > > chris > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Lisa Heft > Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 11:58 PM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Found Poem -- May 26-31, 2006 -- Holding / My Truest Self / Space > > > > > > Hello, dear colleagues – > > > > (You can tell I am having a little 'spurt' of energy here. I had wondered > where this poem went to – I thought I had sent it to OSLIST at the end of > June but I had made an error and gee, I sent it to myself! Here you go… I > guess whenever it's sent/received is the right time…;o) ) > > > > As the current Poet Laureate for the OSLIST, I have been enjoying gathering > your words from conversations we have on the list and creating 'found poems' > to share back with you. If you look in the OSLIST archives you can see the > other poems I've 'found', under the titles of "The Mystery of Open Space" > and "Touch the Now". You may remember some of the words shared below from a > conversation thread we had in May entitled "Authenticity and Self-Discovery > in Open Space". Enjoy, Lisa > > > > > > ____________________________________________ > > > > > > Holding / My Truest Self / Space > > "Found" Poem, May 26-31, 2006 > > > > > > Breathing in – the energy of what is about to happen > > > > Who am I and what difference does that make? > > > > I am me, complicated by the fact that "me" changes over time. > > > > The only "thing" I will ever bring to the party is me, > > Nothing more, nothing less, just me. > > > > And the only thing that seems to matter much is that the "me" that shows up > is really me. > > > > Not some abstract me. > > Not some new and improved me. > > Not somebody else's version of me. > > > > Just me. Just the way I am. > > > > > > Breathing out – releasing self, being in the moment. > > > > I have found the experience in Open Space to be an incredible > dialogue between > > > > the me that showed up authentically > > and the emergent self that greeted me at the end of the > day. > > > > What I have learned is that presence is no mere accident. > > > > It is the result of years and years of practice > > > > To continue growing more and more open and even in doing so, > > Find my core more and more reinforced. > > > > > > Breathing in – form and essence. > > > > OST has both form > > > > Chairs and windows and markers and paper > > > > Words and silence and walking and eye contact > > > > and essence. > > > > Invitation and authenticity > > > > Authenticity opens to essence, pours into essence. > > > > > > Breathing out – inviting co-creation. > > > > My heart connects with the music and my hands connect with the > instrument. > > > > > > Breathing in – trusting the people, trusting the process. > > > > What is most important is bringing my true self to the circle, > > > > to be willing to 'be' > > > > and knowing how to invite and holds space for others, > > > > in a gentle, loving way that invites them > > > > to be as authentic as I strive to be. > > > > > > Breathing out… > > > > And then > > > > comes the pulsating blissful moment > > > > of stepping out of the > way… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- by Lenore Mewton, Chris Weaver, Zelle Nelson, Chris Corrigan, Harrison > Owen and Lisa Heft > > June 23, 2006 > > > > ___________________________ > > L i s a H e f t > > Consultant, Facilitator, Educator > > O p e n i n g S p a c e > > lisah...@openingspace.net > > www.openingspace.net > > * * > ========================================================== > 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 -- Scott Gassman IdeaJuice (917) 951 - 0258 ideaju...@aol.com scott.gass...@gmail.com * * ========================================================== 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
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