Hi Suzanne, You sound like a kid in a candy store. That's how it felt for me when I was able to be part in past events, of this wonderful gathering of like minded people.
I was asked today by participants (of a four-day learning workshop on OST I am facilitating right now in Ottawa Canada) if people often feel at peace like this by the end of an OS event - they had just finished 2-half-days of experiencing OS in real time, on a theme of their choice. Very often for sure, was my answer, at least based on my experience and stories I hear from others like you. They also asked if OS facilitators, when meeting in OSonOS, practice that open spirit with one another. Again I had to say yes based on my experience. I talked about shared values, WOSonOS and how it was happening in Berlin right now. I am present in spirit with you and so are the Ottawa workshop participants. Enjoy, Diane On 2010-05-12, at 7:00 PM, Suzanne Daigle wrote: > To our OS community, > > It is late...what to say and where to start. For many of us, it was > not easy getting here but after detours and delays, here we all are! > Berlin WOSonOS! The church where we sat in concentric circles > defies description -- such a beautiful and spiritual setting. Our > host team outdid itself. There is no way tonight that I could capture > the words spoken by so many in the official welcome marking the 25th > anniversary of OST. Such love and delightful humor in those anecdotes. > Of course Harrison's name came up quite a few times, along with many > others who were and are part of its history. These stories seemed to > somehow bring everyone into the room with us whether they were > physically here or not. > > Tonight as I write these few words, I simply want to somehow capture > the joy I felt and saw in others as we put faces to familiar names, > greeting each other as old friends even though many of us were meeting > for the very first time. And that in the end is worth honoring and > celebrating -- living in the moment of those greetings and > conversations knowing that tomorrow and for the next few days, the > circle will open, space will be held and the circle will close. OST is > so precious in so many ways something that we are reminded of, > everytime we are together. > > In closing, it seems that even Brian Bainbridge might have been up to > his mischevious ways when a group of us sat in a small restaurant for > lunch quite startled to see all those kangaroo items on the first page > of the menu. Kangaroo in Berlin? Was it our Australian WOSonOS > friends sending us an unusual message? We bravely ordered our meal > and loved it. > > Be prepared to be surprised indeed. We were and still are. > > Sweet dreams everyone. > > Suzanne > > > > > > > > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > s.dai...@nufocusgroup.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 * * ========================================================== 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