Thank you so much Suzanne, SO incredibly nice of you to dedicate so much of your time and energy to sharing the words of others Christine
> Le 7 janv. 2018 à 02:01, Suzanne Daigle via OSList > <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> a écrit : > > Christine, merci pour le souvenir de ce Forum Ouvert où tu as ouvert une > espace extraordinaire. Thank you Christine for the indelible memory of this > moment in 2015 when you opened the Space in New York. Your words are as > powerfully resonant as when you told us the story then. Not too long, rest > assured. And Skye thank you for extending such a compelling call to action > for our upcoming gathering. > > In honor of what you've both written, I created a collage of photos from > years past and posted on Facebook. It's a time when each of you were in New > York. > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/7189220743/?multi_permalinks=10156959599630744¬if_id=1515286052533116¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic > > Suzanne xoxo > > > > Suzanne Daigle > Open Space Facilitator > NuFocus Strategic Group > > FL 941-359-8877 > Cell: 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroupusa.com > s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com > Twitter @Daiglesuz > > >> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:22 AM, christine koehler via OSList >> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: >> Dear OS community, >> >> As I am preparing myself to open space (and also longing for not being able >> to join you at the International House next week), I came across the story I >> wrote just after the Paris attack in 2015 and that I told when opening space >> for the Practice of Peace. >> Reading it again after those years, I believe it is too long a story to be >> used to open space. >> However, I remember how meaningful it was for me at that time to be able to >> connect the terrible events I had gone through and the hope I had (and still >> have) that opening space might be one very meaningful way to act when >> dealing with events that bring sorrow to life. How meaningful it was also to >> be able to share my story with you. >> This summer, while attending an Art of Hosting gathering, I met a man from >> Austria whose son was deeply injured in the next attack, in November of the >> same year, in Bataclan, the club where 130 persons were killed. His family >> is still today heavily impacted by those terrible days. This made me think >> that those stories may still be worth sharing. >> >> Here it goes. >> >> "To begin this seminar and welcome you I could offer you the story of this >> year theme “Opening Space for Peace and High Performance in Work and in >> Life: Navigating Chaos, Confusion and Conflict ». The first part « Peace and >> High performance » comes from Harrison. As he loves to tell stories, I am >> sure he will be delighted to tell it to you when he will be there this >> afternoon or in the coming days. And if you forget to ask him, just read his >> book « Wave Rider: leadership for high performance » where the story is >> being told. >> Instead I will tell you how strong those words echoed for me in the past >> days, as we in France went through as you all know those terrible moments. >> >> I was in my office on Wednesday, January 7, a grey winter day in Paris, >> preparing to receive guests I had invited via Twitter to listen together to >> the launch of an online course some of you may know : Otto Scharmer’s U lab, >> dealing with Transforming Business, Society, and Self. A theme dear to my >> heart. That’s at that precise moment that I learned that our satirical >> newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has been attacked and that many of “them” were >> dead. You may know what happened in those dreadful days: the initial 13 >> deaths, the tracking, the shooting of several police officers, the Jewish >> supermarket assaulted, more deaths and the killing of the 3 gunmen. >> I have seen this going on in front of my eyes. The supermarket is 15mn’s >> walk away from my apartment. Charlie Hebdo’s newspaper is closed to the >> university where my daughter is studying. One of the supermarket clients >> studied in the same business school than my husband. All those horrors >> sounding suddenly so close. So during those days, I experienced a large, >> very large palette of emotions: shock, anger, sadness, fear, doubt, >> confusion, more fear for the future: would our society split into opposite >> camps ? would this lead to more chaos? >> >> After Charlie Hebdo’s shooting, a minute of silence was decided in all >> public spaces. Private places did the same. Schools did the same. As they >> did so, we suddenly discovered that there were some classes were children >> would not silent, would not be shocked by what had happened but found it >> absolutely normal. Suddenly the kids showed what we all knew was there and >> had tried to forget. Kids repeat what they hear at home. And so we all >> heard via radio or TV that there are some places in our society where the >> killing of others brings joy and comfort. Even if a minority, it shows us >> that something has gone wrong. >> How was it possible? how did we go together to such a situation where there >> is such madness? Will we ever be able to change this? Can we define the >> problem, imagine a solution and just press a button to fix it? Obviously, we >> won’t. This is not the kind of problem that can be fixed. We already tried, >> and obviously, those killings showed us that we failed. >> >> Then on Sunday, in some places on Saturday, marches were organized all >> around France. Everybody was invited to join. >> I don't participate often in protest marches because I don’t like big >> crowds. I am afraid I could be trapped in a sudden moment of violence. >> But this Sunday, it did not matter. Maybe there was a risk, I feared it and >> I was scared. But one thing I knew for sure was that I cared. I care for >> being able to live a peaceful life with everyone around me, no matter if >> they are white, yellow, black or red, if they believe in Jesus, Mahomet or >> don’t believe in any kinds of gods, if they speak, act ,fight or keep >> silent. So because I care, I went to the march. And so did 1 and half >> million people, including governments leaders from all over the world >> (including some whom we may question the way they understand the word >> “freedom” or “peace”), representatives of a diversity of religions,. I saw >> babies, toddlers, teenagers, as well as old people needing a stick to walk. >> I saw people from all corners of the society, rich and poor alike. I had >> never seen so many people all around the Place de la Bastille. We couldn’t >> walk to place de la Nation, the final destination of the march, because of >> the many barriers to protect the government officials. But we >> self-organized, walking in nearby streets, finding our ways that were no >> direction or goals but as a way of being present. we walked, not quite >> silent all the time, singing, or saying poems aloud. >> The effect on me was incredible : being there and feeling that all of us >> were there to show respect, solidarity, support was comforting. More than >> once I had tears in my eyes. Like finding a steady point in our hearts again >> we could lean on. Maybe we’ll be able to do it, after all, maybe we’ll be >> able to fix the problem, if so many of us care, consider ourselves as >> relevant and affected, there should be hope. There is hope. >> >> For me this is exactly the story of open space. We live in a complex world, >> that is becoming more complex every day, or where we see more and more >> complexity every day, everything being interconnected, because people write, >> talk, travel, use the internet. One action here impacts the whole. One >> drawing, one satirical cartoon impacted the world. This shooting impacted >> the world. Maybe this peace march impacted the world. >> We live more and more often in chaos , confusion, conflict. >> No great man can now save the world, even if deep inside I would love to >> believe in this kind of magic. The magic in fact is elsewhere : It depends >> on us all. To invite those who care. And let flow the energy of love. Did >> anybody tried to organize and control those 1.5 million people in the >> streets of Paris, a city full of narrow streets? I don’t think so. Someone >> who cared made an invitation. Those who had the authority prepared the >> place: initiated a place of origin, a place of destination, advertised 2 >> roads to follow. It ended up with the place de la Nation, supposed to be the >> final destination, being full from early morning, and many many more than 2 >> roads with people marching. I bet the police just secured the minimum, for >> the officials, and then self-organization took place, every responsible >> person doing his job, and surfing chaos. Some shops had closed for security >> reasons. Restaurants and café re-opened and probably had one of the best >> turnover of the year. I bet if anyone had tried to organize and control 1,5 >> million people, they would have failed. Just letting us self-organize >> worked perfectly well. And doing so, without even realizing it, we opened >> the possibility for peace and high performance, because when we care and >> take responsibility for what we care for, >> And thus comes peace. >> >> During those 3 days you’ll discover or re-discover –for me it’s a discovery >> every time- a way to experience this, you will experience in your own bodies >> how it feels when you take responsibility for what you care, in work and in >> life. >> >> -- Christine >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> Past archives can be viewed here: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
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