SV: Bible-writing OST?

2006-03-22 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Lise-- Thanks for your warm thoughts from Copenhagen. I am in still cool South Bend, Indiana--we are expecting snow for the next several days, but with temperatures above freezing. :-Doug. Germann Seeking people making community change.

Bible-writing OST?

2006-03-22 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Thanks, Joelle. When you speak of poetry sessions do you mean like the one we had at OSonOS Halifax? :-Doug. What wants to happen in your communities? * * == osl...@listserv.boises

Re: Conflict in community

2006-03-22 Thread Claudia Haack
Chris, I had the doubtful pleasure to be the project planner (city representative) on a "Keep Wal-Mart Out" project many years ago. People were very positional, to the point of threatening each other and on both ends of the spectrum. At the time I didn't know about open space - or lets just s

Re: Conflict in community

2006-03-22 Thread Chris Corrigan
Colleagues: This list continues to inspire and amaze and give so generously of its time and energy. Thanks to all who have offered nuggets into this conversation. I will bring these insights together (and others, as they are offered) and host a space on my website where this wisdom can be colle

Re: my work of tonight

2006-03-22 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
In a message dated 3/21/06 9:27:37 PM, t...@chicagohumanist.org writes: > Oh well, whatever happens is the only thing that could have. :-) > > Ted-- When we really integrate this belief at the cellular level, then nights like this will cease to be a problem. Don't think I've made it yet!

Re: my work of tonight

2006-03-22 Thread Ted Ernst
Joelle wrote: >> Whatever happens is the only thing that could have. :-) > When we really integrate this belief at the cellular level, then nights like > this will cease to be a problem. Don't think I've made it yet! :-) Yes. This is what I was working on with my breathing. And a few of my c

Re: OSonOS 2006 Announcement

2006-03-22 Thread Birgitt Williams
Dear Raffi, I too extend my congratulations to you and your team for all the work you have already put into the OSONOS in Moscow. Thank you also for including the topic of organizations operating in conscious open space daily...one of my favorite topics as you know with our thirteen years of work w

open space to help address child servitude in Haiti

2006-03-22 Thread Murli Nagasundaram
>>> englej...@hotmail.com 03/21/06 7:27 PM >>> Friends on OSLIST: For anyone who is interested, here's a link to a recent update on the Campaign to End Child Servitude (in Haiti) which Beyond Borders is a part of. http://www.beyondborders.net/BB-Mail/2006-03/Madame-Marcel.htm While this updat

SV: OSonOS 2006 Announcement

2006-03-22 Thread Thomas Herrmann
Dear Raffi and your amazing team! Thanks for providing such rich information, it sure looks like a wonderful opportunity! I will start planning for my trip, later this week. So I will be back with my registration soon. See U in Moscow! Warmest regards Thomas Herrmann, Sweden -Ursprungligt med

Re: my work of tonight

2006-03-22 Thread Funda Oral
"What do you do when the sponsor wants to back out at the last minute?" kill him/her ::)) or say to myself that " whatever has happened was the only thing that could have" and "she/he has good reasons to do that whether i understand or not whether i accept or not" and i turn my back and i

Re: my work of tonight

2006-03-22 Thread Tree Fitzpatrick
Ted, I send you an affectionate hug and I, too, remind you to breath. There, there, honey pie. I read your blog post on this contretemps, Ted, and I am now sitting here with questions for you. Could you as an individual have given yourself permission to be in open space throughout the evening? An

Re: my work of tonight

2006-03-22 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Ted-- My first reaction is that there is always a certain awkwardness in facilitating a meeting of a group when you are also a member. If the group had been a client (even a client I had agreed to work with on a pro-bono basis,) there would have been an informal, but written, contract, and we