Re: [OSList] Opening Space again

2012-12-03 Thread Suzanne Daigle
Dear Larry, Seems you had the "space of your life" getting back on the bike. Wonderful reading about it and hearing how the reports came together so quickly. Warm regards, Suzanne On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Larry Peterson wrote: > I had the space in my life and the timing was right to open

Re: [OSList] The Joys of Grief -- With Thanks to Harold

2012-12-03 Thread Tonnie van der Zouwen
Suzanne, thank you for sharing this special story. Wonderful, it helps me once again to stand up and shine. Harrison, congratulations with your birthday. Wish you a very good next year and many more to come. Tonnie Van: oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists

Re: [OSList] Opening Space again

2012-12-03 Thread Chris Corrigan
I'm so pleased this worked out for you Larry…it gave me a chance to smile thinking about you in the circle among people that you would get and doing something you're very good at. Happy advent! C On 2012-12-02, at 2:35 PM, Larry Peterson wrote: > I had the space in my life and the timing was

Re: [OSList] Burning Man as Open Space, Temple as ongoing Griefwork

2012-12-03 Thread Susan Partnow
Thanks for your post Christy - and bringing me back to our wonderful Practice of Peace. I've been meaning to post about my experience at Burning Man last summer: I experienced it as the embodiment of a joyful (and grief-ful) totally creative and peaceful world. My experience of Burning Man: l

Re: [OSList] The Joys of Grief -- With Thanks to Harold

2012-12-03 Thread Harrison Owen
Thanks Suzanne – and a special thanks to your father, without whom you would not be. J ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) Camden, Maine 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 (summer) 207-763-3261 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image

Re: [OSList] The Joys of Grief -- With Thanks to Harold

2012-12-03 Thread Harold Shinsato
Thanks so much for such a personal and poignant story, Suzanne - and Happy belated Birthday to you, Harrison (and to your dad, Suzanne). A midwife helps usher the birth process, and a hospice worker assists the with the process of dying. Open Space has very much been about both at the same ti

[OSList] Re Opening Space Again

2012-12-03 Thread Francis Loughheed
Larry, I was most fascinated with your account of opening space for the United Church of Canada. About 20 years ago, I was sitting in the Fellowship Room at Trinity United Church in Kingston, Ontario and saw a sign labelled "The Four Rules of Meetings". The rules were: Whoever showed up are

Re: [OSList] The Joys of Grief -- With Thanks to Harold

2012-12-03 Thread chunili2000
Words became blurry when I finished reading your story Suzanne. Thanks for sharing this and it's cathartic for me. I love the quote from Nelson Mandela, and I love the quote that Harold shared below by Emerson. Words are powerful and give us strength. Thank you Harrison for the wisdom you always