Re: [OSList] Chris Weaver

2017-09-22 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
Chris was chosen Poet Laureate of the oslist in 2000. His poetry is so personal and profound. The poem he shared with us: OPEN SPACE You have arrived here before, burning for air, surfacing in a circle of early spring lakewater with loons around you. Did even the ones who love you understand why

Re: [OSList] Remembering Chris

2017-09-22 Thread Ashley Cooper via OSList
​I send love to all who are feeling from Chris' transition. It is because of Chris that I am here with you and that I came "home" when I discovered Open Space and the community of this listserve. In 2002ish, I was working at a camp for self-discovery with Chris (I was previously his son's teacher

[OSList] Chris Weaver

2017-09-22 Thread Raffi Aftandelian via OSList
Friends, ´I, too, am sharing in this shock and sadness on the news of Chris´ death.  I had the good fortune of being with him at two Genuine Contact workshops (maybe more), in 2004 and in 2014, if I´m not mistaken, in North Carolina. His warmth, gentleness, humor, and wisdom touched me deeply, a

Re: [OSList] Chris Weaver

2017-09-22 Thread John Engle via OSList
Just thought i’d share these reflections that i submitted for condolences: I'm one of the thousands, maybe tens of thousands who never met Chris in person, yet I feel like i know him through email exchanges, reading his material and learning about him. I wept this afternoon when I received the n

Re: [OSList] Chris Weaver

2017-09-22 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
Thank you Birgitt. Chris was a magnificent fellow. We met f-t-f only occasionally, and online all the time, it seemed. Changing of the guard, I guess. ho Winter Address 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-2093 Summer Address 189 Beaucauire Ave Camden, ME 04843 207 763

Re: [OSList] Remembering Chris

2017-09-22 Thread John Engle via OSList
Oh my… Tears flow. Like you, Peggy, i only knew Chris on the list and in quite a few email exchanges with him. What a bright light he was. This was always clear in exchanges with him. How touching and heartbreaking it is to read reflections of so many who loved him. It’s simply heartbreaking…t

Re: [OSList] Remembering Chris

2017-09-22 Thread Elwin and Joan via OSList
As I sit on the edge of our circle I'm touched by the spirit we share.  At my point of passage, I do not read every OSLIST entry.  But I always read those from Chris. Thanks to you all for ringing the temple bells! eg From: Peggy Holman via OSList To: Open Listserv Sent: Friday, Sep

Re: [OSList] Remembering Chris

2017-09-22 Thread Peggy Holman via OSList
Thank you, Chris, for your loving tribute to Chris Weaver. I knew him only through his presence on this list. Children and poetry will always be what comes up when I think of him. Ironically, I was walking in the woods this morning with a clear sky and yet it was raining in the woods. Guess it

[OSList] Remembering Chris

2017-09-22 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
I’ve added a blog post to the dozens of remembrances for Chris that are swirling around the globe today. If anyone is attending his memorial in Asheville, please share this with them. http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/it-rains-in-the-forest-long-after-the-sky-has-cleared/

[OSList] Fwd: Chris Weaver memorial

2017-09-22 Thread Birgitt Williams via OSList
Dear friends and colleagues, Following is what is being circulated about the memorial service for Chris Weaver on Sunday. Chris once had a vision to develop a special school in the Olivette Community and wrote a book about it "Living School Design 1.0: Principles, Structures, Methodologies. Note t