Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-05 Thread Harrison Owen
As reported, I have been dealing with the after effects of a cornea transplant which largely involved stumbling into things which I couldn't see, and putting endless amounts of drops and salve into an eye that had clearly seen better days. Minor inconvenience on the macro scale of world affairs, bu

Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-06 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Harrison-- Reading your post and Chris's response, I finally understand what you mean by opening space in our lives. Thank you for the revelation, Harrison and Chris! To answer your challenge, Harrison: What I have been doing to open space in people has been to post my insights (which are often p

Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Colin Morley
Harrison wrote: "...how to open some more space - anywhere, anyhow, with anyone Doing an OS is cool, but surely that represents but a tiny fraction of the opportunities available. So come on Folks (Lurkers included) how do we open up some more space? And how are we doing right now. Perhaps

Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Hi all-- (Here is today's Footprint in the Wind/sm, in line with what I promised about sharing these a little more widely, my way beyond OST of opening space.) Footprints in the Wind/sm # 466 ooOOOoo o

Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez
Dear Harrison & Everyone, It seems to me that your insight is even better than your already high acuity, perhaps as a result of those stumbles and bumps on your consciousness. I am so glad that the surgery is over and send you blessings of continued healing. The story I share below was in progres

Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-09 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Colin-- Your post has been on my mind and in more than one entry in my journal since I read it. It has sparked my imagination. Thank you. Your idea about a big marketplace wall in a public place intrigues me. Could you extend it a little? What might it look like? How could we pull it off? For in

Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-10 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Joelle-- Could you put some meat on the bones of that please? In what settings have you used the butcher paper? :-Doug. * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubsc

Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-10 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Harrison-- Yes I was--but I probably still have my draft card somewhere! Not sure what you are referring to, Harrison. :-Doug. * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-05 Thread mikk sarv
Mikk Sarv - Original Message - From: "Harrison Owen" To: Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:57 PM Subject: Opening Space for a Closing World As reported, I have been dealing with the after effects of a cornea transplant which largely involved stumbling into things which I could

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-05 Thread Chris Corrigan
Harrison Owen wrote: > So I thought to myself, thought I, how to open some more space - anywhere, anyhow, with anyone Doing an OS is cool, but surely that represents but a tiny fraction of the opportunities available. So come on Folks (Lurkers included) how do we open up some more space? A

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-05 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Harrison-- Wonderful pictures! And a real treat to have a look at the part of the world you call home. Thank you! Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-06 Thread TYASTO
lfond.ee] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:13 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Opening Space for a Closing World Dear Harrison! I was just thinking about same topics these days. In 1099 crusaders defeated Jerusalem. The Holy Town for Muslims, Jews and Christians was in blood. But

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-06 Thread Chris Corrigan
mikk sarv wrote: Next week we are celibrating this day, 14th of April as Outdoor Learning Day. The day is opened by our Minister of Education and Minister of Environment. For the period from 14th of April till 14th of October all schools, kindergardens and universities try to run as much as pos

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Julie Smith
Okay, Harrison. I'll take you up on this one. You said: "So I thought to myself, thought I, how to open some more space - anywhere, anyhow, with anyone Doing an OS is cool, but surely that represents but a tiny fraction of the opportunities available. So come on Folks (Lurkers included) how

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Michael Herman
colin, you spark for me with this last item about big wall set up in a mall... fran peavey bought an open worldaround ticket and started in japan. she went out to a park bench and set out a sign (this was 1980) that said "american willing to listen" and started having all kinds of conversations w

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Michael Herman
hello julie, so good to see your words here! so, maybe you want to release your questions to the local universe? this sounded an awful lot like an invitation waiting to happen, you know? got a cordless microphone?(!) mh Julie Smith wrote (something like this): We have so many, many wond

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Inge J�rgensen
there need to hear appriciation from each other. I am sure you know ways of organazing that. I do hope that these words give you inspiration to go about it in you own way. Love Inge from Denmark >From: Julie Smith >Reply-To: OSLIST >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: Re: Openi

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Ashley Cooper
> Date: 4/7/2004 3:15:15 AM > Subject: Re: Opening Space for a Closing World > > Okay, Harrison. I'll take you up on this one. You said: > > "So I thought to myself, thought I, how to open some more space - > anywhere, > anyhow, with anyone Doing an OS is

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Romy Shovelton
dearest Chris brimming-over heart-filled thanks for your words..A gen On 5 Apr 2004, at 21:13, Chris Corrigan wrote: Harrison Owen wrote: > So I thought to myself, thought I, how to open some more space - anywhere, anyhow, with anyone Doing an OS is cool, but surely that represents

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
In a message dated 4/7/04 1:02:31 AM, morle...@btopenworld.com writes: > ...Open Space in Airports, Railway Stations... > Morley-- I've had the idea for years that at any given moment, there are a lot of interesting people at O'Hare Airport, and there should be some way to convene a few of the

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-07 Thread Michael Herman
look, look, everyone! ...joelle has just invented the electronic elbow-in-the-ribs! hint hint nudge nudge. Joelle Lyons Everett wrote: I've had the idea for years that at any given moment, there are a lot of interesting people at *O'Hare Airport,* and there should be some way to convene

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-08 Thread BJ Peters
Harrison-- Your gallery of photos is awesome! Thanks for sharing it with the list. Photography has been a large part of my life, too, And in a former life, I also dabbled in water color painting. The subjects you seem to be drawn to in nature - wood, what lands and crawls on wood, water and creatu

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-09 Thread Harrison Owen
, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas D. Germann, Sr. Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 10:26 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Opening Space for a Clo

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-09 Thread Colin Morley
...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Opening Space for a Closing World Doug -- where were you in the '60s baby? (Don't answer if it is going to incriminate you.) What you described happened over and over again. Sometimes it got a little dicey depending on the subject matter and audience... but mostly it w

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-09 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
In a message dated 4/9/04 2:20:45 PM, morle...@btopenworld.com writes: > What could the objective be here? - To show passion and > responsibility...concern without blame?  To demonstrate a different way of > public discussion? > > Colin-- How about an objective of experimenting with ways to o

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-10 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Doug-- Don't remember for sure, but I think that we used butcher paper to capture random comments at the Mason County Idea Fair, a series of 4 annual community goal-setting events. At the Creative Problem Solving Institute, one year someone put up butcher paper on the wall in the floor lounges o

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World

2004-04-10 Thread Nicolai von Ertzdorff
..@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison > Owen > Sent: 09 April 2004 15:46 > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: Opening Space for a Closing World > > Doug -- where were you in the '60s baby? (Don't answer if it is going to > incriminate y

Re: Opening Space for a Closing World... healing

2004-04-06 Thread Ashley Cooper
dear harrison, as is often the case, i am moved by the movement that you inspire and invite. as for opening space for a closing world, i tend to be drawn to the one-on-one route. i like to dive in as quickly as possible and open my own space in efforts to heal and grow myself and mirror such