Death, Life and Open Space

[Joelle Lyons Everett]

Thanks, Harrison.  Your good words arrived just a little while after the word
that my father-in-law, who has had several heart attacks in the last eighteen
months, was in the hospital again.  That is the story, looking life and death
in the face and somehow doing what needs to be done.

Joelle

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>From  Sun Apr 22 14:54:52 2001
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Michael-- This touched me to tears of beauty and compassion. Thank
you, thank you, thank you for sharing, for knowing that the work we
all do is exactly about bringing "the personal and professional
together." As Meg Wheatley has said, it's all about relationships and
connecting at deep levels with one another.

Blessings --BJ

Michael Herman wrote:
>
> this is a bit long, but seemed to fit into the thread.  this is one of
> my favorite stories of death and love and open space.  as the evolution
> at work collection was coming together (http://www.michaelherman.com), i
> knew that this piece definitely belonged in the story.... and still,
> sometimes, it still seems strange to include so personal a story in such
> a public and professional sort of place.  seems that's just one of the
> opportunities and challenges of open space, however... to bring the
> personal and professional together.  anyway, here it is...
>
> Breathtaking Transformation: A Story of Opening
> by Michael Herman
>
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>
> This is the story of my maternal grandmother's last days. But, for me,
> it's about the amazing transformations that are part of every lifetime.
> It's about doing the things we must, but finding ways to do them in the
> peace of who we really are.
>
> I think that her experience and this story are important because they
> give us all an opportunity to observe our own personal reactions to pain
> and suffering, fear and uncertainty, growing confusion and loss of
> control -- AND the possibility for peace, in the midst of it all.
>
> For me, this experience captures the essence and spirit of the work I
> want to do, with individuals and organizations, in times of swirling
> change and breathtaking transformation.e

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