September 21

[Elena A. Marchuk]

Dear Birgitt,

thank you for invitation,

I would like to participate personally, but at least I could do it on line,
though it will be evening for me, not morning.

good luck to you and Ward with all you wish to accomplish and "see" you soon

elena marchuk, novosibirsk, russia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Birgitt Williams" <birgitt at MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:23 AM
Subject: September 21


> Dear colleagues and friends working with Open Space Technology and with
the
> Genuine Contact program,
>
> I wanted to be sure that you were invited to participate with us on
> September 21st of 2001 in two activities. You don't have to be physically
> present with us in North Carolina, USA to do so. The first is to
participate
> with us in "opening space" at 7am eastern standard time, to "open space"
for
> harmony in the world with a commitment to collectively holding this space.
> Please let me know if you are participating. The connection with us at
that
> time will be in the realm of energy work together across the miles. The
> invitation, with more of an explanation is below my signature.
>
>
> The second event takes place from 6pm to 10 pm eastern standard time. The
> event is an Open Space Technology meeting to launch the International
> Alliance for Mentoring. Details are below my signature. We invite you to
> think about mentoring within the definition we provide and to let me know
if
> you would like to participate with us in discussions by e-mail that
evening
> as an active long distance participant to the event. And we invite you to
> let me know if you are offering mentoring and wish to be part of this
> International Alliance for Mentoring. Alas, we do not yet have a website
up
> to support this but it will come soon.
>
> Please pass this on to others you think might be interested.
>
> Blessings,
> Birgitt
>
> An Invitation
> We, Birgitt and Ward Williams, invite you to participate with us in
> intentionally creating a new reality for the earth. We believe that
reality
> can be shifted if the will is there to do so. Our vision is to influence
the
> future of this planet to become life nurturing for all beings involved. We
> believe that we are all connected through a higher consciousness, the
> mechanics of which involve communicating through energy.
>
> We invite your participation in three ways:
> 1.      To commit to consciously and intentionally "holding space"  for
the
> Earth beginning September 21st, 2001. On September 21st, we will go
through
> the steps in "opening an Open Space Technology meeting" with the theme of
> "Opportunities and choices for nurturing life as though creation is
precious
> and our Creator matters". Ward and I and any guests we will have on
> September 21st will "open space" at 7am Eastern Standard Time for this
theme
> to be moved forward, trusting that the wisdom of the people will prevail.
>
> We invite you to committing to consciously "opening space" on that day,
> wherever you are in the world and to be willing to hold this space
> throughout your life, knowing that you are amongst others who are doing
the
> same. It is our hope that enough people will join us with this intention
and
> the consciousness of opening and holding this space, so that every hour
> around the clock on the 21st is covered by someone somewhere "opening and
> holding this space".  Please let us know if you are choosing to do so.
>
> Others need not be present at any of the  "opening of the space" and no
> obvious issues will be posted on any wall." It is our belief that by
> "opening the space" in this way, with a number of others in the world,
that
> together, we can establish a frequency, a harmony on the energetic level,
> that will call others to reaching towards this resonance even without
being
> physically present.
>
> We intend with any who will join us, to hold this space for the rest of
our
> lives so there is no anticipated end date to this "Open Space Technology
> meeting". This requires of all who participate as facilitators to commit
to
> their personal continual evolution and development to higher consciousness
> to enable each facilitator to hold this amount of space over the long
term.
> Just as we would do in facilitating an in person Open Space Technology
> meeting, we need to be in a state of BEING that is filled with love and
> trust in the wisdom of the people. Facilitating Open Space Technology
> meetings is sometimes exhausting, depending largely on the amount of
> toxicity and conflict in the group. Facilitators who are "holding space"
for
> the planet and all beings connected with the planet beginning on the 21st
of
> September and ongoing need to learn to take good care of themselves and
the
> management of their personal energy so that they do not become exhausted.
> This requires trust in Spirit and working with the life nurturing energy
of
> Spirit rather than through depending on one's own energy.
>
> The invitation to opening and holding space will remain open so that
> facilitators can join whenever in their lives, the time is right for them.
> The more of us the better!
>
> 2.      We invite you to join us in forming the International Alliance for
> Mentoring (IAM) as a way of furthering the achievement of our vision of
> influencing the future of this planet to become life nurturing for all
> beings involved. The purpose of the International Alliance for Mentoring
is
> to foster harmony and balance in our world through a worldwide
collaborative
> movement of the mentoring of individuals and of organizations.
>
> The International Alliance for Mentoring (IAM) will be a conscious Open
> Space Organization. A conscious Open Space Organization has minimal
> structure through a set of "givens", that are just enough to provide
> appropriate structure for creativity, productivity, wonder, imagination
and
> results.  There will be an initial meeting of the International Alliance
for
> Mentoring on September 21st of 2001 from 6-10pm Eastern Standard time at
our
> home in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. You are invited to join us. We will
> also be available on line throughout the meeting to enable those who
cannot
> physically attend but wish to contribute, to do so. If you are interested
in
> participating in this on-line, please let us know so that we can send you
> instructions. The theme of the meeting is "issues and opportunities for
> developing the International Alliance for Mentoring to be of positive
> influence in the world". This will be an Open Space Technology meeting
> within the larger Open Space Technology meeting that will be held for the
> planet.
>
> The International Alliance for Mentoring will use a definition of
mentoring
> that is "encouraging truth, facilitating compassion, tolerance, self
> acceptance, promoting service in the world, cooperation, respect, and
joy".
> We will wait to see what unfolds on the 21st , however, to stimulate your
> thinking we now share the intention behind these initiatives.
>
> Our Intention:
>
> Every one of us has a part to play in whether the earth will be a
harmonious
> place or continue to be a place of so many troubles, so much fear and
> violence. We believe that our future is influenced by the collaborative
> efforts of everyone as individuals and as collectives of individuals
> (organizations). We believe that the choice for the earth to be a
harmonious
> place begins with having the personal will for harmony and balance and
> exercising this will through actions, thoughts, and words. To be healthy,
> there must first be a real desire for health.  This is to be followed by
> encouraging the collaborative efforts of a critical mass to follow a
common
> intention.  The common intention is for individuals and collectives of
> individuals to become a viable unified group, caring for creation. The
> critical mass needed is to have at least 10% of the individuals and
> organizations on earth working toward the vision of the earth being a
> harmonious place where all of creation is cared for.
>
> Ward and I exercise our will for our personal health and healing by
seeking
> to create a new reality, a totally different combination of energy
> components. To do our part, we are establishing the International Alliance
> for Mentoring (IAM). The purpose of the International Alliance for
Mentoring
> is to foster harmony and balance in our world through a worldwide
> collaborative movement of the mentoring of individuals and of
organizations.
> To mentor is to be a teacher of truth, to facilitate compassion,
tolerance,
> self-acceptance, service in the world, cooperation, respect, and joy.
> Mentoring begins with self-development of the whole self-emotional,
> psychological, spiritual and physical. Mentors can best mentor in
something
> that he/she/they have worked at within themselves.
>
> We intend to do our part to bring about harmony and balance in our world,
to
> do our part to assist individuals and organizations who seek higher
> consciousness, higher awareness, highest good and highest joy. We see life
> as potential wholeness, potential harmony and balance, and we see the
> interconnectedness of all. We must simply have the will as individuals and
> as a collective of humans to heal, and to be healthy. We recognize that
> every individual and every organization (collective of individuals) has
the
> right and responsibility to challenge the status quo and the direction
that
> human evolution is carrying us. We have the power through our intention,
> followed by complementary action to be selective about the energy we
> encourage and engage with. We choose to encourage positive energy through
> our thoughts, actions, and words. The only power the human has is to make
a
> choice in the moment and to act on it.
>
> Our interpretation of our NOW creates the decisions we make about our
> choices, which creates our future.
>
> Our work in the International Alliance of Mentoring begins with each of us
> as individuals and encourages the mentoring of individuals but focuses on
> the mentoring of organizations (collectives of people) to work with
positive
> energy, enhancing positive qualities.
>
> We believe that adding sufficient positive energy into any system allows
the
> individual or organization or collective of organizations to seek its own
> health, harmony, and balance. Through the International Alliance of
> Mentoring we do not seek a singular path of mentoring, a singular
strategy,
> process, or vehicle. We seek to call to collaborative action individuals
and
> organizations who already see themselves as mentors using their unique
gifts
> and skills for mentoring of individuals and of organizations. We see
> consultants to organizations as mentors. We see leaders as mentors.
>
> Simply put, it is our intention to create a reality on planet earth,
through
> the International Alliance of Mentoring, that is more harmonious and in
> health and balance for all of creation. We believe that it can be done
> through intentional collaboration and networking to do so through this
Open
> Space Organization with its simple structure and lots of space for finding
> mentoring opportunities.
>
> 3.      We invite you to think about the mentoring work that you wish to
do
> and
> to get on with it and do it. We would be pleased to hear from you
regarding
> your mentoring work and over time will keep track of the stories to be
> posted on the International Alliance for Mentoring website www.iam.info as
> soon as it is up and running.
>
> Until such time as we have the website up and running, please communicate
> with us about any of these invitations at birgitt at mindspring.com or
> 919-522-7750
>
> Blessings,
> Birgitt and Ward Williams
> www.genuinecontact.com
>
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