Peace, Truth, Justice and Mercy

Thu Sep 13 13:25:57 PDT 2001

Many thanks to you, Eugenio, for reminding me of the power of one voice, 
and the power of many voices lifted together.

I've gone over and over the list of 4 voices......and want to add one more 
to my personal list:  the voice of the Light that shines through All that is.

Many blessings to you,
Diane

At 02:03 PM 9/13/01, you wrote:
>Dear all and Diane S. Menedez:
>
>I thank you from the deepest of my soul for your acknowledgement of my 
>message. It helped a lot to open my inner Space again. It took a great 
>effort to force myself out of shock and write my first message. After that 
>I was receeding again back into shock when your message asking for more 
>information came through showing that any voice, even mine, counts. I 
>share whatever needs to be shared if it can help anybody anywhere. And by 
>sharing  also help myself to JUST DO IT! as Harrison Owen exhorts us to do.
>
>This morning I was supervising at a psychiatric hospital here in 
>Stockholm, Sweden. The session became something different than what it 
>usually is. It became an Open Space for sharing whatever needed to be 
>shared. I didn´t do anything to open it. The need was just there. The 
>space kept closing and opening during three hours. The feelings of 
>powerlessness made some people utter  terrible things about inmigrants in 
>general, muslims and jews in particular. The space closed, but opened 
>again in miraculous ways. I don' t get it, but I imagine that that' s what 
>we are going to see once and again in the months to come. Responsibility 
>and passion for keeping it open wherever we go is the task.
>
>For some minutes ago I saw President Bush crying on TV and at the same 
>time saying : I have a job to do. Well, we cry, despair and shout, ... and 
>we also have a job to do. I join my voice with H.Owens. JUST DO IT!
>
>You question Diane:
>The training was organized by the Norwegian Peace Center, in Lillehamer, 
>Norway. The facilitator/trainer was John Paul Lederach, from the Eastern 
>Mennonite University, Virginia, USA. He has written some wonderful and 
>useful books. Two of them are:
>
>"Building Peace: Sustainable reconciliation in divided societies"
>United States Institute for Peace Press 1997
>ISBN 1-878379-73-9
>
>"Preparing for pace: Conflict transformation across cultures"
>Syracuse University Press 1995
>ISBN 0-8156-2656-8
>
>
>Moliní - Managing Complexity
>Eugenio Moliní
><mailto:eugenio.molini at telia.com>eugenio.molini at telia.com
>Mobil: +46 (0)70 5644668
>Brunbarsvagen 8
>11421 Stockholm
>Sverige
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Diane S. 
>Menendez, Ph.D.
>Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:24 PM
>To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>Subject: Re: Peace, Truth, Justice and Mercy
>
>Hi to all and Eugenio,
>
>Can you share the name of the person or firm who did the training?  I'm 
>participating in a collaborative here in Cincinncati that is led by Jay 
>Rothman, of the ARIA group, who specializes in mediation for Identity 
>Based Conflicts.  The four voices are a wonderfully memorable way of 
>guiding our hearing and perceptions for what is, and for what is missing 
>and needed.
>
>Thank you so much.
>
>Blessings,
>Diane
>
>At 03:44 PM 9/12/01, you wrote:
>>A couple of years ago I was in a training for mediators called 
>>"Sustainable Reconciliation in divided societies".
>>Participants came from Chechenja, The Balcans, The African Great Lakes 
>>Region, Northern Ireland, ... and a majority of people like me from the 
>>western welfare societies.
>>One of the most impacting learnings was that for reconciliation to take 
>>place, four voices have to be heard and allowed to permeate all actions. 
>>Those are the voices of Peace, Truth, Justice and Mercy.
>>In the media and political speeches I hear the voice of Justice clear and 
>>loud, maybe the whispers of Truth.
>>In this list/space I can read what Mercy and Peace have to say.
>>Let´s keep the space open so that all four can be expressed and acted in 
>>the same Space and at the same Time.
>>I pray that president Bush hears the four voices and allows them to 
>>permeate all the actions that he will have to order.
>>My deepest condoleances to all those that are directly affected by this 
>>terrorist action and to all of us (and them whoever they are) that are too.
>>
>>Moliní - Managing Complexity
>>Eugenio Moliní
>><mailto:eugenio.molini at telia.com>eugenio.molini at telia.com
>>Mobil: +46 (0)70 5644668
>>Brunbarsvagen 8
>>11421 Stockholm
>>Sverige
>>
>>
>Diane S. Menendez, Ph.D.                   Master Certified Coach
>"Tell me, what is it you plan to do
>with your one wild and precious life?"
>           --Mary Oliver, Collected Works
>
>Let Your Life Speak--Let Your Heart Dance        www.HeartDance.com
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Diane S. Menendez, Ph.D.                   Master Certified Coach
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"
           --Mary Oliver, Collected Works
Let Your Life Speak--Let Your Heart Dance        www.HeartDance.com
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