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[BrendanMcKeague]

This is awesome Chris - thanks for sharing this experience with us.

For me  - it so beautifully illustrates the 'whatever happens...' principle
  - it gives a different and so much more powerful meaning to what we might
consider 'success'  to be
  - it speaks to me of a deeply spiritual and compassionate presence with
the community without needing to fix, manage or control their issues
- it models a truly courageous and insightful interpretation of being a
facilitator

Brendan


At 12:37 AM 12-03-2004 -0800, you wrote:
But Reinhard, I have also experienced this situation of holding space from
another angle, as the facilitator for an Open Space meeting to which no one
came.  It was in a small and very troubled First Nations community, racked
with violence and drug abuse, and no one, not even my sponsor showed up for
a community meeting at which 70 people were expected.

I found myself in a strange situation, and instead of packing up, I stayed
and consciously held space for the community.  I figured that I was there
for a reason, and they knew about Open Space and the role of the
facilitator, so I played that role, sitting in the longhouse alone, in a
half-meditative state, holding open the possibility for healing in the
community and reflecting on what it means to hold space.  I had a copy of
the Tao Te Ching with me, which made excellent reading.


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