[Fwd: Re: Ideas please for a different closing]

[Zelle Nelson]

Hello,

i realized I sent this only to Doug and thought I would post it too...

Hi Doug,

It may be too late, but...

At some events (I've never done it for closing an Open Space) I've had 
people write a letter to themselves about the experience and what they 
are inspired to do, recommending that they finish with a personal note 
to themselves with encouraging words - what might they want to hear from 
this energized self that is writing the letter. It helps to bring 
envelopes so they can self address them. And after 3 or 4 weeks, I pick 
up a stack (usually a fraction of the total) and take them to the post. 
A week later I take another stack, and so on until the letters have all 
been sent. - A big - Thank You! - to Gregg Levoy for this wonderful 
idea. see www.gregglevoy.com to learn more about he and his incredibly 
wonderful book Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life.

This process helps to extend the event into the future, and is also a 
great way to build in reflection at the end of an event and a second 
chance for reflection (and possibly action) after the event has formally 
ended.

with grace and love,

Zelle

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76066.515 at compuserve.com wrote:

>Hi-- 
>
>This comes to you from the OSonOSinUS in San Antone. 
>The weather is fantastic, and the conversations are 
>even greater. 
>
>Today Sheila Isaakson did a wonderful job of opening 
>and closing the space for our first day. Tomorrow I am 
>set to open and close. 
>
>The question: Sheila used the closing she and I 
>learned from Harrison and others: everybody stand, 
>look around the circle to meet each others' eyes, turn 
>around in place, take one step out with these 
>wonderful people behind you. 
>
>So as to give people a taste of something different, I 
>am hoping you can give me ideas of other closings that 
>have worked well for you.... 
>
>Thanks! 
>
>               :-Doug. Germann 
>
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