breathing

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Beautiful poem, Wendy.  Thanks for sharing.
 
Breathing with you, Florian.
 
Christine
 
Christine Whitney Sanchez
KAIROS Alliance Inc.
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ  85048
480.759.0262
www.kairosalliance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com/> 
 

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Wendy
Farmer-O'Neil
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:53 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: breathing



Dear Florian, 

 

I will miss your contributions and will hold space for your return.  Your
deep breath is a courageous reminder to me that being externally engaged is
not the only way to open space. Sometimes we need to return to that point of
stillness at the turning of the breath.  

 

Here is a poem that was shared at our Art of Hosting gathering last
November:

 

Fire – by Judy Brown

 

What makes a fire burn
is space between the logs,
a breathing space.
Too much of a good thing,
too many logs
packed in too tight
can douse the flames
almost as surely
as a pail of water would.
So building fires
requires attention
to the spaces in between,
as much as to the wood.
When we are able to build
open spaces
in the same way
we have learned
to pile on the logs,
then we can come to see how
it is fuel, and absence of the fuel
together, that make fire possible.
We only need to lay a log
lightly from time to time.
A fire
grows
simply because the space is there,
with openings
in which the flame
that knows just how it wants to burn
can find its way.

 

All the best,

Wendy

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Florian
Fischer
Sent: April 19, 2006 4:28 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: breathing

 

dear friends,
I had to take a deep breathe which told me
to let go all external activities for the rest of this year..
I´ll come back when time is right.

a huge hug
florian

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