Warm Ups, Kick Starting Slow Starters

[Patricia Haines]

I've been mostly a lurker on this lilstsev - but I want you all to know what an inspiration and
energizer the daily offerings are. Open Space is so much more than a participatory
envisioning/planning process, though this is how I describe it to my adult edn colleagues - it's a
way of looking at and engaging the world, one that we all need in these times of conflict and
uncertainty.

Thank you.

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From: Brendan McKeague <mckeague at iprimus.com.au>
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Sent:         Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:35:10 +0800
Subject: Re: Warm Ups, Kick Starting Slow Starters

> Thanks Christine - I love the stories - opens up my curiosity about 
> different types of preparation - for self and for the community...and 
> also about that lovely release of spirit that creates the surprise in 
> each moment....setting the internal intention to be prepared for 
> surprise, seeing what is there, rather than what we seek to see...ah, 
> the wonder of it all.
> I will seek to be more open to the diversity contained within each 
> unique gathering - just as each gathering reflects the rich diversity 
> within each person.
> Cheers
> Brendan
> 
> for engaging the 'whole person' in the space and about the 
> space-opening other senses
> 
> At 06:39 AM 21/04/2006, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:
>   And so they smudged the space (they lit the sage and sweetgrass
> and walked the circles to let the smoke cleanse the space) right before the
> Open Space began.  I've always thought of that incident as a different kind
> of context setting.
> 
> >People will talk about whatever they need to talk about.  The
> >sponsors took this quite well because they realized that they had just
> >received some very useful information.  And once more we were reminded of
> >the brilliance of being prepared to be surprised!
> 
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