What do you do while your holding space?

[Peggy Holman]

I'd add:
*  Taken digital photos
*    Sat on my hands (my very first time opening space.  There was just one session posted in the first time period and I wondered what people who weren't interested in the topic were going to do.  Turns out nothing else was posted at that time because it was the HOT topic and no one was going to miss the session)

great question!

Peggy

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joelle Lyons Everett 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 9:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [OSLIST] What do you do while your holding space?


  Ralph--

  My list would look a lot like yours.  I have taken walks and naps, looked out the window, written bad poetry, typed a list of session titles, felt myself holding space, watched what was going on, occasionally slip into a session in a "listening only" mode, picked up coffee cups, tracked down abandoned flip charts, thought about why this works, critiqued my opening, answered or refused to answer questions.  I sometimes confer with the caterers, find missing supplies, or tend to a need for more heat or fresh air in the meeting room. I've never talked on the phone or gassed my car.  I have occasionally stopped people from taking down posters "because the session is over" or rearranging the wall to suit their particular desires.  I drink lots of water and coffee, and eat when I am hungry so I don't get fuzzy in the brain.

  This week, I was glad for all the practice in holding space, as several people in my extended family found themselves in crisis situations and needed someone to hold space while they figured out how to deal with the crisis.  There are a lot of situations that need someone to just stay present, and not jump right to problem-solving, and I was grateful for the hours I have spent in meeting rooms doing just that.

  Joelle


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