a moment to remember

ana castanheira anacastanheira73 at yahoo.com
Thu Sep 18 15:19:48 PDT 2008


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Dear list,=0AIt=92s probably my=0Afirst time writing to you.=0ADuring the l=
ast one=0Ayear and a half I=92ve been following your conversations, your pe=
rspectives, your=0Ainsights.=0AI believe I=92ve been=0Alearning from all of=
 you.=0AI=92ve been practicing=0AOST in Portugal, mostly in Portuguese lang=
uage but with a few limitations; after all I=92m=0Aworking alone with an un=
known method to most of people here.=0APortugal seemed to me=0Aat first sig=
ht a difficult country to implement this method. Although the=0Aculture is =
very open, the business companies and organizations in general still=0Atend=
 to use traditional methods for meetings or for solving problems.=0ANeverth=
eless the few=0Aexperiences I've had, people did told me in the end, that t=
hey really enjoyed=0Ahaving the freedom and the space open for creativity.=
=0AThe first steps are=0Aalways the harder to take. =0AAnd that leads me to=
 last=0A7 to 9 of September  in Porto where I had=0Athe pleasure of being i=
nvited by Ted Ernst  to co-facilitate Wikisym =96 the 4th international=0Ae=
vent around wikis you can see more in www.wikisym.org/openspace.=0AThis was=
 certainly the=0Aevent that made me realize how much I want to continue to =
do it. It was a fulfilling=0Aexperience.=0AI noticed something very=0Acurio=
us whatever is taken as a talking stick, there=92s always a soul that tells=
=0Aa beautiful deep and unexpected story about it.=0AOn this event I=0Ahapp=
en to choose a natural stick coming from a beautiful plant growing outside=
=0Athe university gardens. =0AFrom something completely=0Aout of the techno=
logical world an amazing story was told: a plant once seeded=0Aon a dry vas=
t corner of the world in spite of severe climate conditions, was so=0Abeaut=
iful that would always be able to grow and for that called the joy of the=
=0Achildren=92s flower.=0AI cannot thank Ted=0Aenough for all the amazing t=
hings I=92ve learned about me as a facilitator. After=0Aall it seems like t=
he plant of joy I can facilitate OST=92s in Portugal don=92t matter the con=
ditions.=0APeace, Ana=0A =0A=0A=0A"If you want to go faster, go alone. If y=
ou want to go further, go together."=0AAfrican proverb =0A=0A=0A=0A      
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le=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
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uot;;" lang=3D"EN-US">Dear list,<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p style=3D"col=
or: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; li=
ne-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";" la=
ng=3D"EN-US">It=92s probably my=0Afirst time writing to you.<o:p></o:p></sp=
an></p>=0A=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial"=
,"sans-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US">During the last one=0Ayear and a h=
alf I=92ve been following your conversations, your perspectives, your=0Ains=
ights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-fami=
ly: "Arial","sans-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US">I believe I=
=92ve been=0Alearning from all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p style=
=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
4pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif&quo=
t;;" lang=3D"EN-US">I=92ve been practicing=0AOST in Portugal, mostly in Por=
tuguese language but with a few limitations; after all I=92m=0Aworking alon=
e with an unknown method to most of people here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=
=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","san=
s-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US">Portugal seemed to me=0Aat first sight a dif=
ficult country to implement this method. Although the=0Aculture is very ope=
n, the business companies and organizations in general still=0Atend to use =
traditional methods for meetings or for solving problems.<o:p></o:p></span>=
</p>=0A=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",&q=
uot;sans-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US">Nevertheless the few=0Aexperiences I'=
ve had, people did told me in the end, that they really enjoyed=0Ahaving th=
e freedom and the space open for creativity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-seri=
f";" lang=3D"EN-US">The first steps are=0Aalways the harder to take. <=
o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &qu=
ot;Arial","sans-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US">And that leads me to=
 last=0A7 to 9 of September <span style=3D""> </span>in Porto where I =
had=0Athe pleasure of being invited by Ted Ernst <span style=3D""> </s=
pan>to co-facilitate Wikisym =96 the 4th international=0Aevent around wikis=
 you can see more in <a href=3D"http://www.wikisym.org/openspace">www.wikis=
ym.org/openspace</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, =
0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; line-height: =
115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US=
">This was certainly the=0Aevent that made me realize how much I want to co=
ntinue to do it. It was a fulfilling=0Aexperience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=
=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","san=
s-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US">I noticed something very=0Acurious whatever =
is taken as a talking stick, there=92s always a soul that tells=0Aa beautif=
ul deep and unexpected story about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p style=
=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
4pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif&quo=
t;;" lang=3D"EN-US">On this event I=0Ahappen to choose a natural stick comi=
ng from a beautiful plant growing outside=0Athe university gardens. <o:p></=
o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Ari=
al","sans-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US">From something completely=
=0Aout of the technological world an amazing story was told: a plant once s=
eeded=0Aon a dry vast corner of the world in spite of severe climate condit=
ions, was so=0Abeautiful that would always be able to grow and for that cal=
led the joy of the=0Achildren=92s flower.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<p sty=
le=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;" lang=3D"EN-US">I cannot thank Ted=0Aenough for all the amazing thing=
s I=92ve learned about me as a facilitator. After=0Aall it seems like the p=
lant of joy I can facilitate OST=92s in Portugal don=92t matter the conditi=
ons.</span></p>=0A=0A<p style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Ari=
al","sans-serif";" lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>Peace, Ana</o:p></spa=
n></p>=0A=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; line-hei=
ght: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";" lang=3D"=
EN-US"><span style=3D""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=0A<br><em><f=
ont color=3D"#ff7f00"><span style=3D"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 191=
, 128);"><span style=3D"color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial;"><font=
 style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em><font size=3D"3"><br><=
br>"If you want to go faster, go alone. I</font></em><em><font size=3D"3">f=
 you want to go further, go together</font>."</em></font></span></span></fo=
nt></em></div>  <div><em><font style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255=
);" color=3D"#ff7f00"><span style=3D"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 191=
, 128);"><span style=3D"color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial;">Afric=
an proverb </span></span></font></em></div><div><br></div></span></fon=
t></font></font></font></em></div><br>=0A=0A      </body></html>
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