No one ever said life was easy...

[douglas germann]

Thank you Suzanne--for your warm words of healing, and for you
continuing warmth on this list. You are a reason to be part of this
community.

			:- Doug.


On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 09:42 -0500, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
> ...but there's no other place I'd rather be and that includes Open
> Space.
> 
> 
> I do not really know you, yet I feel part of you. I feel part of this
> “whole” called Open Space, the community I joined last April, the
> community whose boundaries extend to a collective that’s been there
> since the beginning of time. 
> 
> I realize that I “fell in love” with Open Space or the concept of Open
> Space because it felt right. It felt right then; it feels right now.
> Chaos, order, balance, harmony, joy, conflict, confusion, high
> performance, energy,  emotions, feeling, self-organizing, shared
> leaderships, etc…intellectually and intuitively, I related to all of
> these words and concepts. I saw the connections to science,
> spirituality, philosophy, community, organizations and living systems.
> Wow! 
> 
> On a more personal level, I felt the magic of Open Space every time
> and in every place I went whether as a participant or a facilitator.
> The deep relationships that emerged so quickly still bring tears to my
> eyes. How could this be?  How can this happen this fast? Living in the
> present is what it taught me above all. Wow!
> 
> Today as I see the harsh  words swirling around, as I feel the raw
> pain and heaviness of them without fully knowing or understanding, I
> wonder: is this new growth emerging and is something dying in the
> process?  I think of Harrison’s recent talks on grief work.  I
> hesitate to even mention this knowing that as people feel hurt, we
> just want to feel it and not be talked out of it or psychoanalyzed.
> I’m sure that if I knew all the people, I would feel sadness,
> compassion and an urge to heal and support as only a self-organizing
> community can. I would maybe wonder what others are thinking or
> feeling, as they judge and reflect. All I can say without knowing too
> much is that this wonderful family of Open Space is very special
> indeed.  You, many whom I have yet to know and meet,  have built much
> over these nearly 25 years for which I am grateful.  We are a living
> example of self-organization and sustainability with all that goes
> with it.  Whatever happens, happens.  I just know that the world needs
> more of who we are and what we do, in it blooming authenticity!  
> 
> 
> Count me in, through thick and thin! 
> 
> 
> I look forward to "being" in Open Space and "doing" Open Space for
> many years to come.
> 
> 
> Suzanne
> 
> -- 
> Suzanne Daigle
> NuFocus Strategic Group
> 7159 Victoria Circle
> University Park, FL 34201
> FL 941-359-8877;  CT 203-722-2009
> www.nufocusgroup.com
> s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
> 
> 
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