First Time!

Suzanne Daigle sdaigle4 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 19 18:03:33 PDT 2010


Jen, I am a fellow-traveler in Open Space. A year ago this was me
taking my first steps into OS receiving the same loving support and
wise counsel from a wonderful and generous community. I remember
Leslie's same words (which served me so well), Harrison's too and of
so many others. I wrote and felt similar gratitude to what you express
here and reading you now makes me feel as grateful today as I was
then, especially knowing the wonderful journey you have ahead. I add
my voice to others, "enjoy every magical moment of opening space,
holding space and closing space" knowing that many will have a place
to speak and act on the passion that is inside of them, which is to
shape the future of musical theatre.
Thank you Jen for your heartfelt sharing with all of us. Big hugs, Suzanne





On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Jenifer Toksvig
<never at acompletelossforwords.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the lovely replies :-)
>
> Phelim said: “How exciting to hear you are doing an OS.”
>
> I am excited! And it’s your doing. If it hadn’t been for D&D, I would never
> have known about it. Big thanks for that.
>
> “Remember it's actually nothing to do with you they will just get on with
> it.”
>
> I’m so glad you said that. I had that in mind all this time, but it’s
> getting closer and closer, and I just had a moment of wondering if I was
> maybe wrong about that. So it’s very good to have it confirmed that it’s not
> about me!
>
> Actually, that’s one of the things I love most of all about OS. The very
> fact that it’s not about me allows me to participate fully. That’s such an
> odd dichotomy, but it’s true.
>
> Lesley said some brilliantly helpful things, including: “Stick with the
> process… Don’t get involved or get in the way… walk slower than you think…”
>
> All your comments were very helpful, thank you. I love ‘walk slower than you
> think’ - it’s nerves getting in the way, isn’t it? Such a good observation
> to make, that one.
>
> Chris pointed me at: “…my own interpretation of the Tao te Ching” - which
> looks brilliant, and to which I will link my fellow OS’er. Thank you so much
> for sharing. I love the way you’ve laid it out, too. It’s got nice
> bite-sized pieces in it :-)
>
> Harrison advised: “Take a deep breath and have fun. And if you stop
> breathing and/or don’t have fun – Quit! All the rest is details.”
>
> Very good advice. Also learned from you and OS: See things the way they are,
> and let them be that way. This stuff seeps into everything in life, doesn’t
> it? Brilliant.
>
> Harold said: “it's a lot like being an explorer on new territory with no
> map… no one really knows what needs to happen or what's going to happen.
> You're trusting…”
>
> Yes. I’m trusting. That’s it, really, isn’t it? Thank you. From all of you,
> I will keep these things in my pocket:
>
> Deep breath.
> Walk slower. (Also: think slower.)
> It’s not about me.
> Trust.
> Explore.
> Have fun.
>
> Harold, you asked: “… will you say more about the new territory you're
> charting? What's the topic, how many folks are coming, and what's most
> exciting to you about this space you're going to be opening?”
>
> Of course! It’s a gathering of people who have a passion for how musical
> theatre is taught in further and higher education, in the UK and worldwide.
> We’ve invited all the major institutions, and many individual educators, but
> also a variety of theatre companies, producers, writers, all kinds of
> creative practitioners to come and add their passions to the mix.
>
> Our guiding question is “How are we shaping the future of musical theatre?”.
> We’re hoping about 100 people will come along, but we’re prepared for less.
> It’s the first time we’ve tried this conference, but I very much hope we can
> turn it into an annual shake-up of passions.
>
> Having some experience of teaching in institutions, which I do love doing, I
> am aware that the very institution-ness of it all can be somewhat
> passion-inhibiting, but I also know that my fellow practitioners have
> amazingly creative and collaborative ideas. I just want to give them a space
> to bounce those ideas around in an open space Great Musical Theatre Hadron
> Collider, and maybe we’ll get a few big bangs!
>
> Phelim, you once said to me that it’s weird not knowing exactly how many
> things are inspired into existence by the open space D&D sessions.
> Truthfully, this was directly inspired by that. I like to think of it as a
> big bang before we’ve even started :-)
>
> Love,
>
> Jen x
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