[OSList] Open Space for the Grey Panthers of northwestern Switzerland

[Spark.osk]

Congratulations Catherine!!!

It's great to hear that the dark night of the soul has ended finally.

A beginning of a refreshed, vibrant life. ;-))

With all my love,

spark
Release hope in everything!



2011-06-15 ?? 6:40, Catherine Pfaehler ? ?:
> Dear Open Space friends
>
> Today was the day! We had a very good time, a generous schedule, and two
> fine, small round standing-lunch-tables in the middle, as most of the
> seniors couldn't get down to the floor to write down their burning issues
> and topics.
>
> My most important observation was that it was simply wonderful to have my
> dear friend Rita, a member of the Grey Panthers, be my assistant. I spent
> the night at her home after setting up the room for the event with two more
> members. This allowed us to go through all the checklists and announcements
> last night with enough time, taking into account once more the special needs
> of this group. We did some good signs to make the finding of rooms easy, and
> we combined the matrix on the wall with the post-its with room numbers and
> times to stick to the topic sheets, so that everybody understood well what
> workshop was taking place in which area.
>
> Today was as fresh as always (no difference from older to younger
> participants - at least those who were able to attend!). It was a wonderful
> day full of rich exchange, new members who liked what they experienced, and
> some important issues which can be addressed right away, amongst which the
> procedure for finding the successor of one of the co-presidents.
>
> Thank you all again for your most valuable inputs! It felt so wonderful to
> be back in the circle after quite some time... :) And it was truly great to
> feel my experience growing over time.
>
> News from the personal side: I have been employed for a part-time job as the
> secretary of a feminist peace building NGO in our capital Bern as of June
> 1st. Part of their work is empowering migrant women in Switzerland, and
> empowerment is the main focus of what their partner organisations do around
> the Mediterranean as well. I will be able to bring Open Space to this work
> sooner or later, interest has been expressed! www.cfd-ch.org is our website.
> This is the last piece of the puzzle of my new life. I am so very grateful
> that things are back to normal now... New cosy apartment in a new city, new
> partner, and now also an interesting new job in a great team of women...
> (Yesterday, it has been 3 years and 8 months that my girls have died.) It
> feels as if somebody had lifted my train up from its track and carefully set
> it down again on a new track, wagon by wagon. It was a longish process which
> took a lot of patience, but it took as long as my soul and body needed for
> their grief work. There are no shortcuts, and it's great to be able to take
> the necessary time. Thank you all again for your support!
>
> Heartfully, Catherine
>   
> Catherine Pfaehler
> lic.oec.HSG
> Open Space Begleitung
> Burckhardtstrasse 2
> CH - 3008 Bern
> Telefon +41-(0)31 - 536 05 31
> Mobile  +41-(0)76 - 488 15 46
> c.pfaehler at open-space-begleitung.ch
> www.open-space-begleitung.ch
>
>
>
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