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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I was struck by the wisdom in this little story when
it was sent to me several months ago (apologies if it has already been on
the list). I'm not sure <EM>exactly</EM> how it relates to Open
Space, but I sense it may have something to do with 'expanding one's
Now'. I offer it as something to ponder as we prepare to cross the
boundary into a new year...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Shalom</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Winston</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><EM>Creator said…</EM></STRONG>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Creator gathered all of creation and said, I want to hide
something from the humans until they are ready for it. It is the
realization that they create their own reality.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Eagle said, Give it to me, I will take it to the
moon. Creator said, No one day they will go there and find it. The
Salmon said, I will hide it on the bottom of the ocean. No, they will go
there too. The Buffalo said, I will bury it on the great plains.
Creator said, They will cut into the skin of the earth and find it. <BR
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<P class=MsoNormal>Then Grandmother Mole, who lives in the breast of Mother
Earth, and who has no physical eyes but sees with spiritual eyes, said, Put it
inside them. And Creator said: It is done. <BR
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