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At 09:02 AM 3/20/2002 -0900, Julie wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I started wondering if that's what
you're talking about when you're<br>
"holding space" for a group. And I wonder whether doing
Open Space in<br>
this way, with this higher level of consciousness, is exactly what<br>
Goldsmith was talking about. Perhaps the only difference is the
focus<br>
of your work. Goldsmith devoted his life to being a conduit for
healing<br>
individuals, and it seems you have devoted yours to being a conduit
for<br>
a similar kind of healing for groups (with the happy byproduct that
the<br>
individuals in those groups are also positively impacted by the<br>
experience.)</blockquote><br>
thanks for those gems Julie. Akido and The Sermon on the Mount may seem
odd bedfellows, but i think very much in the same patch. To mix my
metaphors. As for Holding Space -- I guess your explanation is as good as
any. It is certainly clear to me that my personal preparation prior
to an Open Space is intended to bring me to a point of clarity and focus,
which given my normal slovenly state would be considered an improvement,
if not "higher consciousness." It is also clear to me
that sustaining this clarity and focus over time is my essential
contribution to the affair. All the rest the folks can and do take care
of themselves.<br><br>
ho <br><br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Harrison Owen</blockquote>
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