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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond><FONT color=#800080 size=4><EM>Harrison, I immediately
got the feeling from this message (that you have said before yet the context is
so rich here) of the origin of creation (whatever that means). On my image
screen, I see the depth of "space", very "open" and "the conditions under
which a completely natural process can start". And so, in our role as
co-creators with All That Is, we open the space to allow the true hearts
of humanity to express their natural tendency to organize themselves into
that which will allow for and create the common good of the Whole.
Even the deep drumbeats of war can hold back the tidal forces of the tsunami of
co-creation when the hearts of people are
intertwined.</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Garamond color=#800080 size=4>I AM in gratitude for all
that you do and all that you ARE,</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Garamond color=#800080 size=4>Toni
Petrinovich</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Garamond color=#800080 size=4><A
href="http://www.sacredspaceswa.com">www.sacredspaceswa.com</A></FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=owenhh@mindspring.com href="mailto:owenhh@mindspring.com">Harrison
Owen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 12, 2002 4:57
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> A First Step From Rome</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>One of the conference organizers wrote briefly about the return
from Rome. Seems like something may actually have gotten started.<BR><BR><FONT
color=#0000ff>Despite the worries and difficulties of our return trip to
Israel (the invasion of Israel into Ramallah, the intense search and security
checks of our patient Palestinian friends at the airport) the comraderie and
friendship remained. I travelled back on the bus with the Palestinians from
the airport to Jerusalem and they had their first meeting to decide what their
next steps would be. They wanted to do it immediately in case there would be
difficulties getting together in the near future. <BR>All the people I have
spoken to since our return feel blessed that we had the opportunity to be
together.<BR><BR></FONT>The experience in Rome provides an opportunity for
deep learning about this thing we call Open Space, and possibly an even deeper
learning about possible pathways to peace. Since my time 10 years ago in South
Africa, it has been clear to me that OS has enormous power for what we might
call conflict resolution, but it is a resolution that does not eliminate
conflict. If anything the conflict is magnified, but space is provided so that
the conflict, and the energy it contains, may become a positive force. All of
this takes place without any carefully crafted process or procedure. In a most
remarkable way, it seems to happen all by itself. Which leads me to the
conclusion that the apparent magic has nothing to do with Open Space
Technology, and everything to do with the power of self-organization. All we
do in Open Space is to create the conditions under which a completely natural
process can start or re-start. If true, this is really good news, for it would
mean that we already have at our disposal the "tools" necessary for peace. We
have only to be fully what we are. Thoughts?<BR><BR><FONT
color=#0000ff>Harrison<BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>
<DIV align=center>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Drive<BR>Potomac, MD 20854
USA<BR>phone 301-365-2093<BR>Open Space Training <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/"
eudora="autourl">www.openspaceworld.com</A> <BR>Open Space Institute <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/"
eudora="autourl">www.openspaceworld.org</A><BR>Personal website <A
href="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm"
eudora="autourl">http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm</A><BR><BR><FONT
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