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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#800080 size=4>Harrison, I requested a Word
document of Practice of Peace yet haven't received it. Is it still
coming?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#800080 size=4>Love and blessings for all that
you do and all that you ARE,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#800080 size=4>Toni Sar'h
Petrinovich</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#800080 size=4><A
href="http://www.sacredspaceswa.com">www.sacredspaceswa.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=owenhh@mindspring.com href="mailto:owenhh@mindspring.com">Harrison
Owen</A> </DIV>
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title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 09, 2002 9:01
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> The Practice of Peace</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear Friends and Colleagues,<BR><BR>Later this week, we will
all be remembering where we were on the morning of September 11, 2001. The
shock of disbelief, a moment in which everything stood still, including our
breath -- and then -- with the return of breath -- out came... For most people
receiving this note, there was pain, anger, anguish. But it is well to
remember that for many others, the reaction was quite different. Joy and cries
of Victory in celebration of blows struck in retribution for abuses, perceived
and real. In an instant, the lethal divisions of our world became agonizingly
clear.<BR><BR>During this past year, I found myself on a journey in the
company of many others, Looking for Peace, and the means to achieve it. For
myself, it has been a rich and painful trip. Old notions dissolved in the heat
of present reality, and new approaches shimmered like a desert mirage, only to
disappear upon approach. Part of this journey was intensely physical, taking
me through The Middle East and Serbia where I met wonderful people who's daily
experience was anything but peaceful. And part of the journey was deeply
interior, as I faced my own dark places. Along the way, I made notes to
myself, mostly for therapy, but some of these notes seemed to have broader
interest, and I shared the results with many of you. <I>Almond Tree Blossoms
and Tears</I> captured the experience of The Middle East. And then in early
June I offered my perceptions of a most remarkable gathering in Rome with 50
incredible Palestinians and Israelis. <BR><BR>The year is almost done, but the
search for Peace has just begun. This incredible 365 days has concluded (for
me) with the completion of a new book, which I call, <I>The Practice of
Peace</I>. It has no publisher at the moment, although I am hopeful that my
publisher Steve Piersanti, and all the good folks at Berrett-Koehler, will
consider the project. In the interim, I make bold to freely offer you a DRAFT
copy -- for two reasons.<BR><BR>First reason -- I think it might actually do
some good. As you might expect from me, the core practice has a lot to do with
Open Space. Hence we are not dealing with a new, untried approach. Second
reason -- I need your help. I believe the approach is solid, and the
presentation is in pretty good shape. But those are my thoughts, and I need
yours. What works? What doesn't work? etc, etc, etc.<BR><BR>If you would like
a copy, send me an email. I will send you the DRAFT as an attachment in any
one of four formats, PDF (Adobe), RTF, DOC (Word), or WPD (WordPerfect). The
book is 150 pages (.45 meg) -- so make sure you want it before you ask.
<BR><BR>I look forward to hearing from you.<BR><BR>Harrison <BR><X-SIGSEP>
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<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://www.mindspring.com/~owenhh"
eudora="autourl">www.mindspring.com\~owenhh</A><BR><BR><FONT
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