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greetings from Berlin not back here very long from my trip to the Ukraine<BR>
"training" 47 people for 120 hours and assisting in an os in Kiev<BR>
without knowing one word of their language<BR>
but understanding a lot<BR>
mmp<BR>
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<B>From:</B> Susan M Kerr<BR>
<B>Date:</B> Thu, 9 Jun 2005 21:22:05 EDT<BR>
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In a message dated 6/9/2005 7:58:38 P.M. Central Standard Time,<BR>
duff@innergy.ca writes:<BR>
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I never thought of these as "open space" but now that I look at it, I<BR>
suppose they are.<BR>
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duff<BR>
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Reading this brought an experience to mind that I would now call open space.<BR>
<BR>
It was a Native American pipe circle held in a buffalo field (we went to<BR>
Janesville, WI, to pay homage to a white buffalo calf born there). We first<BR>
stood in an open circle, one person walked it silently as we smudged (sweet grass<BR>
burning in an abalone shell; we drew the smoke towards ourselves while this<BR>
person holding it fanned it to us with a feather), then we sat and passed a<BR>
pipe, again, silently. The pipe held some kind of tobacco but nothing<BR>
hallucinogenic (more sweet grass? I'm not really sure). Afterwards when we were<BR>
mingling and talking I saw into another's eyes deeper than I ever had (with anyone<BR>
- I did not even know this person). I remember thinking, "why is he letting<BR>
me look so far in?"<BR>
<BR>
So maybe open space works even when the communication is not in words?<BR>
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<FONT FACE="3DArial">In a message dated 6/9/2005 7:58:38 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 duff@innergy.ca writes:<BR>
I never=20 thought of these as "open space" but now that I look at it, I suppose they= =20 are.<BR>
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duff <BR>
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Reading this brought an experience to mind that I would now call open=20 space. <BR>
<BR>
It was a Native American pipe circle held in a buffalo field (we went t= o=20 Janesville, WI, to pay homage to a white buffalo calf born there). We first=20 stood in an open circle, one person walked it silently as we smudged (s= weet=20 grass burning in an abalone shell; we drew the smoke towards=20 ourselves while this person holding it fanned it to us with a feather),= =20 then we sat and passed a pipe, again, silently. The pipe held some kind of=20 tobacco but nothing hallucinogenic (more sweet grass? I'm not really sure).=20 Afterwards when we were mingling and talking I saw into=20 another's eyes deeper than I ever had (with anyone - I did no= t=20 even know this person). I remember thinking, "why is he letting me look= so=20 far in?" <BR>
<BR>
So maybe open space works even when the communication is not in=20 words?<BR>
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