Yesterday Sheila told us in the opening that at evening news, we would
decide together if we wished to have her close the space after day one
and have Doug re-open in the morning, or if we'd like to leave the
space open and simply have Doug close it at the end. Then during
evening news she again invited each of us to comment on that point,
remarking that OSonOS is a unique opportunity to see how different
people open and close, given that we're all using more or less the same
words we learned from Harrison's book or from someone that learned them
from Harrison's book. Only a couple of people weighed in on the
topic during that circle, all agreeing that we'd like to see one more
closing and one more opening. One person said, "That way I don't
have to dream about all of this overnight!"<br>
<br>
I dreampt about it anyway!<br>
<br>
peace,<br>
ted<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/14/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Koos de Heer</b> <<a href="mailto:koos@auryn.nl">koos@auryn.nl</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Doug,<br><br>And hi all, yes I have been sort of quiet lately but I am still around!<br><br>I never do a formal closing if there is another Open Space day coming - I prefer<br>to leave the Space open overnight. I only do a closing when the conference is
<br>really over.<br><br>I usually let the talking stick or microphone go around the circle to give<br>anybody who wants to the opportunity to make a personal closing remark, but<br>maybe you have also done that before the standing-in-circle-and-turn-around
<br>thing; I think the two go together well.<br><br>Another thought: since you are at an OSonOS, would it be an idea to post a<br>session on closing rituals to get you some more ideas? On the other hand, when<br>I am the holder of the space, I never post or attend any sessions, the most I
<br>do is bumblebee a little in the background. So it might be in conflict with<br>your role for today.<br><br>An idea for a closing I have been thinking about but never tried, is to have<br>everybody pick up their chair and take it to one end of the room, where they
<br>are then stacked. This act of physically breaking up the circle together might<br>work. The next thing might be to hand out brooms and vacuum cleaners ;-)<br><br>Have a good time Doug and all the others at San Antone. Weather here in The
<br>Netherlands is great too, with beautiful fall colors.<br><br>Koos de Heer<br><br><br>Citeren "<a href="mailto:76066.515@compuserve.com">76066.515@compuserve.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:76066.515@compuserve.com">
76066.515@compuserve.com</a>>:<br><br>> Hi--<br>><br>> This comes to you from the OSonOSinUS in San Antone.<br>> The weather is fantastic, and the conversations are<br>> even greater.<br>><br>> Today Sheila Isaakson did a wonderful job of opening
<br>> and closing the space for our first day. Tomorrow I am<br>> set to open and close.<br>><br>> The question: Sheila used the closing she and I<br>> learned from Harrison and others: everybody stand,<br>
> look around the circle to meet each others' eyes, turn<br>> around in place, take one step out with these<br>> wonderful people behind you.<br>><br>> So as to give people a taste of something different, I
<br>> am hoping you can give me ideas of other closings that<br>> have worked well for you....<br>><br>> Thanks!<br>><br>> :-Doug. Germann<br>><br>><br>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
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