<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On May 10, 2008, at 2:00 AM, someone wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">Yes. All of life is open space.</span></blockquote><br></div><div>I'd put it differently. I would say all of life contains the<i> potential </i>to be open space, but certainly we have some distance to go before we reach that potential. Every moment and/or gathering contains the <i>opportunity</i> for open space, but many quite get there.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, some folks may believe certain time-honored rituals and ceremonies need to remain exactly as they are - with no space openings at all. What goes in some religious organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises comes to mind. Such formal stuff can stimulate the opening of space within, of course.</div><div><br></div><div>It's rainy and spring-y here in central New Jersey, USA. Azaleas, lilacs, irises, dogwoods and more in full bloom. Bees a-buzzing. Very open, sexy time. Hope it's beautiful where you are, too.</div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Ralph Copleman</div><div>44 Titus Avenue</div><div>Lawrenceville, NJ 08648</div><div>H: 609-896-9714</div><div>C: 609-865-3466</div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>*
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