<div><strong>Hi everyone....here's my wordy invitation!</strong></div>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">I have been on a journey….an Open Space journey.<span> </span>Oh the joys of it and the pains of it.<span> </span>I have felt, I have learned, I have worked and I have suffered the angst of my controlling way intermingled with gratitude and joy when I let go.<span> </span>Those who read me on this OS board know that I fell in love with Open Space last April and when you’re in love, you want it to be part of your life everywhere and all the time. It touched me because it felt so right for the hurt that I feel in the world now, right for the individual who feels stressed, pulled, confused and not knowing what to do about it and how to balance joy and survival. It felt right because the large systems out there are no longer working.<span> </span>Big is not always better, mergers do not deliver efficiencies, speed does not mean higher performance at cheaper cost, cheaper and cutting costs does not energize and deliver quality, being smart or smarter often makes others feel less smart and more doubtful about themselves. Who we are on the hierarchy does not make us more important or valuable.<span> </span>Having all the answers and projecting this certitude without honoring the questions and asking ourselves why am I doing this anyway, does not lead to happiness. This stuff is not the stuff that relationships are made of and without relationships, in nature and in life, where would we be?</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Now don’t get me wrong, there is much in the world that is so beautiful. The smile I get at the grocery story, the stranger who shares his story waiting in line somewhere, the sun shining outside and the birds chirping everywhere, my couch, my cup of coffee, the artists practicing their craft, the youth who astound me every day with their deep knowing of so many things, the friends and family so familiar, so cozy, so comfortable, and me, filled with such gratitude to have them.<span> </span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri"><span> </span>And yet I know down deep, I cannot ignore that the world is aching. I feel the fear and the hurt of it and I want to help make it better in my own small way with others. <span> </span>It means taking care of myself in the process, not changing or fixing, and finding that sweet spot that reminds us all, that we’re in this together and for me right now, that sweet spot is Open Space.<span> </span>It’s the place where we can all imagine together how the world could be and when we trust that life is that way, it’s the place where people find each other to get real and good stuff done.<span> </span>Oh the wonder of it all!</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span> </span>So it is in this spirit immersed in Open Space on a project in Florida right now, having just returned from Taiwan and looking forward to sinking into wonderful Open Space conversations in Orillia near Toronto, Canada with Harrison, Larry, Rhonda, Diane, Erika, Louie and so many others that I extend this invitation.<span> </span>If you feel like being spontaneous or know someone who does, there’s still room and there’s still time to join us.<span> Pay it forward, pass it on. There will be some seriously good talk there. </span>We only live once after all!</font></font></p>
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<div>Check out this link.</div>
<div><br clear="all"><a href="http://unleashingleadership-eivte.eventbrite.com/?invite=MjAzNzI3L3NkYWlnbGU0QGNvbWNhc3QubmV0LzA%3D%0A&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invite" target="_blank">http://unleashingleadership-eivte.eventbrite.com/?invite=MjAzNzI3L3NkYWlnbGU0QGNvbWNhc3QubmV0LzA%3D%0A&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invite</a></div>
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<div>Suzanne</div>
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<div><br>Suzanne Daigle<br>NuFocus Strategic Group<br>7159 Victoria Circle<br>University Park, FL 34201<br>FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009<br><a href="http://www.nufocusgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.nufocusgroup.com</a><br>
<a href="mailto:s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank">s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com</a><br></div>
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