<p class="MsoNormal">Has it ever happened where you know that the most amazing
conversation is going on (i.e. The 5<sup>th</sup> Principle) but in that moment
you are choosing not to be part? Here and there you catch a word, a phrase, a
thought or a concept. You’re excited because you know that later you’ll get a
chance to engage or not engage. Indeed the postings on the OS list will always
be there waiting so that you can pour yourself into the depth of those
discussions. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In the meantime, you feel
the vibes and the energy as if you were actively participating. That energy is
in fact infusing itself into your own conversations and you experience a warm
glow from those dynamic exchanges. In that moment you feel so very connected.
You pause, in awe, knowing that you are in a non local virtual Open Space. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A butterfly, who may become a bumble bee?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here I was travelling from Connecticut through Maine with a
new and <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>dear Open Space friend Ralph
Fink who will be joining my colleagues and me for our annual Open Space summit
in New Brunswick Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We had left on
our long journey after a delicious breakfast prepared by Clair, Ralph’s wife
who I had just met. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday, I was a guest in another home with another new
and special Open Space colleague and friend Chuni Li. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The two of us have been working with an
incredible group preparing a major Open Space event that will take place in mid
June in New Jersey.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Again I am in awe because
the Li family has welcomed me like family on more than one occasion.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Yes I revel in these
new found friendships and the purposeful work that is emerging-- friendships and
projects that would never have happened had it not been for Open Space which we
are all so very passionate about. And then I read Christine Whitney Sanchez’s note
inviting us to check out the upcoming OS event called: Vibrant Phoenix. So in
the scheme of things, I conclude that space is being opened on a small scale and
a much larger scale, each important and significant in their own way. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>And what I marvel at also is how connected we
all are, directly and indirectly.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
<br>Suzanne (en route to Canada, now in Maine)<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Suzanne Daigle<br>NuFocus Strategic Group<br>7159 Victoria Circle<br>University Park, FL 34201<br>FL 941-359-8877; <br>CT 203-722-2009<br><a href="http://www.nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank">www.nufocusgroup.com</a><br>
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