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<div class="gmail_quote">2012. 2. 12. ¿ÀÈÄ 3:00¿¡ "Jane Lewis" <<a href="mailto:janeelewis@gmail.com">janeelewis@gmail.com</a>>´ÔÀÌ ÀÛ¼º:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><span>This was written as a joke. And then I became fond of it, enough to share.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Jane</span></div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite">
<div><font color="#000000">letting go<br><br>i stood at the circumference<br>of the open circle <br>and breathed too hard<br>and felt light-headed<br>and as i fell<br>i knew<br>the ground would catch me<br><br>and i emerged the same <br>
but different</font></div></blockquote><br>Jane E Lewis ׳ò¹Ö¥</div><div><br>On 2012/2/12, at ß¾çí4:43, Lisa Heft <<a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net" target="_blank">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div>
<div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Dear all -<div><br></div><div>Thoughts into words</div><div>into hands</div><div>onto keyboards</div><div>via cables</div><div>up to satellites</div><div>down to networks</div><div>
through servers</div><div>into Lisa's Inbox</div><div>onto Lisa's screen</div><div>gathered and</div><div>later to be shown back out to you.</div><div><br></div><div>The Open Space Poetry Contest - your poetry about</div>
<div> breathing</div><div> trusting in the unknown</div><div> emergence</div><div>and Open Space</div><div><br></div><div>...is still open.</div><div><br></div><div>I will be collecting your poetic entries until the last moment of February 15.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Send your entries to me at</div><div><a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net" target="_blank">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a></div><div><br></div><div>___________________________ </div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><div><div><div><div><i>Date: February 5, 2012 </i></div></div></div></div><i>To: OSLIST <<a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> </i><i>Subject: [OSList] Open Space Poetry Contest</i></div>
<div><div><div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i>- I think of the lovely Brian Bainbridge, who many of us knew over years of sharing thoughts, stories and a few glasses of good red wine.</i></div>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i>- I think of the wonderful Allison Baensch, who wrote here that she is going through experiences of cancer and treatment - as are a few other friends here on the list. </i></div>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i>- I think of Eslam and Cynthia and our other Egyptian colleagues who are emerging and re-emerging with strength, passion and voice.</i></div></div></div></div></div><div>
<div><div><div><div><i>- And I think of the little miracle Riddley Wilbur McDermott - the newest to emerge.</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div>
<div><div><i>I think of those who have come before us, those among us, and those all shiny new like Riddley who have just joined us.</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div></div>
</div><div><div><div><div><div><i>Smiles and memories for Brian, </i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i>Healing love and care for Allison and you others,</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div>
<div><div><i>Spirit and courage for Eslam and Cynthia and colleagues,</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i>Wonder and discovery for Riddley and his parents...</i></div></div></div></div></div><div>
<div><div><div><div><i>...or any of the above words each of you would like to choose or switch around to serve you in these times.</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div></div>
</div><div><div><div><div><div><i>And to also serve you in these times, a good practice from Open Space: Breathing.....trusting in the unknown....and emergence.</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i><br>
</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><i>___________________________</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div><div><div><div><i>I now re-open the OSLIST Restricted Form Poetry Contest.</i></div>
</div></div><div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i>Whoever feels so inspired - I invite you to create some poetry with two guidelines: about Open Space -and- about </i></div></div></div><div><div><div>
<i>breathing</i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i>trusting in the unknown</i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i>emergence</i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i>Send your poetry directly to me at <a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net" target="_blank">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a></i></div>
</div></div><div><div><div><i>Before the end of February 15 - wherever you live.</i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i>I will collect them and then show them back to you, dear readers - so you may indicate your favorites - even though this is not a game of favorites. It is a gift of riches.</i></div>
</div></div><div><div><div><i>It will, however, tell us who our new Poet Laureate of the OSLIST will be - someone who will hold the space for poetry space for about the next six months.</i></div></div></div><div><div><div>
<i><br></i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i>I welcome all your fierce and quiet words,</i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div><div><div><div><i>Lisa</i></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div>
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