<font color="#006600"><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><font>Dear Open Space<font>niks,<br><br><font>On the eve of the <font>lush and delightful-sounding Florida WOsonOs, below is the link to a video I took on my phone of Harrison walking the opening circle of the last day of a different lively gathering, which was called "<a href="http://connecting4community.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Connecting for Community</a>" and took place in Cincinnati a few weeks ago. <br>
<br>One of the ways in which that gathering was very lively was that the space opened itself! The day before Harrison was scheduled to do it, participants lovingly yet vigorously inverted the offered design of the gathering, and insisted on getting into conversations around what we cared to talk about and take action on. The first two days of the three day gathering were scheduled to be a combination of inspiring short talks by (truly) brilliant and beloved elders, mixed with small group conversations provoked by what we'd just heard. But for many, it wasn't enough of getting to find out who else was in the room, and too much on the side of being talked to by elder men. So, like grass pushing up through the sidewalk, a lot of life spoke up when the whole group convened at the end of the second morning! Although by that afternoon, we'd gone back into something like the beginning format.<br>
<br>Anyway, I went to the gathering in part because I knew that Harrison was coming to facilitate the day of Open Space. When he started walking around the circle at the appointed time, early on the third morning, it occurred to me to use the video recorder on my new phone (which I don't really know how to use, as you'll see if you watch the video) - I experienced it as sort of a "master class," getting to hear the spiel, and </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#006600"><font><font color="#000000"><font><font><font><font><font color="#006600"><font><font color="#000000"><font><font><font><font>see the gestures and body language </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>that I've read the words of many times, as Harrison not only facilitated our gathering, but basically taught everyone listening how to open space ourselves, "whenever and wherever." <br>
</span><br><font color="#006600"><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><font><font><font><font><font color="#006600"><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><font><font><font><font>Here's the link: <a href="https://vimeo.com/65488850" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/65488850</a><br>
Although it's rough, I think it's still fun to watch at least a moment or two of what it looks like to walk that opening circle with more than 25 years of it in your bones. </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#006600"><font><font color="#000000"><font><font><font><font><font color="#006600"><font><font color="#000000"><font><font><font><font><font color="#006600"><font><font color="#000000"><font><font><font><font>It is also pretty great to see how people leaped up to write their sessions, as soon as he invited us to!<br>
</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>(please note - I've found that the echo-y sound is best understood if you can listen through earphones ;-))<br>
<br>Sending warm wishes for a rich and deep and surprising time to everyone at the international WOSonOs, and to the rest of us, too!<br>
love from Seattle, Christy<br></span><br clear="all">
<div><font style="color:rgb(0,51,0)" color="#000066" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><font face="'times new roman', serif"><font></font></font></span></font><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#990000">Christy Lee-Engel, ND, EAMP</span><font style="color:rgb(0,51,0)" color="#000066" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"></span></font>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><i><br><font>We're all just walking each other home <font>-</font> <font>Ram Dass</font><br></font></i></font></span><br></div>