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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I like that Jeff! Having just returned from the land of the “Tao te Ching” ... where following The Way leads to nothingness. Clearly, real open space happens when you stop working so hard... or something.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>After 5 wonderful days with colleagues in Beijing, I find myself smiling as the jet lag recedes. For a gift I brought my friends a copy of Chris Corrigan’s “The Tao of Holding Space.” I offered it with a smile, knowing from whence the Tao had come. Sort of like carrying coals to New Castle. Or Tulip Bulbs to Holland. Or perfume to Paris... Or... <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I told my friends in Beijing that, for me, the Tao te Ching was the most wonderful guide to holding and opening space. It was written (to the best of anybody’s knowledge) about 1200 BCE. That would be better than 3000 years ago. Been around for a bit. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harrison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Winter Address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7808 River Falls Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Potomac, MD 20854<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Summer Address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>189 Beaucaire Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Camden, ME 04843<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>207-763-3261<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Websites<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="%20www.openspaceworld.com"> www.openspaceworld.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>OSLIST </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:<a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Aitken via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 08, 2015 4:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Barry Owen; World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] There is no such thing as open space<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>I like the term 'opening space' -- endeavoring that the space be a little (or lot) more open than before.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Maybe the practice is a lifelong one, of opening the space a bit more in each cycle of day, week, month, or year, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Really deep folks might tell us when the space will be completely open again - in a zillion years - or maybe in this moment?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Jeff<br>Lagunitas, California<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Nov 8, 2015 10:24 AM, "Barry Owen via OSList" <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yes!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>It's all relative . . . <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Barry Owen</span></u></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br><b><i>Real Estate Strategist</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Founder/Principal Broker<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Pareto Realty, LLC </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php?file=bixpar02&word=Pareto&text=%5Cp%C9%99-%3CSPAN%20class%3Dunicode%3E%CB%88%3C%2FSPAN%3Er%C4%81-(%3CSPAN%20class%3Dunicode%3E%CB%8C%3C%2FSPAN%3E)t%C5%8D%5C" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>\pə-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#0000CC'>ˈ</span><span style='color:#0000CC'>rā-(</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#0000CC'>ˌ</span><span style='color:#0000CC'>)tō\</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Vital Few</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>4012 Hillsboro Pike #5<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Nashville, TN 37215 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Office: 615-502-2080<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Connect: <strong>615-568-2123</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/barryowen" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>Twitter</span></a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/barryo06" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>Facebook</span></a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15553654&trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>Linkedin</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://whyjoinparetorealty.com/" target="_blank">WhyJoinParetoRealty.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://paretorealty.com/" target="_blank">ParetoRealty.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="http://barryowensblog.com/" target="_blank">BarryOwensBlog.com</a></span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Someone I love said to me "Pffft. There's no such thing as open space."<br><br>I added, "Hmm. So there is no such thing as open space? only closed space?......opened to varying degrees?"<br><br>And she said "Yes. Yup. That's it."<br><br>Hmm. No such thing as "100% open" space... I wonder about this. I also wonder if you might want to comment on this idea. <br><br>Is the "no such thing as open space" idea heresy-in-fact?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><p>Daniel Mezick, President<o:p></o:p></p><p>New Technology Solutions Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="tel:%28203%29%20915%207248" target="_blank">(203) 915 7248</a> (cell)<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/" target="_blank">Bio</a>. <a href="http://newtechusa.net/blog/" target="_blank">Blog</a>. <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Examine my new book: <a href="http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/" target="_blank">The Culture Game </a>: Tools for the Agile Manager.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Explore Agile Team <a href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/" target="_blank">Training</a> and <a href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/" target="_blank">Coaching.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Explore the <a href="http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/" target="_blank">Agile Boston </a>Community. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br>Past archives can be viewed here: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br>Past archives can be viewed here: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>