Thank you Marai, a beautiful story. I have met Harrison through the eyes, the smiles and dreams of the WOSonOS community. The first person who made me discover Harrison's philosophy has been Gerardo De Luzenberger. I have never had the opportunity to meet him in person but have learnt a lot and am still learning on the great power of the OST and self-organising principles. I am very grateful to you all!
A reflection I had when I heard that he had transitioned was: "Harrison has applied the law of two feet and has moved his soul to another dimension. May he be in an open peace". And yesterday, after briefly attending the circle in his honour I thought that perhaps the full solar eclipse that was happening at the same time was a magic way for the universe to celebrate Harrison and all the ones that are working to make this world a much better place. What a way to honour him! Thanks everyone and let's continue our journey together! *Paolo Martinez* Il giorno mar 9 apr 2024 alle ore 14:15 Marai Kiele via OSList < [email protected]> ha scritto: > I feel wholesome, having tuned into the circle yesterday. > > Today, while facilitating an Open Space related session with a sponsor, > there was a moment of acknowledgement for Harrison and the sincere desire > for showing gratitude, expressed by a team member. They talked about this > amongst themselves. As I listened to the conversation, this suddenly came > to me: > > *Harrison has vacated the circle to let the people do the work.* > > His presence will continue to be there on some level. > And… the people will now take Open Space - probably even more freely than > before - to wherever the people want to go with it. > > As I discovered some years ago: > > * When the student is ready, the teacher disappears.* > > My heart is smiling, and my face, too. > Marai > > PS: My most touching story with Harrison happened in 2005, at the WOSonOS > in Nova Scotia: > > On the first morning I entered the room, right after a big blow-up with my > boyfriend of that time. I was holding myself together outwardly (so I > thought), but inwardly I was a mess. > Passing Harrison who stood close to the door, I greeted him „Good > morning“. He looked at me, closely, caringly, sincerely, and asked: „What’s > up with you?“ > The next thing I know was being in his arms, crying. > He held me. > > Thank you dearly, Harrison, for all the holding you’ve provided. > With love, > Marai > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > Marai Kiele > *joyful together **for** c**o-creativity* > > ** bringing out a team's innate genius**** > > Bielefeld + Berlin | Germany | internationally > phone: +49 171 - 8107161 > > > > Am 07.04.2024 um 09:45 schrieb Suzanne Daigle via OSList < > [email protected]>: > > A Gentle Reminder > > > *Honoring Harrison Owen ~ A community comes together* > > *"Camden by the Sea, Virtually and Globally"* > > *April 8th is when it starts… 10AM Eastern Time* > > *It will be over when it’s over…* > > *Place and Space: on ZOOM* > > *https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5694939869?pwd=YUY3Q3puekZ5THljNjFoU2dCTjNuQT09 > <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5694939869?pwd=YUY3Q3puekZ5THljNjFoU2dCTjNuQT09>* > > > *Greetings!* > > It is time for us to gather and to honor Harrison Owen; to share stories > and to express our love for him and each other. > > Three weeks have gone by since he died on March 16th, 2024. > > Such sadness and grief we have all felt and are still feeling. > > The expressions of love and gratitude from around the world for Harrison > have been overflowing; the stories of Open Space moving and inspirational. > In planning this upcoming virtual gathering, Barry Owen carried the Open > Space torch for his dad. Trusting we should leave the space open, not > rushing too fast in setting a time and place for us all to meet. It's how > it is when we sit in a giant circle, with lots of space in the middle, > writing and announcing our topics. It's what people have done, head and > heart, with such passion and emotion. > > Barry also reminded us in the planning: “to not work too hard”. It’s what > dad would have wanted, he said. > > So, he, I and others, have waited until NOW, until the right time to > invite everyone. Day by day, the pieces for this future reunion came > together. > > Why not create a Virtual Gathering that has the spirit of Camden by the > Sea? Back then, Harrison would simply rent a space, tell people where and > when, and that was it. The stories from those days live on, beautiful > memories of Camden Maine, the place that Harrison called home to the very > end. > > We then called Lucas Cioffi at QiqoChat. Can you help us? We wanted to > take a minimalist approach. As always, Lucas was quick to support our ideas. > > Together we imagined the Law of Two Feet in action with multiple Zoom > breakout areas for conversations and blank spaces to write notes and post > pictures. Nothing more. No formal facilitation or hosting, just us, > welcoming each other together, holding, and opening more and more space. > Trusting this beautiful process of Open Space that is so much more. > > Harrison’s presence would be felt, as our official facilitator. After all, > he’s already opened the space for us and is holding it still while napping > along the way. > > The date of the gathering came to us in a flash. Why not April 8th to get > this started, on the day of the Solar Eclipse. There seemed to be such > significance to that date, as if a cosmic inspiration, the 8th day of the > 4th month of 2024. Harrison at age 88 being the pure expression of an > infinity symbol. And indeed engaging 8 billion people in meaningful > conversations is a timeless endeavor. > > We also decided that there would only be a start time (10 AM, Eastern > Time), no end time, again in the spirit of Open Space “when it’s over it’s > over” which implies that life in Open Space will never be over. > > The intent is that people from around the globe will flow in and out, on > their own time zones for a day or two or more. As for every closing circle, > it will be over when it’s over. > > Everyone is invited: Harrison’s family and friends, our global Open Space > community and so many other colleagues and friends from around the world. > > *Please help us spread the word ~ everywhere, anywhere and in any way.* > > With love, > Barry, Suzanne, Lucas, and many others > > > > > > > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org > > > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org
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