It has been special hearing the tributes from around the world for Brian. He once spent 1 week on retreat at this place (Rivendell) where many come to share in Open Space. On this occasion he was on his own- on retreat- opening space for himself. As he worked tirelessly for others he appeared to know that one has to also care for oneself. It was a delight to host him here.
As a community you (we) are close. May we grieve Brian's absence from us gracefully and gratefully. Marks Marks & Margaret McAvity S50, C16 Galiano, BC V0N 1P0 [email protected] ; (for Marks or both) [email protected] (for Margaret) 604-947-0077(Bowen); 250-539-2881 (Galiano) 604-328-4406 (Marks); 604-616-7260 (Margaret) www.rivendellretreat.org "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." ~~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Viv McWaters Sent: February 1, 2010 10:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Fr Brian Bainbridge Hello everyone > Father Brian Bainbridge passed away in his sleep, early morning on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. It was a sad surprise to us all - in fact, he just sent out an Open Space OZ newsletter the evening before. I am in such shock right now and very, very sad. Brian has been a dear friend, and mentor for many years and we have been working and playing together since the early 1990s. Most recently we offered Open Space Training here in Melbourne, usually once or twice a year. In fact, we were trying to get dates sorted for this coming March. Brian would often come and have dinner with us here at Bells Beach. We'd share food, wine and stories. We travelled together to WOSonOS events in Vancouver, Goa and San Francisco, and hosted WOsonOS in the now destroyed town of Marysville. Brian went to as many OSonOs events as he could and always kept me up-to-date with all of the OS community shenanigans. I have so many great memories of Brian I don't even know where to start. I will keep you informed of details regarding the funeral. Best Viv ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Viv McWaters Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd PO Box 665 Torquay 3228 Australia 0417 135 406 Facilitator Training: www.facilitatingwithconfidence.com My Blog: www.vivmcwaters.com.au My Podcasts: www.winkipod.com.au Skype: vivmcwaters Twitter: vivmcw * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
