Dear Eva, We have a wonderful connection of assisting each other with support. We are all interconnected and so the tragedy is not for Sweden only but for us all. Likewise, the need to hold space for love and with love, even in the most challenging circumstances is a great gift we have to give to each other on this earth. I remember having the same feelings on Sept 11 of 2001 when I was facilitating a group in England, with news of the terror in the USA and some of my attention focused on it, on the safety of my family, and all the while knowing I needed to find the strength to hold the space for the group I was with to do what they needed to do. And my prayers were also answered.
I acknowledge you for being and for being able to do this holding of space as a great gift to those you were with. Blessings to you and to all with whom you make Genuine Contact, Birgitt Birgitt Williams of Dalar International Consultancy www.dalarinternational.com <http://www.dalarinternational.com> We provide inspirational and practical how to guidance for leaders who want to achieve healthy and balanced organizations to produce exciting, tangible results for the organization and for its people. View the calendar for upcoming training in the Organizational Health and Balance series of workshops featuring the Genuine ContactÔ program at http://www.openspacetechnology.com/training.html <http://www.openspacetechnology.com/training.html> We invite you to join the Genuine Contact list serve at http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/genuinecontact <http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/genuinecontact> Contact information for Dalar International Consultancy: Po Box 19373, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA 27619 Raleigh, North Carolina USA Phone: 919-522-7750 Fax: 919-870-6599 Founders of the Wellness Revolution for Organizations Founders of the International Alliance for Mentoring Creators of the Organizational Health and Balance series of workshops featuring the Genuine ContactÔ program -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Eva P Svensson Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: holding space Hello, Today is a sad day here in Sweden - our foreign affairs minister Anna Lind has been murdered. The news breaked out while I'm in a place where I have been facilitating/training a group of people in leadership. Anna Lind was stabbed with a knife yesterday afternoon right here in Stockholm and the news said that she was badly injured but no one spoked about the risk that she could die. This morning just a second before I got the news, a thougth flew through my head - what if.., what will I as a facilitator do with my group, then the thought flew away again. And then I knew - that the worst thing had happen. I prayed for help and I got it - I felt that I was helped to do the best I could do to navigate the group and myself through the day, and holding space for us all. And I was on my way to send a mail to ask for help from you all out there, but I just couldn't do it (actually I did not dare). But you all helped me anyhow just that I knew that you where all out there and "only" by thinking about that gave me strength and power. "Let your soul be your pilot, let your soul guide you" as Sting puts it - Thank you for letting me be a part of this community. Eva * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/2003 * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
