My breath stopped when i read your message, Harrison. I first met Ralph at the 1998 OSonOS in Monterrey. I was one of the co-hosts. The event had gotten off to a rocky start. The second morning during the opening circle, a challenging and emotional reflection began around who's "in" and who's "out". I was sitting quietly breathing, staying grounded as this remarkably intense exchange took place. When it ended, the man sitting next to me, who I didn't know -- Ralph Copleman -- turned to me and asked if I was okay. I fell in love with him in that moment. He was holding the space for me as I held the space for the group.
I am grateful for the years of laughter and wisdom from Ralph, much of it archived on this list. Peggy _________________________________ Peggy Holman pe...@peggyholman.com 15347 SE 49th Place Bellevue, WA 98006 425-746-6274 www.peggyholman.com www.journalismthatmatters.org Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become the fire". -- Drew Dellinger On Jan 7, 2011, at 7:14 AM, Harrison Owen wrote: > My good friend, buddy and colleague of many years, Ralph Copleman died last > night. Karen Davis, Ralph and I were to do a program in New York next week. > The program will go on and Ralph will be there as that indomitable, humorous > Spirit he has always been. Ralph showed up here on the list as a regular from > the very beginning. I will remember him best for his soliloquy, “Everything > is Moving, Everything is moving.” A very simple phrase which goes to the > heart of it all, I think. > > Harrison > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Dr. > Potomac, MD 20854 > USA > Phone 301-365-2093 > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > * * ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
