Dear all ~

It's been a long time!  I've just skimmed through the last several months of 
postings and find myself sitting here with a big silly grin.  It's really 
amazing how vibrant and alive and connected everyone here still is.  A real 
testament to what naturally happens when we self-organize.  :)

Two things bring me back here.  One is that I recently came across a book of 
our conversation on the oslistserve that I compiled in 2002.  The book is a 
little more than 300 pages and contains the remarkable conversation that 
unfolded here in the days from 8-25-01 until 9-27-01.  Really.  We created over 
300 pages of conversation in the span of one month.  We had a lot to say as we 
watched the world change on 9-11.  I still count that experience as one of the 
highlights of my life.

The name I gave to this compilation is A Partial Diary of the Collective 
Buddha.  I included a bit of art to dress it up, put things in order, cleaned 
up the formatting and had it coil-bound with a cover to protect it.  I like it 
a lot.  For me, this book is a treasure.  So much was felt and shared here, so 
many of us were so heart-moved.  

I long ago lost track of whatever computer I was using in 2002, so this copy is 
pretty much what I have.  But still, I have this.  I wonder if it would be 
worthwhile to take what I have back to the copy shop where I could cut off the 
binding and scan all the pages into a pdf document that I could then share.  Is 
this something anyone is interested in having?  If there is interest, I will 
find out more about how to make this available.  Whether you are interested in 
the book or not, I look forward to hearing from you!  

The second reason I came back is to learn more about the ways in which Open 
Space is being used in virtual space.  I'm pondering an open space event that 
serves a global community that doesn't have the capacity to get together in the 
same physical room.  We are quite adept, however, at holding meetings in which 
we are connected in some combination of face-to-face, audio, and video 
conferencing.  I know a bit of this has been done already, and I'm eager to 
learn from those who have done it.  Can someone please point me to who I might 
connect with about this?  Many thanks!

Much love ~~~~~

Julie






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