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> On Dec 27, 2014, at 4:34 AM, Be Trained via OSList 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Lisa Heft.  That is very thoughtful and provocative.  Konny
> 
>> On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 12:19 AM, Lisa Heft - via OSList 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hello, dear friends. 
>> As your current OSLIST Poet Laureate I wish to continue to create found 
>> poetry, in the practice of one of our late great past Poet Laureates, Ms. 
>> Laurel Doersam.
>> I sit with a conversation you have had and think about how it comes apart 
>> and fits back together again in a new and poetic way.
>> I enjoy showing you back … yourselves. 
>> Happy reading - Lisa Heft
>> 
>> ________
>> 
>> In Honor of the Lurkers
>> ________
>>  
>> Hey…
>> 
>> I am a lurker and sometimes contributor.
>> I am one of the frequent lurkers.
>> I am proud to be a frequent lurker.
>> Mostly lurk but occasionally comment. 
>> Mostly lurking for many years. 
>> A regular lurker. 
>> Read the list. Daily.
>> 
>> Mostly silent, sometimes reading, often feeling and holding space. 
>> 
>> Even trawling through pages and pages of repetitive posts on the digest 
>> format doesn't keep me away. 
>> 
>> Hey - I'm a regular lurker. 
>> I'm a regular lurker and learner.
>> 
>> I enjoy the constant reminder about the core of OS principles.
>> I particularly enjoy the principles of open space as practiced by the 
>> participants:
>> No admonishments about perceived “off topic” threads,
>> No shut-downs when (if) there’s a flurry of un-subscriptions due to the 
>> above.
>> Such a positive list with world wide participants, so great.
>> I am in love and in debt to this beautiful community.
>> 
>> Enjoying…learning….practicing…
>> 
>> Lurk
>> Hey YES!
>> Hello
>> I’m a permanent lurker
>> Same here.
>> 
>> It's enlivening to see both the old hands and the new waves of Open Space 
>> lovers.
>> A cool combination of experienced practitioners and new comers.
>> 
>> The experience, curiosity, wisdom and generosity demonstrated through this 
>> list is very important to me, my work and life. 
>> I love the living wisdom through this OSLIST. 
>> I enjoy the reflections and the enthusiasm. 
>> I enjoy the fresh perspectives offered by REAL OSers.
>> I feel connected to the community and I get inspiring ideas.
>> From time to time I cannot resist to send again a tiny contribution to say 
>> hello I’m still there.
>> 
>> Hi.
>> Hi!
>> Hi, everybody!
>> I do lurk most of the time.
>> 
>> Sometimes the volume is over my capacity.
>> I sometimes comment.
>> 
>> Sometimes I am reading daily, sometimes weekly, sometimes I do not check for 
>> a few months, 
>> and then simply delete the build up.
>> Applying the law of two feet with my two eyes. 
>> And then I start again
>> 
>> Definitely a lurker with random bits of input and responses.
>> 
>> I am a frequent 'participant' in the discussion - but almost always only in 
>> my head. 
>> And I have many very fruitful conversations with you all – in my head.
>> I engage in the conversation, try on different responses.
>> I keep thinking of writing, but then see all the wisdom on the list and 
>> think, that’s it. Why repeat. 
>> I always learn…and I know the next time I have a question there will always 
>> be somebody to help answer it for me.
>> 
>> Hey,
>> Heyyyy,
>> Heeeeey.
>> Hey everyone, 
>> Here it comes: I am a lurker.
>> I’m a passionate lurker.
>> Love to learn while lurking.
>> 
>> I am always here!
>> 
>> I appreciate the active participation of some players who represent the 
>> thoughts of many others.
>> Always appreciate new voices and perspectives as well.
>> I feel connected to many of the topics that have been shared here in this 
>> group.
>> 
>> Hey - I'm here too.
>> I lurk here too.
>> I lurk a lot.
>> Me too!
>> I am an active reader.
>> I READ every message, and learn a lot! 
>> 
>> Yep, I mostly lurk. 
>> 
>> Gratitude to still be amongst this community. 
>> Grateful for our co-learning.
>> MASSIVELY GRATEFUL for all I have learned. 
>> Always a grateful and admiring learner. 
>> A learning-by-listening kind of lurk.
>> 
>> My active participation is in the listening / reading space at the rim.
>> Not posting often, but taking in the gifts of this list with much gratitude 
>> and passing them on in the world. 
>> And in applying the principles of practice in my own life a lot of the time. 
>> 
>> Often I have so many things to do 
>> that I don’t give myself the time to sit down and write a thorough, well 
>> thought reply. 
>> Now that I write this, 
>> I realize that it is not necessary to put the bar that high. 
>> It does not always have to be of academic quality – 
>> a simple sharing will do, too. 
>> So this is a note to myself.
>> 
>> Hi!
>> Hey!
>> Hey OS List Folks
>> Another lurker.
>> I lurk often and read a lot! 
>> 
>> I use the list and the amazing contributions as inspiration to remind me why 
>> I love doing this. 
>> And that there are other ways and people out there 
>> doing things differently.
>> 
>> I think every single posting leads some us somewhere, even if those places 
>> aren't so obvious. 
>> I especially like when the search is fragile and the outcome uncertain.
>> 
>> Thank you for being and doing.
>> 
>> I am always fascinated by the conversation and learn tons. 
>> Appreciating each kind word or gift exchanged or question asked.
>> I love people’s thinking, awarenesses, interests, divergences on this list. 
>> 
>> I occasionally offer my 2 bits... I guess that's what happens when interest 
>> accrues on my 2 cents over time.
>> I love the sense of security and support.
>> 
>> I am curious - how do we really define LURKERS?
>> I don’t consider myself a lurker.  
>> I don’t hide behind somewhere, ready to pounce. 
>> I have no evil intentions. 
>> I haven't yet gotten used to the modern meaning of "lurker" and don't ever 
>> identify as one. 
>> The definition seems to say that listening isn't active participation.
>> I’m no lurker.
>> I actively participate in reading, listening, and reflecting.
>> 
>> Oh thank you for saying that, thank you.
>> 
>> Lurk!
>> I am a happy lurker.
>> 
>> And I am not. I am … a witness.
>> Fully engaged and fully present.
>> For what is dialogue? It is someone speaking, and someone else who is fully 
>> listening.
>> 
>> In live os events you see the butterflies.
>> A silent presence creating Space.
>> 
>> We are a community working with open space,
>> Therefore able or learning to be absolutely present
>> And absolutely invisible.
>> 
>> Thanks for the affirmation.
>> Sets a lovely tone. 
>> Really resonates.
>> 
>> Hi, everybody.
>> Hello, world. 
>> I lurk, regularly. 
>> I am not ashamed. Sometimes I even post. 
>> Then I lurk. 
>> 
>> Listening has improved my practice for sure!
>> 
>> Has anyone noticed that it is almost
>> impossible to say "lurk" rapidly in succession?
>> Try it:
>> Lurk lurk lurk. 
>> lurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurkllkllkkkk.
>> Argh.
>> 
>> Ah, I am so glad!
>> I’m still growing inside. 
>> I’m a lurker and a learner.
>> I am a listener and a witness.
>> 
>> I am very happy to be part of this list. 
>> I like this community.
>> Keep the work and the words flowing.
>> 
>> I lurk.
>> I may well be digging into the vast collective wisdom soon.
>> 
>> I lurk.
>> 
>> Whoa, that was hard to say.  It feels good to get that off my chest.  
>> Thanks for listening.
>> 
>> My pleasure.
>> Listening is my part in the dialogue.
>> 
>> __
>> 
>> Inspired by / including words and thoughts by
>> Jeff Aitken, Chris Altmikus, Ramón Alzate, Neichu Angami, Juana Anguita, 
>> Carmela Ariza, Cal Austin, Tova Averbuch, Arno Baltin, John Baxter, Konny 
>> Benjamin, Stéphane Brodu, Andrea Chiou, Steve Cochran, Jonathan Coe, Ashley 
>> Cooper, Suzanne Daigle, Lise Damkjaer, Jean Francois Dauba, Corinne Devery, 
>> Koos de Heer, R. Duff Doel, Lourdes Adriana Diaz-Berrio Doring, Stella 
>> Duffy, Ingrid Ebeling, Florian Fischer, Patricia Gooding, Kári Gunnarsson, 
>> Saehi Hahn, Shannon Hecker, Lisa Heft, Michael Herman, Jan Höglund, Peggy 
>> Holman, June, Chris Kloth, Anja Korvenmaa, Francois Knuchel, Satyanarayanan 
>> Kumar, Shobha Kumar, Christy Lee-Engel, Chuni Li, Pernilla Luttropp, Liz 
>> Martins, Jo McLaughlin, Viv McWaters, Joshua Morrison, Gerard Miller, 
>> Susanne Moosdorf, Elspeth Murray, Kevin O’Brien, Lawrence O’Connor, Mary 
>> O’Connor, Harrison Owen, Marks Mcavity, Kathleen D. Osta, Marie Ann Östlund, 
>> Lori Palano, Michael M Pannwitz, Susan Partnow, Bhavesh Patel, Thomas 
>> Perret, Eleder Aurtenetxe Pildain, Annamarie Pluhar, John Rapp, Arturo 
>> Uscátegui Restrepo, Martin Roell, Christine Whitney Sanchez, Horst Schmid, 
>> Agneta Setterwall, Nigel Seys-Phillips, Lisa Sieverts, Davis Smith, Anne 
>> Stadler, Hege Steinsland, Donnan Stoicovy, Bob Sullens, Elisabeth Tepper, 
>> Gijs van Wezel, Annika von Walter, John Watkins, Agnieszka Maja Wawrzyniak, 
>> Jutta Wiemar, Robyn Williams, Markus Wittwer and Rosa Zubizaretta
>> 
>> … with apologies for any mis-spellings / mis-alphabetizing / possible 
>> omissions of your names …
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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