Carmela, I just finished hosting a retreat (near a lake!) where the Journeyers (who are on a 12-week Learning Journey) definitely traveled to our edges. And the time in Open Space was, of course, a most nourishing part.
I will share your poignant words as they also speak close to our experience!! With gratitude, Ashley On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 5:16 AM, Carmela Ariza via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear OS colleagues, I would like to share with you a poem I wrote today! > > The Edge in Open Spaces > by: Carmela Ariza > 5:53PM, Manila, 30 January 2015 > > Sitting by the lake > Where no water is seen > Still, our thirst is quenched > > We were frightened > Anxious as we sat by the edge > As it was far from our usual scheme > > Were we on the bum? > Journeying together with very rough provisions > Not a table, nor a slide to slip into > > I can’t deny it > The edge indeed > Made us feel edgy! > > It’s not that this was our first > We’ve been by this lake before > Yet now we see and feel and hear > > The open space that breaks us open > As disconcerting as it may seem > It felt good for the many > > I have to admit, that although > To each one - time and space were given > The edge drives through in kairos, never in chronos moments! > > ------ > > YOU may also view this poem in my poetry blogspot: Carmela's Poems and > Prayers: The Edge in Open Spaces > <http://carmela-poems-and-prayers.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-edge-in-open-spaces.html> > > > [image: image] > <http://carmela-poems-and-prayers.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-edge-in-open-spaces.html> > > > > > > Carmela's Poems and Prayers: The Edge in Open Spaces > <http://carmela-poems-and-prayers.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-edge-in-open-spaces.html> > View on carmela-poems-and-p... > <http://carmela-poems-and-prayers.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-edge-in-open-spaces.html> > Preview by Yahoo > > > > Love, > > Carms > > True happiness is a state of mind. > Happiness is not a consequence of things that happen. > Do not pursue happiness - practice it. > Sing, even if you do not sound good. > Smile, even when things go wrong. > Create happiness, and happy you will be. > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- Ashley Cooper Co-Founder & Learning Architect www.mycelium.is
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