Dear friends and colleagues in Open Space,
When I consider these two vital aspects of an OST meeting, I think of them
in combination with one another. The two components are showing up to a
compelling theme (responding to the invitation) and the law of two feet
(the law of mobility).
Together, they teach us something important about transforming our
individual and collective consciousness. By showing up so powerfully in the
present, we stop lingering in the past or focusing on the future. Think
about it this way. We usually spend too much conscious thinking in the past
or future, and insufficient conscious thinking in the present. As we show
up in the present, we are actually transforming our consciousness.
Years ago, one of the most powerful OST experiences that I, and about
thirty other people had was sponsored and facilitated by Ann Stadler and
Harrison Owen. The theme was Expanding Our Now. Length of time for this OST
was five days. Location was on the coast of Oregon. Individually and
collectively, our consciousness transformed...and none of us was the same
again as we were before this OST gathering. I believe the year was 1995.
Harrison wrote his book Expanding Our Now based on the learning in that
experience and our confirmed recognition that "now is all we have".
Live your now, transform your consciousness. Participating in frequent
OST meetings is a great way to do so.
Birgitt
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Birgitt Williams
*Senior consultant-author-mentor to leaders and consultants *
Specialist in organizational and systemic transformation, leadership
development, and the benefits of nourishing a culture of leadership.
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