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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thank you Jon Mark<br>
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Indeed the rediscovering and owning of the "I", deeply respecting
the other all without losing the"We" expands the context of
honoring /acting on behalf of.<br>
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Your mothers stories were known to me yet we never worked
together. <br>
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I am sorry in her passing and joyful in the gift she gave to us
all.<br>
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With respect, Larry<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Lawrence Philbrook, Certified ToP Facilitator
Director, Institute of Cultural Affairs Taiwan
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.icatw.com">www.icatw.com</a> Tel: 8862-2871-3150 Fax: 8862-2871-2870
Skype: icalarry
President ICA International/ Member Global Leadership Team
ICAI Office c/o ICA Canada, 655 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON. M4M 1G4 Canada
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ica-international.org">www.ica-international.org</a></pre>
On 10/1/2012 11:20 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jonzondo@juno.com">jonzondo@juno.com</a> wrote:<br>
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<p>One of things I have learned in my joureny with Native peoples
is the power of the unique selves in any community. I don't
think that many of us in the Order took the time to "get to
know" our brothers and sisters on the journey. Yes, sometimes
it happened, but there is a power in creating rituals and forums
where we dive into the individual stories of survival, of
uniqueness and of power. There stories can be powerful teaching
for all who listen and stand as witness. Sometimes these
stories, indeed, came out during daily office when one was the
5th litergist. Overall, individuality was often suppressed for
the "good of the whole/good of the Order"... except for all the
times it wasn't. That pattern created a large shadow of
resentment. A shadow some of us are still dancing with today.</p>
<p>Anyway, now, in this time, I think we as humans are continuing
to learn the balance between honoring the self and honoring the
whole. I think we have many more skills now, 2012, then we did
20 to 40 years ago. And so shall it be with our journeys... we
seem to keep learning and that gives me great hope for our
grandchildren.</p>
<p>Aho and Amen.<br>
Jon Mark</p>
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