tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313636760378374811.post4178112278370473295..comments2007-10-08T15:12:44.795-05:00Peggy Jarretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00021357136360627872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313636760378374811.post-46778843270111072632007-10-08T15:12:00.000-05:002007-10-08T15:12:00.000-05:00A few weeks ago I said yes to being a part of creating a “Remembrance of Brad Brown” event in Atlanta. At the time, I thought that such a simple thing would certainly not take much time, and Elaine Alpert, Sara Michelson, and I would bring something this “simple” off without a hitch. Well, a few days of phone calls between the three of us and I called Elaine, jokingly and said, “I wasn’t expecting any Lifeshocks while we’re doing this. I quit.” And then we laughed.<BR/><BR/>And the reality is, I really didn’t think about the Lifeshocks that would come. After all, this wasn’t like saying “Yes” to being TS of a training. <BR/><BR/>So now, the day after the event, I am sitting, listening to the “Song of the Seas” by Vangelis, and I imagine I can hear Brad Brown and in his wonderful voice he asks, “So Stuart, what did you get?”<BR/><BR/>Well Brad, I got so much more than I expected. I got reconnected to this work. I connected with you, even though you are no longer here. I reconnected with people that I have not seen in years and we cried and shared our joy and sadness.<BR/><BR/>“And what else did you get?”<BR/><BR/>I became more conscious of my thoughts and words and my personal choices. I got reminded of how I really can be. I got reminded of my true self. The me that “sees” and the me that “listens”. The me that loves.<BR/><BR/>“Oh, is that all?” My imagined Brad says, and laughs, and we laugh together.<BR/><BR/>Stuart Martin<BR/>10/08/07Smartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762246912979494439noreply@blogger.com