2010.03.21 19:00 - A little drop by the pool

The Guardian for this meeting was Calvino Rabeni. The comments are by Calvino Rabeni.

Paradise Tennant: hiya cal
Calvino Rabeni: H paradise - how are you?
Paradise Tennant: very well thanks :)
Paradise Tennant: and you :)
Calvino Rabeni: I'm good - I was taking the time before anyone was here to "drop" things :)
Calvino Rabeni: And then I noticed (or noticed that I noticed) the land is entirely gray today
Paradise Tennant: smiles .. spent the afternoon doing chores listening to gil fronsdale .. while I worked ..he does some great talks one of them was on letting go :)
Paradise Tennant: yes took a while for it to rez for me
Calvino Rabeni: Who is that, by the way?
Paradise Tennant: gil fronsdale has website ..can download a very big series of teachings .they are all good one sec
Paradise Tennant: http://www.audiodharma.org/talks-gil.html
Paradise Tennant: good sense of humor .. and very explicit easy to grasp explanations :)
Paradise Tennant: plus a very user friendly attitude been at it a long time .. know very well how to help you understand :)
Paradise Tennant: :) worth listening to :)
Paradise Tennant: have them on my ipod will listen sometimes when I run or am in transit
Calvino Rabeni: Thanks for the pointer Paradise
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Paradise Tennant: in your reflections on dropping ..did you drop anything
Calvino Rabeni: I dropped some "stuff" - not sure the word - associated with my schedule, and with physical pain
Paradise Tennant: smies
Paradise Tennant: geez cannot type tonight .. so the time was well spent ..:) are you recovering from an injury :)
--BELL--
Calvino Rabeni: No. I don't know the origin - I thought it was RSI - related to computer use
Paradise Tennant: pain in your shoulders ...wrists ?
Calvino Rabeni: but I am not entirely sure of the orgin
Calvino Rabeni: yes shoulder
Paradise Tennant: acupuncture works well for certain types of pain :) has been going on for a long time >
Calvino Rabeni: I've tried stretching etc - helps a little - I want to do more with the awareness approach also before I go for the acupuncture etc. Probably because I like the Do It Yourself approach to things :)
Paradise Tennant: nods ... lots to be learned from awareness :)
Paradise Tennant: of all manner of experience .. :)
Calvino Rabeni: My operating assumption is - the body has good built-in healing and maintenance functions for common things like this
Paradise Tennant: yes :)
Calvino Rabeni: What's new with you lately?
Paradise Tennant: hmm smiles .. mostly just working hard ..but I am going to try to shift things into a more balanced state :)
Paradise Tennant: spend more time .. meditating .. more time running .. more time at home ! :)
Paradise Tennant: and you :)
Calvino Rabeni: Do you have a commute to work, and all that?
Paradise Tennant: hmmm very short one .. I live downtown ..maybe 20 minutes usually 15 :)
Calvino Rabeni: That's good
Calvino Rabeni: Some people seem to have the ability to reinvent themselves professionally every so often
--BELL--
Paradise Tennant: yes
Paradise Tennant: usually change every five years .. go find a new window to look out of .. :)
Paradise Tennant: though in related areas :)
Paradise Tennant: well I think I have to trudle off to bed Cal .. I hope your shoulder feels better soon :)
Paradise Tennant: be well :)
Calvino Rabeni: Thanks Para -
Calvino Rabeni: Sleep well :)
Calvino Rabeni: Bye!
Paradise Tennant: :) be wave from toronto :)
Calvino Rabeni: :)
Paradise Tennant: *big