2011.02.23 19:00 - Love plays with us

The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

stevenaia Michinaga: Greetings o
oO0Oo Resident: hita stevenaia, ntsy :)
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles, ntsy2

oO0Oo Resident: I was just thinking of a previous discussion about love
stevenaia Michinaga: one of my favorite topics
stevenaia Michinaga: it seems to define so much
oO0Oo Resident: in which you described a wife finding enduring love for her husband
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, my friend
oO0Oo Resident: and I wondered after, if maybe, it was... about you and your partner?
stevenaia Michinaga: strangely, she only recently called me tha
stevenaia Michinaga: t
oO0Oo Resident: partner?
stevenaia Michinaga: no it was about a friend of mine
stevenaia Michinaga: and her husband
oO0Oo Resident: OK... ty
oO0Oo Resident: hi Eliza :)
stevenaia Michinaga: we have a professional relationship, and our paths have crossed enough that we are quite comfortable talking
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Eliza
Eliza Madrigal: Hi oO0Oo and Steve :)
oO0Oo Resident: love has been on my mind
stevenaia Michinaga: I felt she know I would understand what she was saying
stevenaia Michinaga: *knew
stevenaia Michinaga: I have been married quite long and knew my spouse a decade before, I think re realized that love before we married
oO0Oo Resident: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: we found love but never lost our friendship
Eliza Madrigal: lovely
stevenaia Michinaga: but how do you explain this to someone who has never experienced it
oO0Oo Resident: you love them?
stevenaia Michinaga: like talking about swimming without ever having seem water
oO0Oo Resident: lol
oO0Oo Resident: hi Aphrodite :)
stevenaia Michinaga: do I love who?
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Aphrodite
Eliza Madrigal: :) Hi Aph
Aphrodite Macbain: Hello. sounds interesting...
Eliza Madrigal: that's how you explain...
oO0Oo Resident: In answer to your question stevenaia
Eliza Madrigal: mmmm
oO0Oo Resident: my statement was a suggestion
stevenaia Michinaga: my friend who I spoke of... is a friend
oO0Oo Resident grins at Aph
Aphrodite Macbain smiles, wondering what this discussion is about
stevenaia Michinaga: love :)
stevenaia Michinaga: and friendship
Aphrodite Macbain: oh. my.
Aphrodite Macbain: a love of a friend?
stevenaia Michinaga: in this case it was a friend of mine of mine who told me she discovered enduring love for her husband
stevenaia Michinaga: I think they were married 3 or 4 years
Aphrodite Macbain: how did she discover it?

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Aphrodite Macbain: discover seems to be a curious word to use. sounds like it happened very quickly
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I think she just looked at it differently one day
stevenaia Michinaga: it;s how you discover anything, when the time is right, you "know"
Aphrodite Macbain: oh - she suddenly realized how much she loved her husband. wow
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: how wonderful, usually the experience is the opposite. you realize you no longer love your partner
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, she said, My husband laughed and said for one of the smartest people he knows, you can be very slow sometimes
Eliza Madrigal: well there can be love without friendship, too
Eliza Madrigal: sad though that is
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, that can be unfortunate
Aphrodite Macbain: I can't imagine love without friendship. Friendship is a base
stevenaia Michinaga: and is not usually enduring
Aphrodite Macbain: yes- the friendships usually endure
stevenaia Michinaga: or... the break-up can be devastating
Eliza Madrigal: ah, well I'm sure there are people in everyone's lives that they love but don't rest with?
Aphrodite Macbain: rest?
Aphrodite Macbain: do you mean live with or seep with?
Eliza Madrigal: yes, enjoy... seems part of friendship?
Aphrodite Macbain: sleep
stevenaia Michinaga: love of family, parents, children, friends, etc, a different sort of love
stevenaia Michinaga: *sort
stevenaia Michinaga: then there is partner love,
Aphrodite Macbain: yes, perhaps a more passionate love
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Ria :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Ri- we're talking about love!
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Rhia
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Ria
Ria Elcano: hello sam
Ria Elcano: hello everyone
Eliza Madrigal: Ria, rather
Eliza Madrigal: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: have you been here before?
Ria Elcano: i have been once
stevenaia Michinaga: ok, then you don't mind if your comments are included in the log on the groups Wiki page
Ria Elcano: i might just listen if u don't mind
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: feel free
oO0Oo Resident: can I share a music video that someone shared with me?:) np
stevenaia Michinaga: that is fine
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, please
oO0Oo Resident: http://is.gd/JbmF9A
Eliza Madrigal: wow, really beautiful video Sam
oO0Oo Resident: ty for listening... just wanted to share that
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
oO0Oo Resident: “ We think we can play with love, but, we are mistaken. Love plays with us.” --Jacob Needleman

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Aphrodite Macbain: amazing. Samuo- so delicate. Love shadow puppets
stevenaia Michinaga: I love (no pun) how Being and easily be substituted for Love
oO0Oo Resident nods
oO0Oo Resident: I'd like to share another if i may...
oO0Oo Resident: http://is.gd/2HCcQu
Eliza Madrigal: oh sure, thanks
Eliza Madrigal: ooooooooo, oO0Oo.... very sweet
oO0Oo Resident smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: never heard of her
Aphrodite Macbain: Thank you samuo. Don't know the singer. Who is she?
Aphrodite Macbain: where is she from?
Eliza Madrigal: both videos are real treasures
oO0Oo Resident: mmm Europe
oO0Oo Resident: one parent is italian, and one is ... I forget lol
Aphrodite Macbain: English?
oO0Oo Resident: she is multiplisity like all of us i imagine
Eliza Madrigal plays again
Aphrodite Macbain: are you both going to the next retreat that Eliza has so kindly organized with Eos?
oO0Oo Resident: iN World?
stevenaia Michinaga: Not sure the date was settled yet
Aphrodite Macbain: yes. Eliza sent an email today about it
Eliza Madrigal: she sounds a little like marketa irglova...
Eliza Madrigal: ah, yes Zen and I have organized a 'plan'
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eliza Madrigal: It will be the last weekend of March
Aphrodite Macbain: sorry, Zen
Eliza Madrigal: 26,27. Oh, perfectly fine Aph, thanks for mentioning it
oO0Oo Resident: I may not have computer access then ,but if i do... i would 'loe' to 'be' there
Aphrodite Macbain: I was thinking it would be nice to introduce music like this into it
stevenaia Michinaga: hehe
oO0Oo Resident: 'love'*
Eliza Madrigal: Well for this one Zen and I are hoping to be a bit more structured, perhaps more silent pauses...
Eliza Madrigal: longer sessions, but still only 2 days
Eliza Madrigal: he is used to zen retreats :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Yes, right
Eliza Madrigal: so we'll move a tiny bit that way
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eliza Madrigal: but... that said...
Eliza Madrigal: there may indeed come music :)
Aphrodite Macbain: I wont be able to make it; getting up at 5AM is too hard for me
Aphrodite Macbain: I wouldn't really be "present"
Eliza Madrigal: yes, understandable...
Eliza Madrigal: I hope others will plan some more
Eliza Madrigal: different sorts :)
Aphrodite Macbain: as long as there are others that have different time

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stevenaia Michinaga: I'll have to look at the schedule again, will it be at the retreat center in the sky?
oO0Oo Resident: Nice shoulder panda APH! :)))
Eliza Madrigal: yes, definitely Steve
Eliza Madrigal: so lovely, nice to use that
Aphrodite Macbain: Thanks Sam. Her name is Ping
oO0Oo Resident: :)
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Ping
Aphrodite Macbain: She has an older brother, Pong.
oO0Oo Resident: lol
Aphrodite Macbain: They play alot together
Aphrodite Macbain grins
oO0Oo Resident: they don't weigh 17 ibs. I hope ;)
Eliza Madrigal: hehe
Aphrodite Macbain: Hahah. No. Not like my cat smudge
Aphrodite Macbain: Smudge wouldn't fit on my shoulder. Only on my lap
Eliza Madrigal: :) you have a big cat like Steve, Aph?
Aphrodite Macbain: I loved that pic of your cat at the keyboard Steve
Aphrodite Macbain: Yes How heavy is yours Steve?
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, but I used to have a cat who would ride on my shoulders while I was bike riding
stevenaia Michinaga: my cat weighs 13 pounds
Aphrodite Macbain: wow, did his claws dig in everytime you went around a corner?
Eliza Madrigal: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I wore a heavy denim jacket
Aphrodite Macbain: :-) just as well
stevenaia Michinaga: I a pic i's on my fb pag
stevenaia Michinaga: e
Aphrodite Macbain: I bought them a laser toy today. Lotsa fun. Chasing the little red dot
Eliza Madrigal has two cats.... both 'normal' if there is such a thing ... one fetches like a dog :)
Aphrodite Macbain: that's not normal eliza!
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, drives cats crazy catching the red dot
Eliza Madrigal: one is outside.... wild, just showed up and stayed. the other indoors and orange... the fetcher... both VERY verbal
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Paradise
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Paradise :)
stevenaia Michinaga: ntsy
Aphrodite Macbain: verbal's a nice word for it....
oO0Oo Resident: hi Paradise :)
Paradise Tennant: hiya stev .. eliza .. ria .. aph .. O :)
Eliza Madrigal grins
Aphrodite Macbain: Hello Paradise
oO0Oo Resident: this a repeat via Yaku.. funny: http://i.imgur.com/xpwyq.jpg
Aphrodite Macbain: Tx. 0
Eliza Madrigal: wow I really am a dog
oO0Oo Resident: might have showed you before Aph :)
Eliza Madrigal: (metal dog in Chinese astrology)
oO0Oo Resident: lol Eliza
Aphrodite Macbain: yes. I love it. It's so TRUE!
Eliza Madrigal: OK... see 11 pm approaching...
Aphrodite Macbain: Sam, you seem to have a wealth of great web sites readily to hand
Eliza Madrigal: yes thanks much Samuo, wonderful
oO0Oo Resident: pick a topic lol
Aphrodite Macbain: Yes, it's getting later and I must go and um feed the cats
oO0Oo Resident: ty
Eliza Madrigal: and for musings on love and friendship Steve
Eliza Madrigal: have sweet dreams everyone
Eliza Madrigal: Night Aph :) and Ping
stevenaia Michinaga: night
Aphrodite Macbain: I love my friends in SL and RL
oO0Oo Resident: ntsy Eliza... and Aph
Eliza Madrigal: "My favorite thing!"
Eliza Madrigal: hehe
oO0Oo Resident: mmm yes
Eliza Madrigal: Night Ria, nice to meet you
Aphrodite Macbain: but the I am after all Aphrodite - the goddess of love!
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye! all
Ria Elcano: good night eliza
Paradise Tennant: good nite eliza sweet dreams
Paradise Tennant: nite nite aph
Eliza Madrigal: Night Paradise :) U2
Paradise Tennant: that was a great clip on the dog and cat .. boy there is lag tonight ...takes forever for my posts to appear

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stevenaia Michinaga: The cat/dog link is one of my favorites
Paradise Tennant: smiles yes so funny in a true kind of way
Paradise Tennant: though the kitty may be a bit maligned some of them are not so .. imperious :)
oO0Oo Resident: yes ... dogs can be more selective too
stevenaia Michinaga: selective? have you ever been ignored by a cat
oO0Oo Resident: hehe
oO0Oo Resident: yes
Paradise Tennant: they tend to love routines though .. my pup .. gets very put out if we break his favorite habits :) ..likes a regular schedule ..knowing what to expect what to look forward to :)
Paradise Tennant: it took close to a minute for that post to appear .. i am a minute behind you all different time warp
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, dogs do keep you regular
oO0Oo Resident: it amazes me the close associations these two species have made with humans
Ria Elcano: i must go, thank u for having me
Paradise Tennant: we are the bringer of all good things
Paradise Tennant: good nite ria :)
stevenaia Michinaga: come by anytime
Paradise Tennant: sweet dreams
oO0Oo Resident: ntsy Ria :)
oO0Oo Resident: tc
Ria Elcano: good night and i will, thank u
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks for joining us
Ria Elcano: it a pleasure
Ria Elcano: bye
oO0Oo Resident: I need go attend to some things. Nice to be with you all, Stevenaia, Ria, and paradise :) Love to all friends near and far.
Paradise Tennant: smiles good nite O sweet dreams .. namaste my friend :)
stevenaia Michinaga: night O
stevenaia Michinaga: bye Ria
stevenaia Michinaga: yawn, how was you day Paradise
Paradise Tennant: very very long ..one long meeting that did not wind down till about an hour and half ago
stevenaia Michinaga: wow, hope it was productive
Paradise Tennant: with a small poppy seed cake break and a few pit stops but not stop listening and talking
Paradise Tennant: it was but I am pretty pooped
Paradise Tennant: how was yours :)
stevenaia Michinaga: interesting, my office associate had her meniscus operated on on Monday (knee) and was walking around today with a bit of pain, but much better than before
Paradise Tennant: ouch
Paradise Tennant: that must have hurt
stevenaia Michinaga: much better now
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Paradise Tennant: everyone's life has trials and tribulations
Paradise Tennant: duca
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I suspect it will be a good thing in the long run, it has been hurting her for months
Paradise Tennant: but if there is enough poppy seed cake and right now I am drinking a lovely dark beer .. there high spots too :)
stevenaia Michinaga: had Lebanese tonight, avoided the baklava

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Paradise Tennant: smiles I had it sat night visited my mom .. picked it up two dinners and popped over to a friends place .. to watch a movie .. we feasted .. stewed spinach eggplant fava beans.. dolmades
Paradise Tennant: was very tasty ....
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, we have a local place with a saying... "Food so good you'd think we stole your mother"
Paradise Tennant: smiles especially if she was Lebanese :)
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, a family place
Paradise Tennant: I really think the world would get along so much better if before you went to war with someone you had to spend a month eating all their national dishes
Paradise Tennant: they would not seem such strangers you would know their tastes :)
Paradise Tennant: hard to dislike the delicious
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, and their chefs
Paradise Tennant: was out walking the do tonight as soon as I got in because I was late ran into a chap who was walking his dog was studying to be a chef .. doing some final exam :)
Paradise Tennant: thought it was the best passion .. in the world .. passion more than a vocation :)
stevenaia Michinaga: did you ask if you could eat his final?
Paradise Tennant: smiles no just wished him luck with it :)
Paradise Tennant: but lovely to feel so ardently about what you do
Paradise Tennant: those who get to create are the luckiest ones I think ;)
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I feel it;s important
stevenaia Michinaga: bedtime for me
Paradise Tennant: smiles feeling a wash of fatigue run right through me ..funny how it comes in waves
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: nite nite stev .. sweet dreams :)))
stevenaia Michinaga: night u2
Paradise Tennant: and thanks for the company :)
stevenaia Michinaga: happy to
Paradise Tennant: great dress btw :)
stevenaia Michinaga: thx :)