2011.07.23 19:00 - Retreat Thoughts,and Beauty.

The Guardian for this meeting was Lucinda Lavender and Aphrodite in that she saved the link ...We were here for Pema.

Attending were stevenaia,Aphrodite, Santoshima, Paradise, and Iwandertoo.

stevenaia Michinaga: hello again
Santoshima Resident: hello
Santoshima Resident: good to see you
stevenaia Michinaga: and good to see you again
stevenaia Michinaga: some in this group are on retreat this week, I don't know if anyone will show up tonight except 
stevenaia Michinaga: *us
Santoshima Resident: yes, i read about the retreat
Santoshima Resident: that is a place I have wanted to see
Santoshima Resident: hello lucinda
stevenaia Michinaga: Hello Lucinda
stevenaia Michinaga: which place Santos
Lucinda Lavender: hello All:)
Santoshima Resident: windhorse farm
Santoshima Resident: NS
Santoshima Resident: is that correct?
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: the retreats are very nice
Santoshima Resident: could you describe as little?
Santoshima Resident: a little
Lucinda Lavender: stevenaia did you go to windhorse?
stevenaia Michinaga: No, I went to the first one in Priceton
stevenaia Michinaga: Princeton
Lucinda Lavender: ah...
stevenaia Michinaga: amd another part of one there
stevenaia Michinaga: meeting SL people in RL is an amazing thing, first of all
Lucinda Lavender: yes...I imagine so...
stevenaia Michinaga: it adds so much to your experience of that person
Lucinda Lavender: imagining that certain veils lift...
Lucinda Lavender: of being oneself and seeing others
stevenaia Michinaga: then there is the differenceyes, and the love shines though
Lucinda Lavender: smiling at that:)
stevenaia Michinaga: jsut as here the appriciation of another's words here is what makes this place special, in RL that grows
Lucinda Lavender: I can imagine
stevenaia Michinaga: everyone has a different perspective, yet combined it seems to make ideas bigger and more easilly understood
stevenaia Michinaga: seeing things from many sides always give a new clearity to a discussion
Lucinda Lavender: nodding...
stevenaia Michinaga: like seeing one side of an object, then seeing maysides of the same object, it;s the same object, just more complete
stevenaia Michinaga: *many sides
Lucinda Lavender: I am getting ready to go to the Seatt/Vashon one...so it is good to hear about...
Lucinda Lavender: Seattle
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: is that in september?
Lucinda Lavender: yes...25th
Lucinda Lavender: I have managed to find subs at my work...not a small task
Lucinda Lavender: I teach in three classes
stevenaia Michinaga: it will be worthwile
stevenaia Michinaga: isn;t Maxine going to be there?
Lucinda Lavender: I am picturing a great calming start to the year...yes Maxine
stevenaia Michinaga: she is a wonderful person, well everyone is but it was nice meeting her
Lucinda Lavender: :))
--BELL--

Lucinda Lavender: I am looking forward to it:)
Lucinda Lavender: Santoshima...are you interesed in attending one?
stevenaia Michinaga: (lucinda, the bell)
stevenaia Michinaga: (ment to be a whisper)
Santoshima Resident: i am sorry, i had to answer an email
stevenaia Michinaga: no problem, she crashed, in any case
Santoshima Resident: i'm interested, but haven't been involved here enough to make it seem something to do
Santoshima Resident: windhorse I would go to, just to see the place
Santoshima Resident: being with the group would not have so large a pull
Santoshima Resident: at this time
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, for some people, jsut as you like coming here to unwinds, this palce and the people here can grow on you
stevenaia Michinaga: wb Lucinda
Santoshima Resident: hi again
Santoshima Resident: brb
Lucinda Lavender: HI:) when a second computer goes online from my house the connection breaks it seems
Lucinda Lavender: back now
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi all. Sorry I'm late
stevenaia Michinaga: best to keep the cats away from the other computer
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Aphrodite
Lucinda Lavender: Hello aphrodite
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Stevenaia. Luci, San
Lucinda Lavender: good suggestion Steve:)
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Paradise
Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya paradise
Lucinda Lavender: my cat Sylvie has learned to open the door from the garage to the fermentarium...:)
Lucinda Lavender: Hi Paradise:)
Aphrodite Macbain: Did anyone claim this session yet?
Lucinda Lavender: yes I did
Lucinda Lavender: had signed up to I thought
Paradise Tennant: hello aph stev luci :)
Santoshima Resident: hello all
Aphrodite Macbain: Oh OK. I thought I had taken Pema'se.
Aphrodite Macbain: whew.
Paradise Tennant: hiya stanto :)
Santoshima Resident: hi
stevenaia Michinaga: you brew beer?
Lucinda Lavender: well double cover sounds great
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Lucinda Lavender: yes...well my husband does...and other concoctions
Aphrodite Macbain: Are you home now stevenaia?
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, returned today, tried to come here by phone, but it was dificult
Aphrodite Macbain: Are you tired and covered with mozzie bites?
stevenaia Michinaga: internet connection (and phone connect) was weak from the shore
stevenaia Michinaga: the mosquitos enjoyed quite a bit of me, but no jellyfish this year
Lucinda Lavender: sounds fortunate:)
Aphrodite Macbain: Jelly fish? Thought the wate would be too cold
Aphrodite Macbain: water
stevenaia Michinaga: yes it was this year
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: cold water hot air
Aphrodite Macbain: = fog
stevenaia Michinaga: lots of fog and humitity
Aphrodite Macbain: Did you enjoy the retreat?
stevenaia Michinaga: I was in vacation, not at the retreat
Aphrodite Macbain: ! Oh I thought you were at the Windhorse too
stevenaia Michinaga: but we were discussing retreats earlier
Aphrodite Macbain: yes?
stevenaia Michinaga: I was telling santos about the ones in Princotn, perhaps you would like to give your imptrssion Paradise
stevenaia Michinaga: impression
Lucinda Lavender: I was saying I am getting ready to attend in Sept at Vashon
Aphrodite Macbain: me too Luci. I'm glad you're going
Lucinda Lavender: yes...
Lucinda Lavender: :)
Lucinda Lavender: it is in our neighborhood
Aphrodite Macbain: what was the Princeton retreat?
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Paradise Tennant: they are spacious :)
Aphrodite Macbain: spacious?
stevenaia Michinaga: I met Paradise there at the second one, as well as others
Paradise Tennant: like stepping out of your busy moment to moment schedule .. into a place where there are few expectations and distractions
Lucinda Lavender: Was Calvino there that time?
Aphrodite Macbain: mmmm
--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: no not at the one stev and I were at in princeton :)
Lucinda Lavender: The dress you are wearing Paradise is very beautiful...was just noticing
Aphrodite Macbain: paradise is always beautifully dressed
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: smiles kind of easy here :)
Lucinda Lavender: and fun
Aphrodite Macbain: yes- and cheap too!
Paradise Tennant: yes easy uncompllcated fun :) getting to play with texture colour :)
Lucinda Lavender: I am wondering..how was some of the time used at the retreat?
Lucinda Lavender: at princeton
Paradise Tennant: well princeton was a mini retreat .. :)
Paradise Tennant: malta the full five days .one day is a silent day
stevenaia Michinaga: time for discussion after focused meditation
stevenaia Michinaga: lovely walks, opens your thoughs
Paradise Tennant: usually places of real beauty ... and frankly i find there is alot of good healing energy in beauty .. it soothes you
Lucinda Lavender: a silent day..have not done that for many years
Lucinda Lavender: yes...
Paradise Tennant: actually think it is a good idea for all groups of people :)
Lucinda Lavender: would feel so connecting I think
Paradise Tennant: it allows you draw on other ways of connecting communicating being together
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Lucinda Lavender: no typing to speak of
Lucinda Lavender: :)
Lucinda Lavender: santoshima...have you been to retreats before?
Lucinda Lavender: does anyone have Idea for the next pause?
--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: healing energy in beauty
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Lucinda Lavender: :)
Lucinda Lavender: Thanks steve
stevenaia Michinaga: a bit slow on the delivery
stevenaia Michinaga: but thank Paradise
Lucinda Lavender: :)
Lucinda Lavender: play as being...sometimes like juggling
stevenaia Michinaga: juggling?
Lucinda Lavender: the ball passes amoungst us and who knows where it might come out
Lucinda Lavender: curious if there were some beautiul things seen today that had healing energy to them...
Lucinda Lavender: I saw some beautiful flowers
Paradise Tennant: i saw a watercolour sky ;) that left me breathless for a bit .. just before a storm rolled in :)
Lucinda Lavender: nodding ...any certain colors?
Paradise Tennant: pale pink lavender .. greys blues .. :)
Paradise Tennant: the kind of sky that makes you believe :)
Paradise Tennant: not sure in what but definitely believe :)
Lucinda Lavender: looking out the window I see the blue sky...crystal clear and it is interesting that the color of a blue sky is kind of hard to describe...but so universally known
Lucinda Lavender: lighter than azure...not turquoise, ...I do not have a name for it
--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: smiles beauty without a name :)
Lucinda Lavender: :)
Lucinda Lavender: A good name for the session
Paradise Tennant: in a way beauty is a kind of knowing
Lucinda Lavender: hmmmaphrodite left...
Paradise Tennant: an understanding of symetry balance .. form
Paradise Tennant: maybe a crash :)
Lucinda Lavender: yes...and perhaps related to mathematics?
Lucinda Lavender: the beauty
Paradise Tennant: yes there are people who see numbers visually and describe them a very beautiful :)
Paradise Tennant: *as
Lucinda Lavender: I think also of stones...crystals...
Lucinda Lavender: and voices
Paradise Tennant: smiles have loved rocks since I was a kid .. wanted to be a geologist use to carry pretty ones in my pocket .. still do :) much more interesting that a the normal mundane mix off change receipts .. :dog biscuits ;)
Paradise Tennant: yes I would like to hear you sing some lucinda :) that would be a treat a beauty that surrounds you in sound
Paradise Tennant: *time
Lucinda Lavender: not such a clear voice as I once had tho...sorry to say...but ...I am very self critical I suppose
Lucinda Lavender: thanks tho:)
Lucinda Lavender: in the astrological work I study beauty is in the throat and the stones
Paradise Tennant: listens can you say more
Lucinda Lavender: it is the 4th in the list of 29 principles...and it is an ascending one that comes out of the earth. The stone beings are the outer focus and the throat is the inner focus. I have my mars in Beauty...which is the physical body..it means I guess that the universe supported the energy of beauty...for my beingness as a gift
Paradise Tennant: .... i have my mars in beauty :) sounds poetic
Lucinda Lavender: and interesting that in my doing I do sing
Lucinda Lavender: :) yes
--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: much to keep track of :)
Lucinda Lavender: nodding...
Lucinda Lavender: Santoshima has left also...
stevenaia Michinaga: bedtime for me too
stevenaia Michinaga: night Paradise and Lucinda
Lucinda Lavender: I should go also...try to take an evening walk before dark...bye Steve;)
Paradise Tennant: good nite stev
Paradise Tennant: luci :)
Paradise Tennant: namaste :)
Lucinda Lavender: namaste Paradise...
Paradise Tennant: smiles I hope you enjoy your walk luci ..going to do some more reading on sychronicity think it would make a great theme :)
Paradise Tennant: night night :)
Lucinda Lavender: great!! thanks for that!
Paradise Tennant: hiya susan wb santo :)
iwandertoo Resident: waves
Santoshima Resident: hello susan
iwandertoo Resident: waves
--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: we are quiet tonite
iwandertoo Resident: peaceful
Paradise Tennant: peaceful is good :)
iwandertoo Resident: :)
Santoshima Resident: good night
iwandertoo Resident: waves
Paradise Tennant: good nite santo :)
--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: smiles after midnite here so think I will say thank you and good nite :) namaste susan L;)
iwandertoo Resident: waves
Paradise Tennant: [08:56 PM] Paradise Tennant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2NEU6Xf7lM [08:56 PM] Paradise Tennant: this is a great version of this song :) [08:57 PM] Paradise Tennant: in fact have met lots of folks from sl in rl and they are the same somehow .. [08:57 PM] iwandertoo Resident: good song for the current events... [08:57 PM] Paradise Tennant: not that they are like their cartoons but they are the same people [08:57 PM] Paradise Tennant: yes [08:58 PM] Paradise Tennant: we did a session on wed where we listened to different versions of this song .. [08:58 PM] Paradise Tennant: stumbled on this and was blown away [08:59 PM] iwandertoo Resident: thank you for sharing it [09:02 PM] Paradise Tennant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoswNnsaECM&playnext=1&list=PL2A10C719D54D7D11 [09:03 PM] Paradise Tennant: liked this one too :) [09:03 PM] Paradise Tennant: gives a sense of how wonderful music is in the way it allows people to share something
--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: [09:04 PM] iwandertoo Resident: yes [09:06 PM] iwandertoo Resident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxR3TGvzv3E [09:07 PM] iwandertoo Resident: (different tenor)
Paradise Tennant: thank you susan that was beautiful :)
Paradise Tennant: smiling a big smile namaste my firend ..sorry bell :)