2011.12.26 19:00 - APAPB: From the End to the Beginning

he Guardian for this meeting was Eliza Madrigal. The comments are by Eliza Madrigal, who crashed quite a few times during this session so is thankful that the apapb topic ball stayed in play. :)

oO0Oo Resident: Hello :)
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Samúð :), Hello Eos :) Great to see you both
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, and Blub
Eos Amaterasu: Hi Eliza, Hi Samúð
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Eos, Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Pema :)
Eos Amaterasu: Hi Pema
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Lea, welcome to Play as Being
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Pema
Lea56 Hyun: Tyank you, Eliza
Pema Pera: hi everybody!
Eliza Madrigal: :) Have you visited before Lea?
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Lea
Eos Amaterasu: Hi Lea
Eliza Madrigal: :) Welcome back Lea, I'll give you a notecard about the group
Pema Pera: hi Aphrodite!
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Aphrodite :)
Lea56 Hyun: ty, my first crash of the day
Pema Pera: :-)
oO0Oo Resident waves to Aph.. wb Lea
Eliza Madrigal: :) resetting so you can join us freshly :))
Lea56 Hyun: I crashed as I was saying, Huntress, whom I met at another meeting suggested this one:-)
Lea56 Hyun: Waves to all
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, I see... yes we know Huntress, Welcome
Pema Pera waves back to Lea
Aphrodite Macbain: Hello!
Eliza Madrigal: I'd lik to let you know we record these sessions and place them on a public wiki at playasbeing.org
Aphrodite Macbain: I am having a terrible time with my
Aphrodite Macbain: Viewer
Eliza Madrigal: is it okay to include you in our records?
Aphrodite Macbain: I cant view
Lea56 Hyun: Yes that is fine, Eliza:-)
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Rhi
Rhiannon Dragoone: Aph, is that why you're not dressed as a fairy, today
Rhiannon Dragoone: Is that a sweater? It's very nice; and your boots
Rhiannon Dragoone: Hi Samud
Pema Pera: hi Rhia
Rhiannon Dragoone: hi Pema
Aphrodite Macbain: Not feeling very fairy like right now. Too full of sugar plums
Eos Amaterasu: Hi Aph, Hi Rhia
Rhiannon Dragoone: hi Eos
Lea56 Hyun: <chuckles>
Rhiannon Dragoone: Tight arund the jeans; I get that way after heavy eating--or once a month whether I eat or not
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Rhi, Samud , Eos, Eliza, Pema, Lea
Lea56 Hyun: I'm wearing comfy clothing rl today
Pema Pera: oops, it seems we lost Eliza
Rhiannon Dragoone: Was it something I said? I know I bathed, so that's not it
Aphrodite Macbain: Rhi! :-)
Pema Pera: it may be that the Lindens are less on the ball, the day after Christmas :)
oO0Oo Resident enjoys the little doves of phenomena flying and lighting
Aphrodite Macbain: Sorry about my fish- they kep following me.
Rhiannon Dragoone: All those sugarplumbs
Aphrodite Macbain: heavy like lead
Rhiannon Dragoone: Well, it does make me wonder how I can breathe with it around
Pema Pera: miracles abound
Pema Pera: wb Eliza!
Aphrodite Macbain: How are you feeling now Pema?
oO0Oo Resident: wb Eliza
Rhiannon Dragoone: wb Eliza
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Eloza
Pema Pera: fine, Aph, thanks! Was only a two-day bug :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)Thanks so much
Rhiannon Dragoone: Pretty gown; like the laywered look.
Aphrodite Macbain: Eliiza
Aphrodite Macbain: Eliza
Eliza Madrigal: ty Rhi
Aphrodite Macbain: Nice you could sleep for so long
Pema Pera: yes, surprise!

--BELL--

Eliza Madrigal: If everyone is conducive I'd love to continue the APAPB theme tonight... especially with Pema here, may not have to bring out my quotes :)) Would that be okay with everyone? We are nearing a pause now in fact....

Lea56 Hyun: APAPB?
Aphrodite Macbain: That's why I'm here!
Lea56 Hyun: ah the group
Rhiannon Dragoone: APAPB?
Aphrodite Macbain: I enjoyed reading the logs for the previous Mondays
Eliza Madrigal: :) The sentence reads "Appreciate the presence of appearance as a presentation by Being"... and we've been musing about it for a few weeks now...
Rhiannon Dragoone: ohhh
Eliza Madrigal: and actually through the course of PaB
Rhiannon Dragoone: yeah, I think I went to one of those
Eliza Madrigal: yes :)
Rhiannon Dragoone: Got to appearance as the presentation of being
Eliza Madrigal smiles
oO0Oo Resident: I'm game to continue exploring that Eliza :)
Aphrodite Macbain: sure</chuckles>

<chuckles>
Rhiannon Dragoone: Well, my only contribution at the moment is if appearnce is the presentation of being, how do we know that there is bing? Maybe being presents itself.

Aphrodite Macbain: I think what is most useful to me about the expression is that it makes me aware that I dont have to do anything except appreciate the presence of something.
Aphrodite Macbain: I dont ned to interpret it or act upon it
Pema Pera nods
Aphrodite Macbain: Just recognize and appreciate it
Aphrodite Macbain: try and avoid all the little stories we tell ourselves

Rhiannon Dragoone: Presence might be a better word then that presentation of being
Rhiannon Dragoone: You don't have tgo ask what is present
Rhiannon Dragoone: Hi Sophia!

Pema Pera: we can start with APA, Rhia, without Being :)
Pema Pera: that's quite enough:
Pema Pera: Appreciate the presence of appearance
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi everyone :)
Aphrodite Macbain: right
Pema Pera: hi Sharon!
Rhiannon Dragoone: Eliza are you delibraately crashing to show off that gorgeous gown?
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Sophia
Eos Amaterasu: hi sophia sharon larnia presence
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Sophia :))
SophiaSharon Larnia: smiles
Eliza Madrigal: that's it Rhi, caught me :)
Aphrodite Macbain: appreciates her presence
Rhiannon Dragoone: Love your hair, Sophia
SophiaSharon Larnia: thanks
oO0Oo Resident: Welcome SSL
Lea56 Hyun: Smiles at all who have come in since she was afk
Pema Pera: that may include two Elizas!
Aphrodite Macbain: I think three!
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: I appreciate your returning presence
Pema Pera: more and more we appreciate the presence of Eliza, when she is here with us</chuckles>
 

<chuckles>Eos Amaterasu: appreciating presence of snowflakes
Eliza Madrigal smiles
Eos Amaterasu: soft white dot ness
Aphrodite Macbain: snowflakes?
Eliza Madrigal: I seem to be returning just for the pauses
Pema Pera: :-)
Rhiannon Dragoone: Outside the pavillian--snowflakes
Eos Amaterasu: nicely said :-)
Rhiannon Dragoone: ~ WOOH !! ~
Rhiannon Dragoone: ~ It's Co-o-o-ld ~
Lea56 Hyun: I thought they were fairy lights, or something like that
Eliza Madrigal: they do seem magical
Lea56 Hyun: Thinks Rhi needs a fur
Aphrodite Macbain: those are guppies
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Lea56 Hyun: aw, love guppies, especially baby ones
Rhiannon Dragoone: I prefer to think of them as fairy lights. Less cold that way
Pema Pera: dandelion seeds?
Lea56 Hyun: yes, me too, I tp right out of any sim that has snow on it
Rhiannon Dragoone: So did my cat, although maybe not in the same way you do, Lea
Eos Amaterasu: that's the wonder of snowflakes - fairy lights softly dissolving
Lea56 Hyun: <<< tropical at heart
Aphrodite Macbain: looking for a lawn to invade
Pema Pera: not to worry, Lea, this snow doesn't accumulate here
Lea56 Hyun: perfect:-))

Pema Pera: as for appreciation, it's an interesting word -- has valueing in it, but different from judging
Rhiannon Dragoone: Yes, like appreciating yourself doesn't mean approving of everything you do
Pema Pera: we can appreciate something special, in terms of distinguishing
Eos Amaterasu: particularness
Pema Pera: but we can also express our appreciation about the sheer uniqueness of something
Aphrodite Macbain: it can also mean the increase of something
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Wol
Pema Pera: snap! :-)
Rhiannon Dragoone: hi Wol!
Wol Euler: evening all
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Wol :)
Pema Pera: hi Wol!
Eos Amaterasu: hi Woly
Wol Euler: happy boxing day
Eliza Madrigal: Wol at an evening session, wow
Aphrodite Macbain: like our group which keeps growing. It appreciates in value
oO0Oo Resident: :) Happy Boxing day, and welcome Wol
Wol Euler: I'm in Regina, midwestern tmiezone :)
Aphrodite Macbain: especially when Wol turns up
Wol Euler: *time
Pema Pera: ah, Boxing day!
Pema Pera: but no boxy
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Eliza Madrigal: :) We are continuing with APAPB... an approaching a pause...
Pema Pera: too late I guess
Lea56 Hyun: ah, yes, is that in the UK?
Aphrodite Macbain: and US and Canada
Rhiannon Dragoone: Oh, glad you typed 'Regina' Wol. With my voice, I would have thought you said something else...
Lea56 Hyun: giggles
Wol Euler chuckles.
Aphrodite Macbain looks at Rhiand raises an eyebrow
Wol Euler looks around the group and smiles. Lovely to be with you again, my dears
Lea56 Hyun: This group has a wonderful atmosphere already for me:-)
Rhiannon Dragoone looks totally innocent at Aph
Pema Pera: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: Is Regina cold and snowy?
Eos Amaterasu: Queen of Appearances
Wol Euler: alas no, warm and rainy
Rhiannon Dragoone: Mine isn't...I mean, right, the city, Regina.
Pema Pera wonders what Huntress told Lea about our group . . . .
Lea56 Hyun: It was all good, perma
Pema Pera: (^_^)

--BELL--

Lea56 Hyun: She could tell I was a bit bored in the last group, I am somewhat playful by nature
Lea56 Hyun: and had to restrain myself during a serious discussion
Pema Pera: well, as you can see, we don't have much of that problem, Lea :-)
Lea56 Hyun: Yes, smiles hugely
Eliza Madrigal: :) appreciating the playfulness of appearances
Lea56 Hyun: since I am new (will read the blogs to catch up)
SophiaSharon Larnia: quite a lot of reading
Lea56 Hyun: Could you explain what you mean by apperances in this discussion

Eliza Madrigal: Lea I will give you a note about the particular exploration we have been lighting upon tonight...
Eliza Madrigal: but nice to start fresh each time too
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Lea56 Hyun: oh ty, that will help, I don't want to disrupt the flow of the discussion
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Eliza Madrigal: oh, not at all :)
Pema Pera: as for appreciation, Eos and I spoke about particularity and uniqueness
Lea56 Hyun: ah, nods
Pema Pera: perhaps we can talk a bit more about that aspect?
oO0Oo Resident: beginner's mind is a thing to treasure...
Pema Pera nods
Wol Euler nods.
Aphrodite Macbain: as long as it's open
Rhiannon Dragoone: Charlie Chan (or was it Confucious?) says: "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open."
Eliza Madrigal: that would be wonderful Pema
Aphrodite Macbain: smiles at Rhi
Lea56 Hyun: Nods to Samud and smiles
Rhiannon Dragoone: oh, ,wait, it wasn't either of those guys--it was Ben Franklin. lol
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Aphrodite Macbain: Maybe Groucho marx
Pema Pera: appreciating appearance itself is already an interesting kind of practice/exploration
Rhiannon Dragoone: you know that any saying in the West is going to be the Bible, Shakespeare, or Ben Franklin
Lea56 Hyun: well whoever said it, it is wonderful
Eliza Madrigal: Inventiveness seems an expression of appreciation and peculiarity... a kind of seeing perhaps
Rhiannon Dragoone: yeah, Pema, I still like presence better than appearance.
Pema Pera: in which anything that appears, inner or outer, is appreciated just as it is, as is
Rhiannon Dragoone: It leaves open "appearance of what?"
Pema Pera: any appearance
Wol Euler: whatever does appear, rhi

Lea56 Hyun: I admit, I find it easier to appreciate the appearance of a butterfly than a wasp for instance
Pema Pera: any sound, sight, thought, any interpretation in terms of objects, subjects, anything
Rhiannon Dragoone: Well, Wol, it's the 'whatever' that gets to me.
Aphrodite Macbain: sometimes things that are present don't necessarily appear
Wol Euler: the idea is not to filter, though; not to say "this is worthy of my attention and that is not"
Aphrodite Macbain: let it be
Pema Pera nods deeply :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: :)
Lea56 Hyun: Nods and agrees with Aph
Rhiannon Dragoone: yeah, so maybe just say "unfiltered" experience.
Lea56 Hyun: Having been a practicing Zen Buddhist (among other things) for many many years, I understand it, but find if I don't do the practice everyday, judgement comes in
Eos Amaterasu: wasp and reaction to wasp; butterfly and reaction to butterfly
Rhiannon Dragoone: hi San!
Aphrodite Macbain: sometimes it's very hard NOT to filter it
Pema Pera: hi San!
Lea56 Hyun: nods to Eos
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi San GTSY
Eliza Madrigal: Hello San :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi San
Lea56 Hyun: Waves at San
Pema Pera: When judgment comes in, we can simply appreciate the presence of judgment as well, Lea
Wol Euler: hello san
Pema Pera: APA is an engine that runs on all kinds of fuel
Santoshima Resident: hello everyone
oO0Oo Resident: right.. notice the noticings
Rhiannon Dragoone: You can judge without being judgmental.
Rhiannon Dragoone: Being judgmental is like the perversion of judgment
Aphrodite Macbain: ??
Pema Pera: you can appreciate the presence of perversion too :)

Lea56 Hyun: hmm good point, Rhiannon, like I notice of course that a wasp can sting me but I do not think of a wasp as bad
Eliza Madrigal: Nice example Lea
Pema Pera nods
Lea56 Hyun: ty, Eliza:-)
Rhiannon Dragoone: Pema, what *R* you implying? I am a lady, you know. I swear, just because Ii ain't got no clotghes on...J/K
Rhiannon Dragoone: Lea, very good example.
Aphrodite Macbain: ?
Rhiannon Dragoone: Yes, you could rant and rave about the evil wasp. But she was only gtrying to protect herself.
Lea56 Hyun: Yes, exactly, many creatures have develope defense mechanisms and they simply are what they are, no malice

Aphrodite Macbain: for me the challenge is not judging myself
Rhiannon Dragoone: But you can still make the judgment, "Gosh, I don't want to be stung."
Eos Amaterasu: the detail of appearance seems to expand, billow out, as it is observed and let be
Rhiannon Dragoone: Aph, right back to appreciating yourself
Eos Amaterasu: pervasive presencing....
Pema Pera: yes
Pema Pera: appreciating the presence of the judgment "I don't like to be stung" is okay too

--BELL--

Aphrodite Macbain: does that mean that we should never make a judgement?
Rhiannon Dragoone whispers 'hi, paradise.'
Wol Euler: hello san
Lea56 Hyun: ah I heard the bell that time, had my volume down, very nice
Rhiannon Dragoone: hi steve!
Pema Pera: hi paradise and Steve!
Wol Euler: hello stevie
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Stevenaia
Rhiannon Dragoone: And Aph, we judge all the tgime; can't escape that, but we don't have to be judgmental
Eos Amaterasu: hi para, his steve, hi san

Pema Pera: Lea, during the pause the pond becomes fuzzy too
stevenaia Michinaga: evening
Pema Pera: and green letters appear in the "local chat" window
Pema Pera: so there are three ways to notice :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Paradise!
Lea56 Hyun: yes I saw the green letters
Paradise Tennant: smiles and waves all round and listens
Rhiannon Dragoone: oh, thank god; i thought i was going crazy...

Pema Pera: and a final green "thank you
Eos Amaterasu: :-)
Pema Pera: at the end

oO0Oo Resident: discriminating does not necessitate value adding?
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Paradise, Hi Stevenaia
Lea56 Hyun: chuckles @ Rhia
Eos Amaterasu: speech is made of green cheese
Aphrodite Macbain: :-) good point Samuo
Santoshima Resident: need to reboot, firestorm malady
Aphrodite Macbain: I'm having problems with Firestorm too San
Rhiannon Dragoone: I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but I really like V.3
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles, waves
Rhiannon Dragoone: It doesn't crash as often as Firestorm; and doesn't black out as often
Aphrodite Macbain: waves at Stevenaia
Aphrodite Macbain: across the pond
Lea56 Hyun: Waves at newcomers
Aphrodite Macbain: wb eliza
Rhiannon Dragoone: But then Firestorm really is tuned in at my energy frequency; it crashes always when I should log but am putting it off.
Eos Amaterasu: appreciating the re-presence of Eliza's appearance
Lea56 Hyun: I got a notice that Phoenix is or will be mesh enabled soon, I admit for me, Phoenix has been the most stable
Wol Euler: wb eliza
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Paradise and Stevie :)
Paradise Tennant: smiles hiya eliza :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Firestorm is mesh enabled but I dont know how things have changed

Eliza Madrigal: :)Thanks... if I blink out again please know that I wish you all a warm goodnight :) and for Pema good day :)
Aphrodite Macbain: visually
Wol Euler: I feel that there is a difference, Sam. My preference for X does not mean that Y is worthless.
Wol Euler: (value added)
Rhiannon Dragoone: And you have an awesome gown, Eliza...
Lea56 Hyun: Aw hope you don't blink out but I am glad to at least meet you, Eliza
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eliza Madrigal: Pleasure to meet you Lea :)) ty
Aphrodite Macbain: but it may be worth less to you than X
Aphrodite Macbain: wb San
Santoshima Resident: ty
Pema Pera: talking about my day, it's about time for me to get some lunch
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Pema, nice to see you
Rhiannon Dragoone: Pema, you're always stuffing your face.
Lea56 Hyun: Lunch? may I ask were you are in the world, Perma?
Wol Euler: bye pema, nice to see you again. Take care
Rhiannon Dragoone: tc, Pema
Santoshima Resident: bye Pema ~
stevenaia Michinaga: sounds like sushi
Lea56 Hyun: Waves bye to Perma
Eos Amaterasu: bye Pema
Aphrodite Macbain: be well pema
Eliza Madrigal: Have a lovely day Pema, thanks so much
Pema Pera: good seeing you all, quite a crowd!
oO0Oo Resident: Pema :) nice to see you
Eos Amaterasu: in my case will depart for midnight snooze
Pema Pera: bfn
Paradise Tennant: nite nite pema
Eliza Madrigal: crowd of Being
SophiaSharon Larnia: :) bye Eos
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Wol Euler: he's in Japan, Lea
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye! Eos
Rhiannon Dragoone: hmmm, it's almost my dinner time. And I promised Rosalyn I'd skype her; she's now in a residential care facility
Wol Euler: bye eos, take care
Santoshima Resident: so long, Eos
Eos Amaterasu: 'night, all
Eliza Madrigal: Night Eos :)) sleep well
Rhiannon Dragoone: So I guess I should go too.

Lea56 Hyun: I love the idea we are all over this beautiful blue orb together and yet here in this one place now

Paradise Tennant: nite nite eos namaste
Rhiannon Dragoone: nite, Eos
Wol Euler: give her my regards, please, rhi
oO0Oo Resident: Rest well Eos.. wonderful to have your company
Lea56 Hyun: ty, Wol
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, yes Rhi... best to Rosalyn
stevenaia Michinaga: bue Rhi, gtsy
Rhiannon Dragoone: i will, Wol
Rhiannon Dragoone: And thank you
stevenaia Michinaga: bye
Rhiannon Dragoone: Thanks, Eliza
Rhiannon Dragoone waves and poofs
Lea56 Hyun: Bye Rhia, gentle hug, so glad to have met you:-)))
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Rhi
oO0Oo Resident: Rhi :)
Santoshima Resident: bye, Rhi ~ take good care
Aphrodite Macbain: waves at Rhia
Paradise Tennant: nite nite rhia :) rest well

Aphrodite Macbain: appreciating the appearing and disappearing of beings

SophiaSharon Larnia: heh
Lea56 Hyun: Smiles and nods to Aph
Wol Euler smiles.
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Eliza Madrigal: I found this wonderful excerpt tonight, about APAPB...
Eliza Madrigal: it is similar to some quotes I've shared but does anyone mind if I post anyway?
Eliza Madrigal: these things have a way of sort of seeping... and steeping...
SophiaSharon Larnia: not me at all :)
Aphrodite Macbain: like puer tea
Wol Euler: please do, eliza
Eliza Madrigal: ty :)

Eliza Madrigal:
Pema Pera: I think this sentence will work best by lettting it melt on your tongue, so to speak
Pema Pera: starting from the end, without too much analysis
Pema Pera: Being, what can that be? Consider the notion of Being, that is the last word
Pema Pera: then "taste" what it would be like for Being to Present something
Faenik: ah :)
Pema Pera: What Being presents is in fact not apperance directly -- but more specifically, the presence of appearance
Pema Pera: appearance itself is utterly unsubstantial so perhaps the only thing you can say about it is that it is present
Pema Pera: now if you appreciate all that, you have the whole sentence, regaining it from the end till the beginning
Pema Pera: Yes, Appreciate the Presence of Appearance as a Presentation by Being

Lea56 Hyun: REading
Eliza Madrigal: Faenik is actually not an avatar but a wonderful creature that would say random things in chat :D
Lea56 Hyun: Appreciates the quotes
Aphrodite Macbain: Appreciates the word "taste" it has a softness to it
Eliza Madrigal: yes
Eliza Madrigal: no hurry...
Eliza Madrigal: linger...
Aphrodite Macbain: moving it to different parts of the tongue

--BELL--

Wol Euler: apropos faenik, I heard from fael just before christmas. she says "hello and merry christmas"
Aphrodite Macbain: I think I'll go and have dinner while Pema has lunch!
Wol Euler: bye aph, bon appetit
Eliza Madrigal: probably the most helpful guidance... that there is no rush to understand, and that each person is utterly unique
SophiaSharon Larnia: goodnight Aph
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, lovely Wol :D
Paradise Tennant: nite nite aph enjoy
Wol Euler nods to eliza
Eliza Madrigal: Night Aphrodite :)
Lea56 Hyun: I should probably go to bed early, had a rare sickness (rare for me that is) al lnight and so a bit weak still
Santoshima Resident: cheers, Aph
SophiaSharon Larnia: oh, feel better :)

Lea56 Hyun: Find this group is just what I needed to help me balance (smiles)
Wol Euler: bye lea, take care
Eliza Madrigal: Feel better Lea and hope to see you again soon...
Lea56 Hyun: Tysm all
Paradise Tennant: yes a lovely group :)
Lea56 Hyun: oh yes, now that I am in the group I can get notices:-)
stevenaia Michinaga: nice to meet you lea
Eliza Madrigal smiles

Eliza Madrigal: we're here every 6 hrs...
Eliza Madrigal: 1,7,1,7...
Eliza Madrigal: so few notices but a continuous stream :)

Santoshima Resident: hope you'll feel better soon, Lea ~
Lea56 Hyun: nods, tysm, San
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Lea56 Hyun: Light and love all, have good nights, days, whatever they may be:-)
oO0Oo Resident: Nice you came lea. I'll say goodbye too.. best wishes..
Wol Euler: bye sam, take care <3
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Sam
Santoshima Resident: good night sam
Paradise Tennant: a pleasure to meet you lea
Eliza Madrigal: Night Sam, be well :)
Paradise Tennant: nite nite sam

oO0Oo Resident: bfn.. this is a great topic.. endless and rich
Eliza Madrigal: One night I'd really love to ask Pema to elaborate on "Being"
SophiaSharon Larnia: smiles
Wol Euler smiles.
SophiaSharon Larnia: night everyone, im off too :) Take care
Paradise Tennant: sweet dreams sophia
Eliza Madrigal: Night Sophia :) Lovely to see you
Santoshima Resident: so long, sophia
SophiaSharon Larnia: thanks you too
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, suppose I should post the session where those excerpts came from...
Eliza Madrigal: http://wiki.playasbeing.org/Chat_Logs/2008/09/2008.09.25_01%3a00_-_Tasting_APAPB
stevenaia Michinaga: yes

Eliza Madrigal: family visits offer many opportunities to practice APAPB :)
Wol Euler: heheheh
Wol Euler: I had a chance to practice patience today, 5 hrs in ER with my father and mother (he's fine, all is OK)
Paradise Tennant: you could type that in large print eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: Oh my
stevenaia Michinaga: hmmm, there are so many types of appriciation w/ family
Paradise Tennant: oh no wol sorry
Eliza Madrigal: glad to hear he is OK Wol
stevenaia Michinaga: oh no
Wol Euler: it'S all OK, what we thought might be thrombosis is officially a bruise
Eliza Madrigal: :) nice that you all were careful with him
Wol Euler: his skin is so thin and he has so little subcutaneous fat that any damage looks extreme
Paradise Tennant: ouch
Wol Euler: and his memory is so poor, that he could break a leg and forget that he'd done it
Eliza Madrigal: oohh
Paradise Tennant: ouch
Santoshima Resident: tender flower
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Wol Euler: clearly he bumped something when he got up in the night and walked into the closet instead of out of their bedroom, but didn't remember doing so
Wol Euler: stll, all's well etc.
Eliza Madrigal: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: yeh
Wol Euler: could ahve been much worse
Eliza Madrigal nods
Wol Euler: he's never been a particularly patient man, and being incapacitated made it much worse
Eliza Madrigal: it shows the workings of family in a wonderful way, though... covering his bases...
Wol Euler: well, you do what you have to do. BIL drove us to hospital, then came to get us

Eliza Madrigal: it is a much smaller thing...
Eliza Madrigal: but when we were driving from my mother's house tonight my son realized he left a gift his friend had given him...
Eliza Madrigal: we turned around, called family...
Eliza Madrigal: by the time we got to the house everyone was outside with flash lights...

--BELL--

Eliza Madrigal: searching
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Wol Euler smiles.
Eliza Madrigal: funny to say but it was one of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen... got very teary...
Wol Euler: awww <3
Paradise Tennant: smiles shining the light of love on you eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)) Paradise
stevenaia Michinaga: am I floating?
Eliza Madrigal: you switched cushions without standing first :)
Wol Euler: click on the cushion, that usually solves it

Eliza Madrigal: I will be driving 10 hours again tomorrow, so think it is time to say goodnight :) thank you all for a very warm session
Wol Euler: oh wow
stevenaia Michinaga: night, sweet dreams Eliza
Santoshima Resident: rest well ~ safe journey, Eliza ~
Wol Euler: goodnight, sweet dreams, safe journey tojmorrow
Eliza Madrigal: :)TY so much, Night everyone :)
Paradise Tennant: nite nite eliza . pack a bag of little munchy snacks best way to stay awake
Paradise Tennant: is to nibble
Eliza Madrigal: _/!\_
Santoshima Resident: Namaskar

stevenaia Michinaga: I have so many cookies and candy left this year
stevenaia Michinaga: so hard to resist
Wol Euler: heh, yes
stevenaia Michinaga: nice it;s so easy to loose weight in SL
Wol Euler: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: because it's so difficult to eat
Santoshima Resident: so true
stevenaia Michinaga: to eat one must write a script... I'll starve
Santoshima Resident: snort
Santoshima Resident: how to convey laughter aside from {lol} ...
Paradise Tennant: smiles at san
Paradise Tennant: good way .. very realistic :)
Wol Euler laughs.
Wol Euler: works for me :)
stevenaia Michinaga: now wants to hear your laugh in RL
Wol Euler: come to the next retreat

Paradise Tennant: funny how much truth there is in laughter you can always tell if it is forced
Paradise Tennant: or tentative or nervous ..
Santoshima Resident: yeah
Paradise Tennant: or simply happy
Wol Euler nods.
Paradise Tennant: particlarly like listening to kids laugh they are like little bubbling brooks
Wol Euler smiles.
stevenaia Michinaga: bedtime, hope to deam of laughter
stevenaia Michinaga: night my friends
Santoshima Resident: 'nite, Stev,
Paradise Tennant: smiles the tinkling kind that sounds like stars tap dancing
Wol Euler: goodnight stevie, take care
Paradise Tennant: smiles sweet dreams stev :)
Santoshima Resident: aph forgot her pet fish

--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: smiles she will come back to them :)
Wol Euler: mmhmm
Wol Euler: I'm going to move on, my dears, I have some errands to run before bed
Wol Euler: goodnight, take care, be happy
Santoshima Resident: 'nite you two ~ me too
Paradise Tennant: nite nite wol :)
Santoshima Resident: thank you ~
Paradise Tennant: think I will scoot too .. nite nite san sweet dreams :)</chuckles>