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

Lucinda Lavender, Ewan Bonham, oO0Oo Resident, Bleu Oleander, druth Vlodovic and Eliza Madrigal joined me

Lucinda Lavender: HI Bleu and Steve
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Samúð
Lucinda Lavender: HI Sam
Lucinda Lavender: long time of not seeing you it sort of seems
Bleu Oleander: Luci, we just tried Storm's lovely compassion meditation
Lucinda Lavender: oh how great!
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Druth
Bleu Oleander: very nice
druth Vlodovic: hey
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Stev, Luci, Bleu, Druth :)
Bleu Oleander: hi druth
Lucinda Lavender: HI druth:)
Lucinda Lavender: 12 hours agao we were both here...
Lucinda Lavender: ago
Bleu Oleander: hi Ewan
druth Vlodovic: hey ewan, ltns :)
oO0Oo Resident: Heya Ewan ! gtsy :)
Ewan Bonham: Hi Folks..:)
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles at Ewan
Lucinda Lavender: Hi Ewan:)
Ewan Bonham: Hi Lucinda..
Lucinda Lavender: This evening feels quiet
Ewan Bonham: Yes...
Lucinda Lavender: Wanted to mention a book that came home from the library...When Wanderers cease to Roam- A Travelers Journal of Staying Put by Vivian Swift
Lucinda Lavender: Had not seen this before but am appreciating it today
stevenaia Michinaga: wb bleu
--BELL--
Ewan Bonham: Hi Eliuza...:)
Bleu Oleander: hi Eliza :)
oO0Oo Resident: wb Bleu.. welcome Eliza.. (Here's link to the book Luci mentioned: http://is.gd/Fx0uVI )
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Hello everyone
Bleu Oleander: ty!
Lucinda Lavender: thanks Sam
Lucinda Lavender: http://www.vivianswift.net/works.htm
Lucinda Lavender: Hi Eliza:)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Luci :)
oO0Oo Resident: aw.. look at that cat on the chair in the pic under the book hahaha
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Druth :)
druth Vlodovic: heya
Eliza Madrigal: ".. slow information kind of book"
Lucinda Lavender: nodding
oO0Oo Resident: Looks lovely Luci.. Caring in details rendered
Lucinda Lavender: thought so too ...For March 10 it mentions the cold hard rain and brooding all day about opportunities missed:)...I like the idea of sinterizing the mind
Lucinda Lavender: sorry winterizing the mind
oO0Oo Resident: hahahaha .. thanks! was just moving to ask the red ring what sinterizing meant ;)
Eliza Madrigal: hah
Lucinda Lavender: 1) see the sun rise and set every day...2) Learn how to draw a tree...3) Put something beautiful in your room so that you see it upon waking
Eliza Madrigal: :)
oO0Oo Resident: :)
oO0Oo Resident: The inner and outer communicate
Lucinda Lavender: nods
Eliza Madrigal: beautiful picture of meditation Bleu (checked email) :)
Ewan Bonham: I find the closer the inner and outer align, the more at peace I feel..:)
Bleu Oleander: ty! it was a lovely meditation :)

--BELL--

Eliza Madrigal: nice observation Ewan, nods
Ewan Bonham: :)
Eliza Madrigal: inside can be expansive and outside cozy :)
druth Vlodovic: ah, late, 'night all
Bleu Oleander: nite druth
Eliza Madrigal: Goodnight druth
Ewan Bonham: nite Druth..
Lucinda Lavender: pleasant night Druth
oO0Oo Resident: G'night Druth
Eliza Madrigal: :)
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Bleu Oleander: :)

--BELL--

Ewan Bonham: Well folks, guesss I will call it a night..
Ewan Bonham: Thank you...:)
Bleu Oleander: nite Ewan
Lucinda Lavender: :) night Ewan:)
oO0Oo Resident: Night Ewan :)
Eliza Madrigal: Night Ewan, nice to see you
Lucinda Lavender: me too.
Eliza Madrigal: :) Night Luci
Bleu Oleander: nite Luci
Lucinda Lavender: night:) all
oO0Oo Resident: Night Luci .. Rest well
Eliza Madrigal: spontaneous silences :)
Bleu Oleander: :)
oO0Oo Resident: Back to basics
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Bleu Oleander: nite everyone ... take care :)
oO0Oo Resident: Night Bleu :)
Eliza Madrigal: Night Bleu :)
stevenaia Michinaga: night Bleu
oO0Oo Resident: Think me too .. wandering :)
Eliza Madrigal: Night oO0Oo :)
stevenaia Michinaga: Samúð, wave
oO0Oo Resident: Stev.. Eliza _/\_
Eliza Madrigal: ooooO0Ooooo looks like ribbons and bows
oO0Oo Resident: bfn.. Thanks again Stev, for helping me find Kaura-Metta :)
oO0Oo Resident: *Karuna
stevenaia Michinaga: you are welcome, it was nice there
Eliza Madrigal: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I think it was why the session was so mellow, 15 minutes of introspection before PaB
Eliza Madrigal: I wondered... set a tone
Eliza Madrigal: find yourself thoughtful?
stevenaia Michinaga: so much of the session is... relaxing, it's a nice prelude
Eliza Madrigal: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I am looking forward to the affect it will have over time
stevenaia Michinaga: (on me and my plastic brain)
Eliza Madrigal smiles

--BELL--

Eliza Madrigal: steady practices have a way of unfreezing us
stevenaia Michinaga: yes.. is the 99 days still going on?
Eliza Madrigal: yes it is day 81...
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Eliza Madrigal: only a few still posting though so think this will be the last round for a while
stevenaia Michinaga: maybe I will rejoin for the thrid 99
Eliza Madrigal: have missed your contributions
stevenaia Michinaga: it was nice, found the habit of practice is what helped more than the habit of blogging
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks
Eliza Madrigal: ah, interesting... well I guess you have a steady practice already in that regard
Eliza Madrigal: but for me it is nice to 'check in'
stevenaia Michinaga: have always had difficulty (shyness) writing (hard to belive, I know)
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, check in with friends was nice
Eliza Madrigal: aw... no I wouldn't have guessed that
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eliza Madrigal: whenever I open the page I come back to 'what was my focus?'
Eliza Madrigal: and then it comes to me... how I was attentive, or not
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, considering the practice is the same, the logging is different each day
stevenaia Michinaga: which is nice
Eliza Madrigal: yes, sort of shines light on different aspects or angles
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, feeling there is a unique perspective for each moment
Eliza Madrigal: seeing that, yes :)))
Eliza Madrigal: maybe there are other forms to try to do the same thing...
stevenaia Michinaga: forms?
Eliza Madrigal: checking in with one another... guess we do that as a matter of course but structures help too
Eliza Madrigal: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: never really had a frame set up by others to fill myself into
stevenaia Michinaga: this was unique for me
stevenaia Michinaga: and then to log is was wonderful, like my dream journal of my past
Eliza Madrigal: :) :)
Eliza Madrigal highly approves of dream journals
stevenaia Michinaga: but that was semiconcious memories
stevenaia Michinaga: when I write of dreams
Eliza Madrigal: I was dreaming of teeth a few weeks ago and now find myself with toothache... sigh :)
Eliza Madrigal: subconscious doesn't seem fixed in time
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, but it has to be connected enough for the words to flow to the hand so it appears on papper coherently
Eliza Madrigal: nods
Eliza Madrigal: often just an image or feeling
Eliza Madrigal: or color
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: for e the images do not "lost" in my mind unless written down
stevenaia Michinaga: *last
Eliza Madrigal: sometimes if you take one little fragment it opens everything else... but it can be like untangling a necklace
Eliza Madrigal: or a rope... so much patience needed :)
stevenaia Michinaga: then... they remain  to tap into each time I read them, clear as when I wrote them down
Eliza Madrigal: :)))
stevenaia Michinaga: *

--BELL--

Eliza Madrigal: maybe we should try a nighttime dream circle sometime
Eliza Madrigal: (sorry to leave during the bell... feeling groggy :) so nice to see you
stevenaia Michinaga: sometime that happens when I wake at 4:00 am
stevenaia Michinaga: night Eloza
Eliza Madrigal: that's when I wake too@
stevenaia Michinaga: Eliza
Eliza Madrigal: !
Eliza Madrigal: Night (((( ))))) pleasant sleep
stevenaia Michinaga: :)