The Guardian for this meeting was Riddle Sideways. The comments are by Riddle Sideways joined by Raffila, Ewan and Alfred.

A short and sweet.

Raffila Millgrove: hi Riddle
Riddle Sideways: Welcome Raffila
Riddle Sideways: was just settling in
Raffila Millgrove: i came by and wait the 1/2 hr at 1 am but no one came.. but at least session was covered.
Riddle Sideways: what's new today?
Riddle Sideways: yep, that is what we do
Raffila Millgrove: oh... i am busy finishing my medical center. I got an invite to rebuilt it at another sim.. so I am very happy.... that chance came along.
Riddle Sideways: umm, medical center for sick avatars?
Raffila Millgrove: you know Pab.. they comfort me when I lost everything 1000s of item medical that i had collected over five years.. and I rebuilt it all on my land.. so i could feel it was my choice to put it all away. you know?
Raffila Millgrove: so now i suddenly have opportunity to build again.. where there is lots of traffic and ... people who are interested.
Riddle Sideways: great
Raffila Millgrove: if i had not spent all that time.. replacing and looking for new item..well i couldn't have said yes to the invite.

Raffila Millgrove: what's new with you?
Raffila Millgrove: hi ewan
Riddle Sideways: (ha, do not always assume cursor is in correct window and just start typing)
Riddle Sideways: Hi Ewan
Ewan Bonham: hi Folks..
Riddle Sideways: well, the topic is missing
Riddle Sideways: hard to find
Alfred Kelberry: hi there :)
Riddle Sideways: Hi boxy puppie
Riddle Sideways: opps, ... Hi Mighty Pirate
Alfred Kelberry: i bring you the topic - the olympics! :)
Riddle Sideways: ok
Riddle Sideways: that sure has preoccupied a lot of time this week
Alfred Kelberry: riddle, any sport you like in particular?
                               --BELL-- 
Riddle Sideways: imagine the mental attitude control that atheletes possess
Raffila Millgrove: hi boxy
Alfred Kelberry: ms raffi :)
Ewan Bonham: We need to exercise some of that in our daily lives..
Alfred Kelberry: riddle, yes. it may be half of the win.

Riddle Sideways: and hope you saw the Wired mag articles on how tech and sci. have helped olympians
Alfred Kelberry: no, haven't read

Riddle Sideways: mentally should 'park' all those little defeats we get each day
Alfred Kelberry: ewan, what is your recipe? :)
Riddle Sideways listens, always likes new recipes

Ewan Bonham: I think I need to watch my thought and then all oew myself the willingness to come back in focus to the moment.
Alfred Kelberry: ewan, can you give an example?

Ewan Bonham: During a time when I feel sidtracted by worry thoughts or dobts..
Ewan Bonham: And then come back to loving conversation..

Riddle Sideways: sidetracked maybe equals out of the game (attitude) for a while
Alfred Kelberry: ewan, is it similar to having a positive attitude? i.e. seeing a glass half full
Riddle Sideways: or maybe more like what a goalie has to do
Riddle Sideways: to 'park' that last goal against and get back in the game
Riddle Sideways: park those neg. thoughts until later?
Alfred Kelberry: what do you mean by parking? ignore the negative, or maybe escape to "positive"?
Ewan Bonham: I mean to give them credence, but then to consciously switch to the positive moment..
Ewan Bonham: This is not an easy thing to do.
                               --BELL-- 
Ewan Bonham: But I do it to maintain my sanity..
Raffila Millgrove nods. Wishing you all a good day!
Riddle Sideways: bye Raff
Alfred Kelberry: ewan, give credence. i like it.
Ewan Bonham: I must go as well..- thank you..
Alfred Kelberry: bye, ewan
Riddle Sideways: bye ewan
Alfred Kelberry: ok, i'm off as well
Riddle Sideways: mind does not like to be ignored, denied, etc. or forced away/toward
Alfred Kelberry: be good :)
Riddle Sideways: ok bye
Riddle Sideways: be !
 

      Everybody else exits.  The commentator gives a soliloquy.  And the play ends early.
             which sounds better than continuing to talk to oneself.

Riddle Sideways: a recipe would be to not go dualistic of pos/neg at all.
Riddle Sideways: Just inform self that those are very interesting thoughts that will be came back to, later = park them
Riddle Sideways: However, make sure they are came back to (really).
Riddle Sideways: an I knows when I is fooling I