2013.03.06 19:00 - Art of Being Five

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

A very quiet hour with Bleu Oleander, Ewan Bonham and Paradise Tennant

stevenaia Michinaga: Topic: Freedom as it relates to dropping. The first things that popped into my mind on this is what prevents us from havng the freedom to drop. what do we hold on to. Freedom to have the flexibility to drop what keeps us in place, preventing us from moving on. A thought for the evening
stevenaia Michinaga: That which we do not drop increases our inertia

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stevenaia Michinaga: Hi bleu
stevenaia Michinaga: all's quiet here

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: nice t-shirt, 5 year shirt
Bleu Oleander: did you get one?
stevenaia Michinaga: no, I must have missed the anouncement
Bleu Oleander: ok one sec
stevenaia Michinaga: nice contrast with my outfit :)
Bleu Oleander: yes lovely :)
Bleu Oleander: did you get Xiri's shirt?
stevenaia Michinaga: no
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Ewan
Bleu Oleander: hi Ewan
stevenaia Michinaga: who designed this one
Bleu Oleander: I did
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: hi PAradise
Bleu Oleander: hey Para :)
Bleu Oleander: nice dress :)
stevenaia Michinaga: lol
Paradise Tennant: sorry bleu did not mean to land on you :))
Bleu Oleander: hehe
Paradise Tennant: hiya stev :) Ewan :)) waves all round
stevenaia Michinaga: love the unexpected things that happen here
Bleu Oleander: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: was sitting here thinking about the theme this week since I had time to pass.
stevenaia Michinaga: The first things that popped into my mind on this is what prevents us from havng the freedom to drop. what do we hold on to. Freedom to have the flexibility to drop what keeps us in place, preventing us from moving on. A thought for the evening
stevenaia Michinaga: that's as far as I got
Paradise Tennant: smiles

--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.” ~Dalai Lama
Paradise Tennant: we begin free are free and end free :)) free is the operative word :)
Ewan Bonham: And free to define what we mean by free..
Bleu Oleander: are there some things worth attaching to?
stevenaia Michinaga: we move on from moment to moment, nothing is lost by dropping the past, it remains with us as memories and knowledge, yet it remains dropped in the past. is that attachment
Bleu Oleander: the past is part of our present ... perhaps we can see the past in a more positive light?
Bleu Oleander: this might be a good theme for our next Art of Being project :)
Bleu Oleander: in keeping with the theme of the last 5 years
stevenaia Michinaga: which
Bleu Oleander: this next project that we're working on?
Bleu Oleander: Art of Being Five
stevenaia Michinaga: which theme?
Bleu Oleander: theme is 5's

--BELL--

Bleu Oleander: so what have we become attached to and what have we dropped over the last 5 years of PaB?
Paradise Tennant: that is a great theme :))
Paradise Tennant: I have become attached to my PAB friends :))
Bleu Oleander: yes, fun to work with I think :)
Bleu Oleander: yes!!
Bleu Oleander: can start installing on March 18
Bleu Oleander: and our session will be Sunday March 24 at noon
Paradise Tennant: cool
stevenaia Michinaga: so much to drop, so little time
Bleu Oleander: hehe
Paradise Tennant: smiles :))
stevenaia Michinaga: I think I remember those great sculptures
Bleu Oleander: the first ones?
stevenaia Michinaga: werem't they on the plaza?
Bleu Oleander: yes before Storm built the dome
Bleu Oleander: so we'll put the old ones out .. along the walkway
Bleu Oleander: and the new ones in the dome
stevenaia Michinaga: many moved, rotated, Storms had one that dripped, similar to the one by his meditation hut
Bleu Oleander: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: remember sitting on one getting dizzy
Bleu Oleander: yes!
Bleu Oleander: did you do one then?
stevenaia Michinaga: I don;t think so
Bleu Oleander: wb Para :)
Paradise Tennant: funny crash

--BELL--

Ewan Bonham: Well, folks, i need to say good night... and ty for being here...:)
stevenaia Michinaga: night Ewan, nice to see you
Paradise Tennant: smiles nite nite ewan sweet dreams :))
Bleu Oleander: nite Ewan
stevenaia Michinaga: bed time for me too, night all, thanks Bleu
Bleu Oleander: nite Steve
Paradise Tennant: sigh nite nite stev :))
stevenaia Michinaga: is there a balloon following me
Paradise Tennant: think I will turn in too .. thanks for the note card bleu will start thinking about it :))
Paradise Tennant: lol
Bleu Oleander: should go too ... early day tomorrow
Bleu Oleander: ok nite Para
Paradise Tennant: yes there is you are being followed by a balloon stev :))
Paradise Tennant: nite nite hon sleep well :)
Bleu Oleander: sweet dreams