2013.08.27 07:00 - Retracted Investigations

The Guardian for this meeting was Riddle Sideways. The comments are by Riddle Sideways.

DR42 Resident: 's current display-name is "Marjorie Chardin".
DR42 Resident: hi
Riddle Sideways: Hello Maude
          --BELL--
Riddle Sideways: ha, saw your typing AO but not the words :)
DR42 Resident: I retracted the thought.
Riddle Sideways: ah
Riddle Sideways: so many thoughts in RL would have wanted to retract
Riddle Sideways: the suggested topic (meaning we don't have to follow)
Riddle Sideways: is investigation
Riddle Sideways: seems like should not have to look that up
Riddle Sideways: in dictionary
Riddle Sideways: last week's dictionary confused more than explained
DR42 Resident: Normally I do not like SL because there is great danger in not having inflection in typing, but it does allow you to "take your words back" in some cases.
Riddle Sideways: up until the return key is hit
DR42 Resident: IIRC, it is to identify an intention and investigate that intention.
DR42 Resident: That was what we talked about doing at the Sunday meeting.
Riddle Sideways: so last week lots of intentions were identified
DR42 Resident: Yes, but pick any intention you might have. I selected doing meditation twice a day.
Riddle Sideways: ok
DR42 Resident: What keeps me from doing it? What motivates me to try to do it? Those are questions that come to mind, for me.
Riddle Sideways: taking one at a time and investigating that one
DR42 Resident: Yes
Riddle Sideways: picking ... to pause 9 sec every 15 min
          --BELL--
Riddle Sideways: (seem to have slipped out of that one)
DR42 Resident: Are you able to totally pause every 15 minutes?
Riddle Sideways: if the PaB gong app is running :)
DR42 Resident: Can you pause without it?
Riddle Sideways: for a few times
Riddle Sideways: then fall out of it
      Bert enters, but poofs soon after sitting down.
Riddle Sideways: Hi Bert
Bertram Jacobus: hi there riddle and marjorie ! ... :-)
DR42 Resident: I used to pause at stoplights. When I got stuck in traffic, I would slide into a meditative state and only pay attention enough to "wake up" when I had to move.
Riddle Sideways: ah, we all like the brown pillow :)
Bertram Jacobus: hehe. it´s a nice symetrie ...
Riddle Sideways: how often are you in traffic
DR42 Resident: It lowered my stress when driving in heavy traffic, I would arive at me destination in a much more relaxed state.
DR42 Resident: Often.
Riddle Sideways: that has very good results then
Riddle Sideways: intention that gets rewards-results
DR42 Resident: Yes, it worked well for me.
Riddle Sideways: sorry, brb
Bertram Jacobus: np - ommm ... :-)
          --BELL--
Riddle Sideways: :)) ommmmmm ... back
Riddle Sideways: one of those RL intention came to fruitation
DR42 Resident: wb
Riddle Sideways: investigation had suggested that lower back problems might be from bedding
Riddle Sideways: so next experiment was to flip mattress
DR42 Resident: Yes, old, worn out bedding, or too soft.
Riddle Sideways: help to do that was available right then
DR42 Resident: Good that you did that.
Riddle Sideways: check! one thing done today.
Riddle Sideways: investigation on that front goes onto the next step of experiment
Riddle Sideways: back to driving meditation
DR42 Resident: I get exercises from a physical therapist to help me stretch and strengthen my back muscles.
DR42 Resident: Such short meditation does not help my understanding of self, it only serves to lower my stress level.
Riddle Sideways: just started back to going to gym
Riddle Sideways: short med did not at first
Riddle Sideways: then over time there mount up
Riddle Sideways: *they
Riddle Sideways: 1,000 little glimpses
Riddle Sideways: taken from many angles
Riddle Sideways: rather than 1 big viewing from 1 point
Riddle Sideways: investigation might show they are the same
Riddle Sideways: so the intention to med twice a day
Riddle Sideways: is that a big big thing?
Riddle Sideways: or easy to do?
DR42 Resident: I always seem to get to the end of the day and not do the second one, or sometimes, even the first.
DR42 Resident: ADD makes it difficult and I often simply forget.
          --BELL--
DR42 Resident: Being here helps this week in that it reminds me of the intention.
Riddle Sideways: so something that reminds of the intention
DR42 Resident: Yes
Riddle Sideways: a gong goes off or seeing a computer
Riddle Sideways: wondering if just seeing that it is time to sit at computer could be not type ... just sit
Riddle Sideways: choice of SL-PaB or meditate
Riddle Sideways: that would be our loss tho
DR42 Resident: :)
DR42 Resident: I need to change my daily routine to make it like, meditate in the morning before I put my shoes on.
Riddle Sideways: needs to be an easy painless quick reminder available
Riddle Sideways: however, having said that...
Riddle Sideways: cell phone is not here
Riddle Sideways: that little gong app is not here to even start :)
DR42 Resident: I do not have a "smart phone". No apps.
Riddle Sideways: now am into that "will do it later" part
Riddle Sideways: so, shoes are your gong
DR42 Resident: Yes
Riddle Sideways: the investigation whether these triggers work this week continues
Riddle Sideways: is a start toward investigating our intentions
DR42 Resident: Yes, you have given me some interesting things to investigate.
          --BELL--
DR42 Resident: Have a wonderful time. I am going to do a few chores.
Riddle Sideways: thank you
DR42 Resident: Thank you as well.
Riddle Sideways: bye
DR42 Resident: Bye